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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 21, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 21, 1948 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,045 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Erv Dusak | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 21, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Munger
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Munger
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Munger
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Munger
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Vander Meer
Dusak hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Vander Meer
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Vander Meer
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Vander Meer
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to third. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Vander Meer
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Munger
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Munger covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Munger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Munger
Adams hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Vander Meer
Wilber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Vander Meer
Munger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dusak vs. Vander Meer
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Munger
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Munger
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Munger
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Munger
Wyrostek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Vander Meer
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Vander Meer
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Vander Meer
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Munger
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Munger
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Munger
Ralph LaPointe now playing second base.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Munger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Munger
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Vander Meer
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Vander Meer
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Munger
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Munger
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Munger
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Vander Meer
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Vander Meer
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Vander Meer
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hatton. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Vander Meer
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Munger
Wyrostek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Munger
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Munger
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Vander Meer
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter bunts towards the mound. Vander Meer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Vander Meer. Kurowski goes all the way around to score. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Vander Meer
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Vander Meer
Wilber bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munger vs. Vander Meer
Munger bunts towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Munger for the out. Jones moves to third. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dusak vs. Vander Meer
Dusak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaPointe vs. Vander Meer
LaPointe hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Munger
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Munger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Munger
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dusak. Adams reaches second base with a double. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stallcup vs. Munger
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. Munger
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Vander Meer
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Vander Meer
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Vander Meer
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial scores. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Vander Meer
Wilber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Munger
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kurowski. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Munger
Wyrostek hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Munger
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Munger
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Munger
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Vander Meer
Munger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Vander Meer
Dusak bunts towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Munger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaPointe vs. Vander Meer
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Munger moves to third. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Vander Meer
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Sauer. Munger scores. LaPointe moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Gumbert
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. LaPointe scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gumbert
Jones hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Munger
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Munger
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Munger
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1948 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 0 Dusak E, cf 3 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 0 LaPointe R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Sauer H, lf 3 0 1 0 Musial S, rf 3 1 0 0
Young B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 2 1
Mueller R, c 4 1 1 1 Slaughter E, lf 4 1 2 1
Adams B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jones N, 1b 4 0 1 2
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 1 Wilber D, c 1 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0 Munger R, p 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 5 2 27 5 7 4
Cincinnati 000 100 100 -- 2
St.Louis 000 002 12x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L) 7.1 6 5 5 12 1
Gumbert H 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 0
E -- Hatton G, Vander Meer J, Kurowski W, Sauer H
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 13
2B -- Adams B
SH -- Wilber D, Munger R, Dusak E
T -- 2:04
A -- 4045
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