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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 2, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 2, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Shortstop |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Jim Mallory | Left Fielder |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
| Tommy O'Brien | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 2, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Sewell
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sewell
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Lopez fires to first and picks off Sanders. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brecheen
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Brecheen
Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergamo who is chasing the ball. Barrett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Brecheen
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Brecheen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Sewell
Mallory bunts in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Sewell
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brecheen
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schoendienst fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Brecheen
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Brecheen
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Brecheen
Lopez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban catches it and throws to first to double up Gustine. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Sewell
Bergamo hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Sewell
Schoendienst bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brecheen
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Brecheen
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Brecheen
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Brecheen
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Schoendienst fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. O'Dea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mallory vs. Sewell
Mallory strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brecheen vs. Sewell
Brecheen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Sewell
Bergamo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brecheen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brecheen
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brecheen
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sewell
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brecheen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brecheen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brecheen
Sewell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Sewell
Mallory hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mallory moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Sewell
Brecheen hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergamo vs. Sewell
Bergamo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Bergamo reaches second base with a double. Mallory scores. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. Bergamo scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Sewell
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brecheen
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Brecheen
Barrett hits a popup towards short. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Brecheen
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Sanders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Sewell
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brecheen
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brecheen
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Brecheen
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Brecheen
Gustine hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Sewell
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Sewell
Bergamo hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brecheen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Brecheen
Vic Barnhart pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
Barnhart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergamo. Barnhart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Brecheen
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Brecheen
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gerheauser
Al Gerheauser now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gerheauser
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gerheauser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Gerheauser
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Gerheauser
O'Dea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Gerheauser
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gerheauser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Brecheen
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Brecheen
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Brecheen
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mallory. Russell reaches second base with a double. O'Brien goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Brecheen
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Brecheen
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp 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 5/2/1945, game 1 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bergamo A, rf 5 1 1 1 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hopp J, cf 5 0 2 2 Barrett J, cf 4 1 1 0
Schoendienst R, ss 4 1 2 0 O'Brien T, rf 4 1 2 1
Sanders R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Russell J, lf 3 0 1 1
O'Dea K, c 5 0 3 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mallory J, lf 5 1 1 0 Gustine F, ss 4 0 1 0
Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0
Brecheen H, p 3 0 0 0 Sewell R, p 2 0 1 0
Barnhart V, ph 1 0 1 0
Gerheauser A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 13 4 33 2 7 2
St.Louis 100 003 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 100 000 001 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (L) 8.0 12 4 4 3 3
Gerheauser A 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Schoendienst R
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Schoendienst R, O'Dea K, Bergamo A, Sanders R, Barnhart V, Russell J
3B -- Barrett J
SH -- Schoendienst R
T -- 1:50
A -- 6000
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