Cardinals @ Cubs
August 11, 1942

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 9 0
Cubs 2 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 9 0
Cubs 2 5 2

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .225
OBP .667 .282
At Bats 2 316
Hits 1 71
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 0 18

Max Lanier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 2
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Wrigley Field - August 11, 1942
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Out
Max Lanier
Walker Cooper
Johnny Hopp
Creepy Crespi
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Stan Musial
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Lennie Merullo
Rip Russell
Clyde McCullough
Bill Nicholson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 7 9 0 7
Chicago Cubs 2 5 2 6
Winning Pitcher Max Lanier
Losing Pitcher Vern Olsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Creepy Crespi
Attendance 6,362
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rip Russell pinch hits for Charlie Gilbert. Russell takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to third. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 9 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Stan Musial now playing left field. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Errickson fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Musial trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Slaughter scores. Musial moves to second.
Top 9 Stan Musial pinch hits for Coaker Triplett. Dick Errickson now pitching. Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third.
Top 9 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Moore scores.
Top 9 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lanier scores. Moore moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Moore hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Marion scores. Lanier moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marion moves to third.
Top 9 Crespi bunts for an out with unknown description. Marion moves to second.
Top 9 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo.
Bottom 8 Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Olsen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Triplett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Gilbert strikes out.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Lanier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Crespi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Marion moves to second.
Top 6 Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second.
Top 6 Kurowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Triplett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Olsen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Merullo reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Slaughter strikes out.
Top 5 Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Triplett who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Crespi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo.
Bottom 3 There goes Dallessandro. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Marion applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it and throws to second for the out. Olsen scores.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Crespi fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Merullo scores. Olsen moves to third.
Bottom 3 Stringer bunts towards the mound. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merullo moves to third. Olsen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Olsen takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cooper strikes out.
Top 3 Triplett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. Hopp moves to third.
Top 3 Hopp takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second.
Top 3 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gilbert strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crespi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crespi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crespi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Stringer strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stringer out.
Top 1 Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Triplett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third.
Top 1 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.