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St. Louis Cardinals @ Boston Braves

1942-09-16 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 5339 · 1:54

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Boston Braves 6–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 6th. Ernie White earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	9
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	9

W: Ernie White L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Brown	5	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Walker	4	1	1	0	0	1
Enos Slaughter	3	2	2	1	1	0
Stan Musial	4	1	2	2	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	1	2	0	0
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	3	0	1	1	0	0
Marty Marion	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie White	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	0	2	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0	2
Nanny Fernandez	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	1	2	0	0
Paul Waner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Max West	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ducky Detweiler	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ernie White	9.0	9	2	5

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	9	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Brown: S9.B-2(E9)
Harry Walker: K
Enos Slaughter: 43.2-3
Stan Musial: S6.3-H
Walker Cooper: 13/BG

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 7/L
Sibby Sisti: K
Nanny Fernandez: 6/FL/P

Top 2

Johnny Hopp: D/89
Whitey Kurowski: 13/SH.2-3
Marty Marion: 13/BG
Ernie White: K/C

Bot 2

Ernie Lombardi: 3/FL/P
Paul Waner: W
Max West: S/9.1-3
Eddie Miller: 6/P
Ducky Detweiler: 7

Top 3

Jimmy Brown: 7
Harry Walker: 8
Enos Slaughter: HR/89D
Stan Musial: 9

Bot 3

Jim Tobin: 7
Tommy Holmes: 53
Sibby Sisti: 4/P

Top 4

Walker Cooper: 63
Johnny Hopp: 43
Whitey Kurowski: 53

Bot 4

Nanny Fernandez: K
Ernie Lombardi: 6/L
Paul Waner: 13

Top 5

Marty Marion: 43
Ernie White: 13
Jimmy Brown: 7

Bot 5

Max West: 43
Eddie Miller: S/7
Ducky Detweiler: S/8.1-2
Jim Tobin: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Tommy Holmes: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Harry Walker: S/8
Enos Slaughter: S/7.1-2
Stan Musial: D/8.2-H;1-3
Walker Cooper: S/7.3-H(RBI);2-H(RBI);B-3(E7/TH)
Johnny Hopp: 143
Whitey Kurowski: S1.3-H;B-3(E1/TH)
Marty Marion: 43
Ernie White: 63

Bot 6

Sibby Sisti: K23
Nanny Fernandez: S1/BG
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7D.1-H
Paul Waner: 63
Max West: 9

Top 7

Jimmy Brown: 43
Harry Walker: 7
Enos Slaughter: W
Stan Musial: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: S/7
Ducky Detweiler: K/C
Jim Tobin: 8
Tommy Holmes: S/8.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Walker Cooper: 63
Johnny Hopp: 7
Whitey Kurowski: 53

Bot 8

Nanny Fernandez: S/8
Ernie Lombardi: 9
Paul Waner: 64(1)/FO
Max West: 7

Top 9

Marty Marion: 7
Ernie White: 63
Jimmy Brown: 7

Bot 9

Eddie Miller: K
Ducky Detweiler: 53
Jim Tobin: W
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 5(2)/FO