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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-09-01 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 5234 · 2:13

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–6. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 7th. Murry Dickson earned the win. Danny Litwhiler 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	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	8	12
PIT	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	12

W: Murry Dickson L: Johnny Gee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Klein	4	1	1	1	1	0
Harry Walker	1	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Musial	4	2	1	0	1	0
Walker Cooper	5	0	0	0	0	1
Whitey Kurowski	4	0	2	1	0	1
Frank Demaree	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Sanders	4	1	1	0	0	0
Marty Marion	4	2	3	2	0	0
Sam Narron	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	1	1	2	0	0
Murry Dickson	3	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Hopp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Debs Garms	1	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	1	2	1	1	0
Jim Russell	5	0	1	2	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	2	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	1	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	2	2	1	0	0
Al Rubeling	3	0	2	1	0	1
Bill Baker	3	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Gee	2	0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	1	1	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	2.0	3	1	1
Murry Dickson	7.0	9	2	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gee	7.0	8	2	1
Hank Gornicki	2.0	4	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Klein: 9
Harry Walker: S.B-2(E7)
Stan Musial: 9.2-3
Walker Cooper: 63

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 43
Jim Russell: 63
Maurice Van Robays: K

Top 2

Whitey Kurowski: 53
Frank Demaree: 13
Ray Sanders: 6

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: S
Elbie Fletcher: S.1-3
Vince DiMaggio: E5/TH.3-H;1-2
Al Rubeling: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Baker: W
Johnny Gee: 8.3-H;2-3
Pete Coscarart: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Jim Russell: 9

Top 3

Marty Marion: S
Sam Narron: 8
Lou Klein: 64(1)/FO
Danny Litwhiler: 2/P

Bot 3

Maurice Van Robays: W
Bob Elliott: 6/P
Elbie Fletcher: 3/P
Vince DiMaggio: D7.1XH(762)

Top 4

Stan Musial: D
Walker Cooper: 8
Whitey Kurowski: D.2-H
Frank Demaree: W
Ray Sanders: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Marty Marion: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Al Rubeling: S
Bill Baker: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Gee: 64(1)/FO
Pete Coscarart: W.1-2
Jim Russell: PO2(16)

Top 5

Murry Dickson: D
Lou Klein: W
Danny Litwhiler: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Stan Musial: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Jim Russell: 63
Maurice Van Robays: S
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 8(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 6

Walker Cooper: 8
Whitey Kurowski: K
Frank Demaree: 53

Bot 6

Vince DiMaggio: 2/P
Al Rubeling: K
Bill Baker: K

Top 7

Ray Sanders: 8
Marty Marion: T
Murry Dickson: 4/P
Lou Klein: S.3-H
Danny Litwhiler: HR.1-H
Stan Musial: 6/P

Bot 7

Johnny Barrett: S
Pete Coscarart: 6/P
Jim Russell: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Walker Cooper: K
Whitey Kurowski: S
Johnny Hopp: 7
Ray Sanders: S.1-2
Marty Marion: T.2-H;1-H
Murry Dickson: S.3-H
Lou Klein: 43

Bot 8

Maurice Van Robays: 63
Bob Elliott: 13
Elbie Fletcher: 3/P

Top 9

Danny Litwhiler: 53
Stan Musial: W+WP.B-2
Walker Cooper: 43.2-3
Debs Garms: SBH
Debs Garms: 5/P

Bot 9

Vince DiMaggio: T
Al Rubeling: S.3-H
Bill Baker: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Johnny Wyrostek: K+E2.B-1
Pete Coscarart: S.1-2
Jim Russell: D.2-H;1-H
Maurice Van Robays: 5/P