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Brooklyn Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals

1943-08-03 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 31069 · 1:54

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 1st. Mort Cooper earned the win. Luis Olmo went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	10
SLN	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	6

W: Mort Cooper L: Max Macon SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Arky Vaughan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	5	0	0	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Billy Herman	4	2	1	0	0	0
Luis Olmo	4	1	3	2	0	0
Mickey Owen	4	1	3	1	0	1
Bobby Bragan	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rube Melton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Glossop	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frenchy Bordagaray	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Klein	2	2	1	0	2	0
Harry Walker	2	1	1	0	1	0
Stan Musial	3	1	1	1	1	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	1	2	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	4	1	1	1	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ray Sanders	3	0	0	1	1	1
Marty Marion	3	0	1	2	1	0
Mort Cooper	3	0	0	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Macon	0.2	4	2	0
Rube Melton	5.1	2	4	5
Ed Head	1.0	0	0	0
Les Webber	1.0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	9.0	10	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Arky Vaughan: 6
Paul Waner: 7
Dixie Walker: 3/L

Bot 1

Lou Klein: W
Harry Walker: 14/SH.1-2
Stan Musial: S.2-H;B-2(E8)
Walker Cooper: S.2-H
Whitey Kurowski: D.1-3
Danny Litwhiler: IW
Ray Sanders: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Marty Marion: S.3-H;2-H
Mort Cooper: 63

Top 2

Augie Galan: K
Billy Herman: 9
Luis Olmo: S
Mickey Owen: K

Bot 2

Lou Klein: S
Harry Walker: D.1-3
Stan Musial: IW
Walker Cooper: 7.3-H;2-3
Whitey Kurowski: 8.3-H
Danny Litwhiler: PO1(136)

Top 3

Bobby Bragan: W
Rube Melton: K
Arky Vaughan: 46(1)/FO
Paul Waner: 5/FL

Bot 3

Danny Litwhiler: K
Ray Sanders: 43
Marty Marion: W
Mort Cooper: K

Top 4

Dixie Walker: K
Augie Galan: S
Billy Herman: 54(1)/FO
Luis Olmo: S.1-2
Mickey Owen: S.2-H;1-2
Bobby Bragan: 8

Bot 4

Lou Klein: W
Harry Walker: W.1-2
Stan Musial: 3/FL
Walker Cooper: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Rube Melton: 5/FL
Arky Vaughan: D
Paul Waner: 7
Dixie Walker: 7

Bot 5

Whitey Kurowski: K
Danny Litwhiler: 8
Ray Sanders: K

Top 6

Augie Galan: 9
Billy Herman: 9
Luis Olmo: 63

Bot 6

Marty Marion: 43
Mort Cooper: K
Lou Klein: 4

Top 7

Mickey Owen: S
Bobby Bragan: E3.1-2
Al Glossop: K
Arky Vaughan: 7
Paul Waner: 43

Bot 7

Harry Walker: 63
Stan Musial: 5
Walker Cooper: 5

Top 8

Dixie Walker: 7
Augie Galan: 9
Billy Herman: S
Luis Olmo: HR.1-H
Mickey Owen: S
Bobby Bragan: S.1-H(E5)(UR)(NR)
Frenchy Bordagaray: K

Bot 8

Whitey Kurowski: 6
Danny Litwhiler: 43
Ray Sanders: W
Marty Marion: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Arky Vaughan: 2
Paul Waner: 63
Dixie Walker: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Dixie Walker claimed that he did not swing at the third strike; Dodgers manager Leo Durocher argued from the bench and was ejected by HP umpire Al Barlick

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