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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1944-05-02 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 4895 · 2:23
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Preacher Roe earned the win and Cookie Cuccurullo picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
W: Preacher Roe L: Al Jurisich SV: Cookie Cuccurullo
Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Emil Verban | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pepper Martin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Sanders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Kurowski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Danny Litwhiler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Marion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Jurisich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Barrett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Handley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Frankie Gustine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vince DiMaggio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Lopez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preacher Roe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Coscarart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rubeling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Colman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jurisich | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
 Red Munger | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preacher Roe | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Cookie Cuccurullo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Emil Verban: 4/L
- Pepper Martin: S1
- Stan Musial: SB2
- Stan Musial: 5/FL
- Walker Cooper: 8
Bot 1
- Johnny Barrett: 5/P
- Lee Handley: 9
- Jim Russell: 43
Top 2
- Ray Sanders: W
- Whitey Kurowski: W.1-2
- Danny Litwhiler: 7
- Marty Marion: 6/P
- Al Jurisich: K
Bot 2
- Bob Elliott: W
- Frankie Gustine: 46(1)3/GDP
- Babe Dahlgren: 9
Top 3
- Emil Verban: S5
- Pepper Martin: 46(1)/FO
- Stan Musial: W.1-2
- Walker Cooper: 65(2)/FO.1-2
- Ray Sanders: S8.2XH(82);1-2
Bot 3
- Vince DiMaggio: S5/BG
- Al Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP
- Preacher Roe: W
- Johnny Barrett: 4/P
Top 4
- Whitey Kurowski: W
- Danny Litwhiler: 54(1)/FO
- Marty Marion: 4/P
- Al Jurisich: K
Bot 4
- Pete Coscarart: 4/P
- Jim Russell: S9
- Bob Elliott: CS2(26)
- Bob Elliott: 4/P
Top 5
- Emil Verban: 63
- Pepper Martin: 63
- Stan Musial: FLE5
- Stan Musial: D7
- Walker Cooper: 7
Bot 5
- Frankie Gustine: 4/P
- Babe Dahlgren: 43
- Vince DiMaggio: K
Top 6
- Ray Sanders: 43
- Whitey Kurowski: 13
- Danny Litwhiler: S8
- Marty Marion: 43
Bot 6
- Al Lopez: S7
- Preacher Roe: 346(1)/FO
- Johnny Barrett: 9
- Pete Coscarart: 4/P
Top 7
- Al Jurisich: K
- Emil Verban: 4/L
- Pepper Martin: 63
Bot 7
- Jim Russell: 4/L
- Bob Elliott: W
- Frankie Gustine: 54(1)/FO
- Babe Dahlgren: 43
Top 8
- Stan Musial: HP
- Walker Cooper: 2/BP
- Ray Sanders: 8/89
- Whitey Kurowski: S7.1-2
- Danny Litwhiler: W.2-3;1-2
- Marty Marion: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Al Jurisich: K
Bot 8
- Vince DiMaggio: S7
- Al Rubeling: 8
- Frank Colman: S8.1-3
- Johnny Barrett: S9.3-H;1-3
- Pete Coscarart: S9.3-H;1-3
- Jim Russell: S8.3-H;1-3
- Bob Elliott: PO3(152)
- Bob Elliott: 2/FL
Top 9
- Emil Verban: 13
- Pepper Martin: 23
- Stan Musial: S.B-2(E6)
- Walker Cooper: 63
Notes & reviews
- Handley hurt his knee on force play and was carried off