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Boston Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

1944-05-19 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1202 · 1:45

Boston Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 2nd. Jim Tobin earned the win. Walker Cooper went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jim Tobin L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Tommy Holmes	4	0	3	2	1
Max Macon	5	0	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	1	0	0
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	1
Connie Ryan	4	2	1	0	0
Dee Phillips	3	2	1	0	1
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	1	1	0
Jim Tobin	3	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Emil Verban	4	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Musial	2	0	1	0	2	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	2	1	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Sanders	4	1	2	0	0	0
Marty Marion	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mort Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	1	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Bergamo	1	1	1	1	0	0
Ken O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Debs Garms	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	9	2	3

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Mort Cooper	2.0	2	3
Harry Gumbert	5.0	4	0
Ted Wilks	2.0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 3/G
Max Macon: 43
Butch Nieman: 9/L

Bot 1

Emil Verban: 53/BG
Johnny Hopp: 8
Stan Musial: S8
Walker Cooper: CS2(24)

Top 2

Chuck Workman: S4
Phil Masi: 4/P
Connie Ryan: 64(1)/FO
Dee Phillips: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Dee Phillips: IW
Whitey Wietelmann: S8.3-H;1-2
Jim Tobin: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Max Macon: 8/L

Bot 2

Walker Cooper: HR/7D
Danny Litwhiler: 63
Whitey Kurowski: S7
Ray Sanders: S7.1-3
Marty Marion: K
Mort Cooper: 8

Top 3

Butch Nieman: 3/L
Chuck Workman: 3/G
Phil Masi: 5/P

Bot 3

Emil Verban: K
Johnny Hopp: S3
Stan Musial: SB2
Stan Musial: W
Walker Cooper: 8(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 4

Connie Ryan: S4
Dee Phillips: S1/BG.1-H(NR)(E1/TH);B-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 8/L
Jim Tobin: 7
Tommy Holmes: S8.2-H(UR)
Max Macon: 3/G

Bot 4

Danny Litwhiler: 3/P
Whitey Kurowski: 9
Ray Sanders: 63

Top 5

Butch Nieman: 43
Chuck Workman: 43
Phil Masi: 13

Bot 5

Marty Marion: 7
Harry Gumbert: 63
Emil Verban: 6/P

Top 6

Connie Ryan: 2/FL
Dee Phillips: 6/L
Whitey Wietelmann: 53

Bot 6

Johnny Hopp: 2/FL
Stan Musial: 43
Walker Cooper: S8
Danny Litwhiler: 3/P

Top 7

Jim Tobin: 63
Tommy Holmes: S7
Max Macon: 13.1-2
Butch Nieman: 3/G

Bot 7

Whitey Kurowski: 2/BG/BINT
Ray Sanders: S
Marty Marion: 99/SH.1-2
Augie Bergamo: D/89.2-H
Emil Verban: S.2-H
Johnny Hopp: 99

Top 8

Chuck Workman: 99
Phil Masi: W
Connie Ryan: 99
Dee Phillips: 99

Bot 8

Stan Musial: W
Walker Cooper: 99/F
Danny Litwhiler: 99/P
Whitey Kurowski: K

Top 9

Whitey Wietelmann: 99
Jim Tobin: 99
Tommy Holmes: S
Max Macon: 99

Bot 9

Ray Sanders: 99
Ken O'Dea: 99
Debs Garms: 99

Notes & reviews

Only ball four was intentional
Wietelmann batted right-handed because he could not see out of one eye
Mort Cooper left the game with stiffness in his arm after taking his warmup pitches before the 3rd inning

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