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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-09-29 · Day game · Crosley Field · 56°F, cloudy, wet · 1:52

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 4th. Ken Burkhart earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	11
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	10

W: Ken Burkhart L: Joe Bowman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Lee Ballanfant · 3B: Butch Henline · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Schoendienst	5	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	5	1	1	0	0	0
Buster Adams	4	1	3	0	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ray Sanders	4	1	1	0	1	0
Emil Verban	4	1	1	0	0	0
Marty Marion	4	1	1	2	0	1
Gene Crumling	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Burkhart	3	0	2	1	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	2	0	1	0
Woody Williams	3	0	1	1	1	0
Al Libke	5	0	0	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	3	0	0	0
Al Lakeman	4	1	1	1	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Bowman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Sipek	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Burkhart	9.0	10	2	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	7.0	11	1	3
Earl Harrist	2.0	0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Schoendienst: 3/G
Johnny Hopp: 3/G
Buster Adams: S5
Whitey Kurowski: K

Bot 1

Dain Clay: S7
Woody Williams: 14/SH.1-2
Al Libke: 4
Frank McCormick: 4

Top 2

Ray Sanders: 63
Emil Verban: 5/L
Marty Marion: 8

Bot 2

Hank Sauer: 8
Eddie Miller: S7
Al Lakeman: 9
Steve Mesner: 53

Top 3

Gene Crumling: 2/FL
Ken Burkhart: 53
Red Schoendienst: S9
Johnny Hopp: 43

Bot 3

Joe Bowman: 63
Dain Clay: 8
Woody Williams: W
Al Libke: K

Top 4

Buster Adams: S6
Whitey Kurowski: 54/SH.1-2
Ray Sanders: W
Emil Verban: S6.2-3;1-2
Marty Marion: S7.3-H;2-H;1-H(E7)(E7/TH)(NR);B-3
Gene Crumling: 8
Ken Burkhart: D8.3-H
Red Schoendienst: 43

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 53
Hank Sauer: 3/FL
Eddie Miller: S7
Al Lakeman: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Johnny Hopp: S9
Buster Adams: E2/SH.1-2
Whitey Kurowski: S7.2-H;1-2
Ray Sanders: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Emil Verban: 7
Marty Marion: K/C

Bot 5

Steve Mesner: K
Joe Bowman: 5/FL
Dain Clay: 6

Top 6

Gene Crumling: K
Ken Burkhart: D8
Red Schoendienst: 9(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 6

Woody Williams: 3/FL
Al Libke: 6
Frank McCormick: 3E1
Hank Sauer: 4

Top 7

Johnny Hopp: 8
Buster Adams: S6
Whitey Kurowski: 9
Ray Sanders: S9.1-3
Emil Verban: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: S7
Al Lakeman: T9.1-H;B-H(E4)(NR)
Steve Mesner: S9
Dick Sipek: 6(1)3/GDP
Dain Clay: S7
Woody Williams: 5/FL

Top 8

Marty Marion: 7
Gene Crumling: 43
Ken Burkhart: W
Red Schoendienst: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Al Libke: 43
Frank McCormick: 63
Hank Sauer: S8
Eddie Miller: 3/FL

Top 9

Johnny Hopp: 2/FL
Buster Adams: 5
Whitey Kurowski: W
Ray Sanders: 7/L

Bot 9

Al Lakeman: 43
Steve Mesner: D9
Eric Tipton: 8
Dain Clay: W
Woody Williams: S7.2-H;1-2
Al Libke: 4