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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1945-06-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 6019 · 2:53
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 13–10. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 2nd. Bud Byerly earned the win and Blix Donnelly picked up the save. Whitey Kurowski went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 18 | |
| PIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
W: Bud Byerly L: Ray Starr SV: Blix Donnelly
Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red Schoendienst | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Hopp | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Buster Adams | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Kurowski | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Sanders | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Del Rice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emil Verban | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Marion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bud Byerly | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken O'Dea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Blix Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lee Handley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Gionfriddo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Barrett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Elliott | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Coscarart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Barnhart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Lopez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Preacher Roe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Cuccurullo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Colman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Salkeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lloyd Waner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spud Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harry Brecheen | 0.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bud Byerly | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Blix Donnelly | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preacher Roe | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Starr | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Cuccurullo | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Rescigno | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Max Butcher | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Red Schoendienst: 63
- Johnny Hopp: K
- Buster Adams: 6/P
Bot 1
- Lee Handley: 63
- Al Gionfriddo: S1
- Johnny Barrett: S.1-3
- Bob Elliott: D9.3-H;1-H
- Babe Dahlgren: W
- Pete Coscarart: 8
- Vic Barnhart: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Al Lopez: IW
- Preacher Roe: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Lee Handley: 5(2)/FO
Top 2
- Whitey Kurowski: HR/7
- Ray Sanders: 9/L
- Del Rice: S
- Emil Verban: S.1-2
- Marty Marion: K
- Bud Byerly: S.2-H;1-2
- Red Schoendienst: S.2-H;1-2
- Johnny Hopp: S8.2-H;1XH(8412)
Bot 2
- Al Gionfriddo: 8
- Johnny Barrett: 2/FL
- Bob Elliott: 2/P
Top 3
- Buster Adams: S
- Whitey Kurowski: 6/P
- Ray Sanders: S6.1-2
- Ken O'Dea: S.2-H;1-3
- Emil Verban: T8.3-H;1-H
- Marty Marion: W
- Bud Byerly: S.3-H;1-3
- Red Schoendienst: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Babe Dahlgren: 2/P
- Pete Coscarart: W
- Vic Barnhart: 36(1)/FO
- Al Lopez: 5/FL
Top 4
- Johnny Hopp: T/89
- Buster Adams: 7.3-H
- Whitey Kurowski: 53
- Ray Sanders: W
- Ken O'Dea: 8
Bot 4
- Cookie Cuccurullo: S
- Lee Handley: S7.1-2
- Al Gionfriddo: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Johnny Barrett: S.3-H;1-3
- Bob Elliott: 63.3-H;1-2
- Babe Dahlgren: 63
Top 5
- Emil Verban: 8
- Marty Marion: 5/FL
- Bud Byerly: 53
Bot 5
- Pete Coscarart: W
- Vic Barnhart: 16(1)3/GDP
- Al Lopez: S
- Frank Colman: S.1-2
- Lee Handley: 3/P
Top 6
- Red Schoendienst: S
- Johnny Hopp: SB2
- Johnny Hopp: T7.2-H
- Buster Adams: 63
- Whitey Kurowski: K
- Ray Sanders: 6/P
Bot 6
- Al Gionfriddo: S
- Johnny Barrett: S.1-2
- Bob Elliott: S.2-H;1-2
- Babe Dahlgren: 99/F.2-3
- Pete Coscarart: 99/G.3-H
- Vic Barnhart: 99
Top 7
- Ken O'Dea: K
- Emil Verban: D9
- Marty Marion: S.2-H
- Bud Byerly: 99/SH.1-2
- Red Schoendienst: 99
Bot 7
- Bill Salkeld: 99
- Lloyd Waner: S
- Jim Russell: 99
- Al Gionfriddo: WP.1-2
- Al Gionfriddo: T9.2-H
- Johnny Barrett: 9
Top 8
- Johnny Hopp: 99
- Buster Adams: W
- Whitey Kurowski: HR/7.1-H
- Ray Sanders: W
- Ken O'Dea: 99
- Emil Verban: 99
Bot 8
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Babe Dahlgren: W
- Pete Coscarart: K
- Vic Barnhart: 99
Top 9
- Marty Marion: K
- Blix Donnelly: 99
- Red Schoendienst: S
- Johnny Hopp: SB2
- Johnny Hopp: W
- Buster Adams: 99
Bot 9
- Bill Salkeld: W
- Spud Davis: 99
- Jack Saltzgaver: 99
- Al Gionfriddo: K23#
Notes & reviews
- Schoendienst tried to score when the throw in from outfield got past third, but Roe backed it up and threw him out
- pbp account ends here, rest deduced