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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

1946-09-08 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 11 innings · 2:33

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 3rd. Red Munger earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	8
SLN	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	14

W: Red Munger L: Ed Bahr SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burgess Whitehead	5	0	1	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Russell	5	1	1	0	0	2
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	0	2	1
Bill Salkeld	4	2	2	2	1	0
Billy Cox	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	5	0	1	2	0	2
Lee Handley	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Hallett	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Bahr	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Schoendienst	5	3	3	0	1	0
Harry Walker	5	0	3	1	1	0
Stan Musial	4	1	1	0	1	0
Enos Slaughter	4	1	2	2	2	1
Whitey Kurowski	5	0	2	2	0	1
Dick Sisler	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Garagiola	5	0	1	0	0	0
Marty Marion	5	0	0	0	0	0
Red Munger	4	0	1	0	1	1
Buster Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Hallett	5.0	7	4	3
Ed Bahr	5.2	7	3	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Munger	11.0	8	4	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burgess Whitehead: S8
Elbie Fletcher: 36(1)3/GDP
Jim Russell: 13

Bot 1

Red Schoendienst: S
Harry Walker: SB2
Harry Walker: S8.2-H
Stan Musial: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Stan Musial: 8
Enos Slaughter: K/C
Whitey Kurowski: K/C

Top 2

Bob Elliott: W
Bill Salkeld: D7.1-H
Billy Cox: 13/SH.2-3
Ralph Kiner: 8/F.3-H
Lee Handley: S8
Jack Hallett: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Dick Sisler: 2/P
Joe Garagiola: 5/P
Marty Marion: 3/G

Top 3

Burgess Whitehead: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 13
Jim Russell: S2.B-2(E2)
Bob Elliott: W
Bill Salkeld: S4.2-H;1-3
Billy Cox: 8

Bot 3

Red Munger: K/C
Red Schoendienst: S6
Harry Walker: 4/P
Stan Musial: S8.1-2
Enos Slaughter: S8.2-H;1-3
Whitey Kurowski: D7.3-H;1-H
Dick Sisler: W
Joe Garagiola: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: K/C
Lee Handley: 5/P
Jack Hallett: 63

Bot 4

Marty Marion: 53
Red Munger: 3/G
Red Schoendienst: W
Harry Walker: CS2(26)

Top 5

Burgess Whitehead: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Jim Russell: K

Bot 5

Harry Walker: W
Stan Musial: 46(1)3/GDP
Enos Slaughter: W
Whitey Kurowski: S6.1-2
Dick Sisler: 7

Top 6

Bob Elliott: S6
Bill Salkeld: W.1-2
Billy Cox: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Ralph Kiner: S7.2-H;1-2
Lee Handley: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Chuck Workman: 3/G

Bot 6

Joe Garagiola: 7
Marty Marion: 63
Red Munger: S9
Red Schoendienst: 5/L

Top 7

Burgess Whitehead: 9
Elbie Fletcher: W
Jim Russell: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Harry Walker: S8
Stan Musial: 2/FL
Enos Slaughter: 5/P
Whitey Kurowski: 5/FL

Top 8

Bob Elliott: 53
Bill Salkeld: 5/P
Billy Cox: 63

Bot 8

Dick Sisler: S8
Joe Garagiola: 36(1)/FO
Marty Marion: 7
Red Munger: W.1-2
Red Schoendienst: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Ralph Kiner: K
Lee Handley: 63
Ed Bahr: K

Bot 9

Harry Walker: S4
Stan Musial: 13/SH.1-2
Enos Slaughter: IW
Whitey Kurowski: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 10

Burgess Whitehead: 13
Elbie Fletcher: 6/P
Jim Russell: K

Bot 10

Buster Adams: 8
Joe Garagiola: S8
Marty Marion: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 11

Bob Elliott: K/C
Bill Salkeld: 2/FL
Billy Cox: S6
Ralph Kiner: E6.1-2
Lee Handley: 46(1)/FO

Bot 11

Red Munger: 43
Red Schoendienst: S9
Harry Walker: 9
Stan Musial: W.1-2
Enos Slaughter: S7.2-H;1-2