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Boston Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

1947-09-18 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 8369 · 2:26

Boston Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Warren Spahn earned the win. Johnny Hopp went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Warren Spahn L: Murry Dickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Scotty Robb · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	2	1	1	1
Johnny Hopp	5	2	2	2	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	2	1	2	2	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	2	0	1	1
Phil Masi	4	0	1	0	1	0
Connie Ryan	4	1	0	0	1	2
Dick Culler	2	0	0	0	1	1
Warren Spahn	3	1	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Red Schoendienst	4	0	3	1	0
Nippy Jones	4	0	1	0	1
Stan Musial	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	4	1	2	0	0
Terry Moore	4	0	0	0	0
Marty Marion	4	1	1	0	0
Del Wilber	2	0	0	0	0
Murry Dickson	2	0	0	0	0
Del Rice	2	0	1	1	0
Ron Northey	1	0	0	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	9	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	7.0	7	5	5
Jim Hearn	1.0	2	1	0
Ken Johnson	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: K
Johnny Hopp: S
Bama Rowell: 43.1-2
Bob Elliott: HR/7.2-H
Earl Torgeson: S
Phil Masi: SB2
Phil Masi: W
Connie Ryan: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Red Schoendienst: S
Nippy Jones: 3/FL
Stan Musial: S.1-2
Joe Medwick: 7/L
Enos Slaughter: 6(1)/FO

Top 2

Dick Culler: 7
Warren Spahn: K
Tommy Holmes: 153

Bot 2

Terry Moore: 3/P
Marty Marion: 7
Del Wilber: 5/L

Top 3

Johnny Hopp: HR/9
Bama Rowell: D
Bob Elliott: PB.2-3
Bob Elliott: 4/L
Earl Torgeson: K
Phil Masi: 53

Bot 3

Murry Dickson: 43
Red Schoendienst: D
Nippy Jones: K
Stan Musial: FC5.2X3(5);B-1

Top 4

Connie Ryan: 53
Dick Culler: W
Warren Spahn: 13/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: W
Johnny Hopp: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Joe Medwick: 13
Enos Slaughter: 43
Terry Moore: 9

Top 5

Bama Rowell: 63
Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: S.1-3
Phil Masi: 4/P
Connie Ryan: PB.3-H(UR);1-2
Connie Ryan: K

Bot 5

Marty Marion: 63
Del Wilber: 9
Murry Dickson: 9

Top 6

Dick Culler: K
Warren Spahn: 99
Tommy Holmes: D
Johnny Hopp: WP.2-3
Johnny Hopp: 99

Bot 6

Red Schoendienst: 99
Nippy Jones: D
Stan Musial: 99
Joe Medwick: 99

Top 7

Bama Rowell: 99
Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: 99
Phil Masi: 99

Bot 7

Enos Slaughter: D
Terry Moore: 99
Marty Marion: S.2-3
Del Rice: S.3-H;1-2
Ron Northey: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Red Schoendienst: S.3-H;1-2
Nippy Jones: 99

Top 8

Connie Ryan: W
Dick Culler: 13/SH.1-2
Warren Spahn: D9.2-3
Tommy Holmes: D7.3-H;2-3
Johnny Hopp: 7(B)56(2)/DP.3-H

Bot 8

Stan Musial: 99
Joe Medwick: 99
Enos Slaughter: D
Terry Moore: 99

Top 9

Bama Rowell: 9
Bob Elliott: 7
Earl Torgeson: W
Phil Masi: S7.1-2
Connie Ryan: K

Bot 9

Marty Marion: 99
Del Rice: 99
Whitey Kurowski: 99/G

Notes & reviews

pbp account ends here, rest deduced
Wilber left with ruptured blood vessel in left wrist
both doubles were popups nearly caught that advanced runners only from 2nd to 3rd
Major League debut for Ken Johnson

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