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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
Boston Braves
1948-05-21 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 22917 · night, drizzle, wet
Boston Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. Warren Spahn earned the win. Stan Musial went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| BSN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
W: Warren Spahn L: Harry Brecheen SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ralph LaPointe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Erv Dusak | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Kurowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Enos Slaughter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nippy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Marty Marion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Del Rice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Brecheen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Medwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Holmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Clint Conatser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank McCormick | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Masi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Connie Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Warren Spahn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brecheen | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Ted Wilks | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ralph LaPointe: 7
- Erv Dusak: S
- Stan Musial: 4
- Whitey Kurowski: K
Bot 1
- Tommy Holmes: T9/9D
- Al Dark: 3
- Jim Russell: 4
- Bob Elliott: IW
- Clint Conatser: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Frank McCormick: 46(1)/FO
Top 2
- Enos Slaughter: S
- Nippy Jones: 7
- Marty Marion: K
- Del Rice: 63
Bot 2
- Phil Masi: K
- Connie Ryan: W
- Warren Spahn: 16(1)/FO
- Tommy Holmes: 43
Top 3
- Harry Brecheen: W
- Ralph LaPointe: 34/SH.1-2
- Erv Dusak: S8.2XH(82)
- Stan Musial: 43
Bot 3
- Al Dark: 9
- Jim Russell: S
- Bob Elliott: 9
- Clint Conatser: 3
Top 4
- Whitey Kurowski: 9
- Enos Slaughter: 63
- Nippy Jones: 9
Bot 4
- Frank McCormick: S
- Phil Masi: 13/SH.1-2
- Connie Ryan: K
- Warren Spahn: 6
Top 5
- Marty Marion: S
- Del Rice: K
- Harry Brecheen: 46(1)/FO
- Ralph LaPointe: 5/FL
Bot 5
- Tommy Holmes: 63
- Al Dark: E4/TH.B-2
- Jim Russell: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Bob Elliott: K
- Clint Conatser: K
Top 6
- Erv Dusak: 6/L
- Stan Musial: W
- Whitey Kurowski: K
- Enos Slaughter: K
Bot 6
- Frank McCormick: 3
- Phil Masi: S
- Connie Ryan: K
- Warren Spahn: K
Top 7
- Nippy Jones: K
- Marty Marion: S
- Del Rice: S.1-2#
- Joe Medwick: 164(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Tommy Holmes: 43
- Al Dark: 3/FL
- Jim Russell: S
- Bob Elliott: SB2
- Bob Elliott: W
- Clint Conatser: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Ralph LaPointe: 53
- Erv Dusak: 7/FL
- Stan Musial: HR/L9D
- Whitey Kurowski: K
Bot 8
- Frank McCormick: S6/56
- Phil Masi: 34/SH.1-2
- Connie Ryan: SB3.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR)
- Connie Ryan: 63
- Warren Spahn: 43
Top 9
- Enos Slaughter: 63
- Nippy Jones: K
- Marty Marion: K
Notes & reviews
- the game started five minutes early due to threatening weather