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Boston Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

1948-06-09 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 14234 · night · 2:53

Boston Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 11–5. Boston Braves put up 6 in the 2nd. Warren Spahn earned the win. Jim Russell went 3-for-5 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	6	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	11	15
SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	11

W: Warren Spahn L: Howie Pollet SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	6	2	4	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	5	3	2	1	1	0
Earl Torgeson	5	2	2	2	1	0
Bob Elliott	5	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Heath	2	1	0	0	3	0
Jim Russell	5	1	3	4	0	0
Phil Masi	5	1	3	0	0	1
Sibby Sisti	5	0	0	1	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	1	1	1	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Erv Dusak	5	0	0	0	0	0
Red Schoendienst	4	3	3	0	1	0
Stan Musial	3	1	2	0	2	0
Whitey Kurowski	5	1	1	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	5	0	3	4	0	0
Nippy Jones	4	0	0	0	1	0
Marty Marion	4	0	1	0	0	0
Del Rice	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Burkhart	1	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Moore	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Lang	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	11	5	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Pollet	1.1	5	3	0
Ken Burkhart	3.2	3	1	1
Gerry Staley	2.0	4	0	0
Al Papai	1.0	2	2	1
Jim Hearn	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 9
Tommy Holmes: 43
Earl Torgeson: S9
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Jeff Heath: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: 53

Bot 1

Erv Dusak: 7
Red Schoendienst: W
Stan Musial: S8.1-2
Whitey Kurowski: 8
Enos Slaughter: S7.2-H;1-2
Nippy Jones: 4

Top 2

Phil Masi: D/89XD
Sibby Sisti: 43.2-3
Warren Spahn: S7.3-H
Eddie Stanky: S9.1-2
Tommy Holmes: W.2-3;1-2
Earl Torgeson: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bob Elliott: 13.2-3;1-2
Jeff Heath: IW
Jim Russell: S9.3-H;2-H;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2
Phil Masi: K/C

Bot 2

Marty Marion: 13
Del Rice: 7/7D
Ken Burkhart: K

Top 3

Sibby Sisti: 43
Warren Spahn: 7
Eddie Stanky: S8
Tommy Holmes: PO1(E3).1-3
Tommy Holmes: 63

Bot 3

Erv Dusak: 63
Red Schoendienst: S9
Stan Musial: 7
Whitey Kurowski: 7

Top 4

Earl Torgeson: 43
Bob Elliott: 3/L
Jeff Heath: 13

Bot 4

Enos Slaughter: 8/L
Nippy Jones: 3/FL
Marty Marion: 43

Top 5

Jim Russell: 5/FL
Phil Masi: D8
Sibby Sisti: 3/FL
Warren Spahn: 6

Bot 5

Del Rice: 3/F34D
Terry Moore: S1
Erv Dusak: 8/8D
Red Schoendienst: 8

Top 6

Eddie Stanky: S7
Tommy Holmes: PO1(E1).1-3
Tommy Holmes: S8.3-H(UR)
Earl Torgeson: PO1(E3).1-2
Earl Torgeson: 43.2-3
Bob Elliott: PB.3-H(UR)
Bob Elliott: 63
Jeff Heath: 7

Bot 6

Stan Musial: S8
Whitey Kurowski: WP.1-2
Whitey Kurowski: 53
Enos Slaughter: 13
Nippy Jones: W
Marty Marion: 43

Top 7

Jim Russell: S9
Phil Masi: S8.1-3
Sibby Sisti: 8.3-H
Warren Spahn: 13/SH.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 43

Bot 7

Del Rice: 7/7D
Joe Medwick: 9
Erv Dusak: 2/FL

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: S4
Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: K/C
Jeff Heath: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Phil Masi: 7
Sibby Sisti: 7

Bot 8

Red Schoendienst: S8
Stan Musial: W.1-2
Whitey Kurowski: S6.2-H(E6/TH);1-3;B-2
Enos Slaughter: S8.3-H;2-H(UR)
Nippy Jones: 7/L
Marty Marion: S9/9L/PASS.BX2(3);1-2
Del Rice: W
Don Lang: 3/FL

Top 9

Warren Spahn: W
Eddie Stanky: D7.1-3
Tommy Holmes: 63
Earl Torgeson: 6
Bob Elliott: 5/L

Bot 9

Erv Dusak: 8
Red Schoendienst: S8
Stan Musial: W.1-2
Whitey Kurowski: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Enos Slaughter: S9.3-H;1-3
Nippy Jones: 13

Notes & reviews

Warren Spahn claimed he was hit on the elbow by a pitch but HP umpire Lou Jorda disagreed; Connie Ryan ejected by Jorda
Enos Slaughter stopped running when he thought Marty Marion's hit was foul; Marion called out for passing Slaughter

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