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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
Boston Braves
1949-06-06 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 8164 · 2:25
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Boston Braves 7–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 6th. Red Munger earned the win and Ted Wilks picked up the save. Enos Slaughter went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| BSN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Red Munger L: Warren Spahn SV: Ted Wilks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Diering | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Schoendienst | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Kazak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Marion | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nippy Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Baker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Munger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Stanky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Pete Reiser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Elliott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Russell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marv Rickert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Salkeld | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Warren Spahn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Munger | 7.0 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
 Ted Wilks | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
 Nels Potter | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Diering: K
- Red Schoendienst: S7
- Stan Musial: 9/L
- Eddie Kazak: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Eddie Stanky: 63
- Elbie Fletcher: W
- Pete Reiser: K
- Bob Elliott: K/C
Top 2
- Enos Slaughter: 7
- Marty Marion: D7/7D
- Nippy Jones: 63
- Bill Baker: 7
Bot 2
- Jim Russell: S9
- Marv Rickert: 8
- Al Dark: W.1-2
- Bill Salkeld: K/C
- Warren Spahn: S8.2-H;1-2
- Eddie Stanky: S7.2-H;1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
- Pete Reiser: 43
Top 3
- Red Munger: 9
- Chuck Diering: S8/78.B-2(E8)
- Red Schoendienst: S8.2-H(UR)
- Stan Musial: 16(1)/FO
- Eddie Kazak: S7.1-2
- Enos Slaughter: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Bob Elliott: 63
- Jim Russell: W
- Marv Rickert: W.1-2
- Al Dark: 8/8D.2-3
- Bill Salkeld: W.1-2
- Warren Spahn: K
Top 4
- Marty Marion: 9
- Nippy Jones: 8/8D
- Bill Baker: 5
Bot 4
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Elbie Fletcher: 7
- Pete Reiser: 16(1)/FO
- Bob Elliott: 8/L
Top 5
- Red Munger: S8
- Chuck Diering: D7/7D.1-3
- Red Schoendienst: S5/G.3-3;2-2
- Stan Musial: 9/FL
- Eddie Kazak: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Jim Russell: 8
- Marv Rickert: 6
- Al Dark: S8
- Bill Salkeld: 7
Top 6
- Enos Slaughter: HR/9D
- Marty Marion: D8
- Nippy Jones: 53
- Bill Baker: E4.2-3
- Red Munger: 3/FL.3-H(E2/TH3)(NR)(UR);1-2
- Chuck Diering: S8.2-H
- Red Schoendienst: WP.1-2
- Red Schoendienst: 7
Bot 6
- Warren Spahn: 43
- Eddie Stanky: 8
- Elbie Fletcher: D8/8XD
- Pete Reiser: K
Top 7
- Stan Musial: 43
- Eddie Kazak: W
- Enos Slaughter: 46(1)/FO
- Marty Marion: 43
Bot 7
- Bob Elliott: 9
- Jim Russell: D/78
- Marv Rickert: 6
- Al Dark: 9
Top 8
- Nippy Jones: 5
- Bill Baker: 43
- Red Munger: 13
Bot 8
- Bill Salkeld: D9
- Tommy Holmes: W
- Eddie Stanky: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: 8.3-H
- Pete Reiser: 3/G
Top 9
- Chuck Diering: 13/BG
- Red Schoendienst: W
- Stan Musial: S9.1-3
- Eddie Kazak: SB2
- Eddie Kazak: FC5.2X3(52);B-2
- Enos Slaughter: IW
- Marty Marion: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Nippy Jones: S/89.2-H;1-3
- Bill Baker: 54(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Bob Elliott: 43
- Jim Russell: 31
- Marv Rickert: 9
Notes & reviews
- Elbie Fletcher threw to Bill Salkeld
- Red Schoendienst got bacl to 3B in the rundown but Stan Musial was also there