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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		4
3
PHA
@CLE		4
2
BOS
@DET		4
3
BOS
@DET		0
3
NYY
@SLB		3
1
CHC
@BRO		0
5
CIN
@BSN		10
6
STL
@NYG		4
3
STL
@NYG		9
17		 
(8)
PIT
@PHI		7
2
Friday, July 11, 1947,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:19
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
4
39-35
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Giants
3
38-32
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Ken Burkhart (1-3)
L: Larry Jansen (7-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  0   1  0  0    4  7  3
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0    3  8  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .639 -0.090 0.86 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 1 2
Terry Moore CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .738 -0.085 0.83 0.000 -0.085 -0.9 2 0
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .792 -0.018 0.60 0.025 -0.043 -0.2 9 0
Whitey Kurowski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .772 -0.076 0.76 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 1 2
Enos Slaughter LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .322 .862 -0.113 1.07 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 1 0
Joe Medwick RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .328 .934 0.046 0.65 0.046 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Ron Northey PH-RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 .298 .875 0.187 0.93 0.204 -0.018 0.8 0 0 HR
   Chuck Diering RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .553 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Marty Marion SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .632 0.036 0.92 0.074 -0.037 0.3 1 3
Del Rice C 2 1 1 3 0 1 .222 .740 0.247 1.77 0.273 -0.026 2.1 6 0 HR
   Dick Sisler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .533 0.037 1.31 0.037 0.000 0.4
   Joe Garagiola C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .846 0.009 0.37 0.009 0.000 0.1 5 0
Al Brazle P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .493 -0.028 0.55 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 0 0
   Ken Burkhart P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.067 1.37 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 2 7 .206 .632 0.085 0.90 0.668 -0.583 -0.7 27 7
HR: R Northey (8, off L Jansen; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Rice (6, off D Koslo; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Rice 4; R Northey 4; M Marion 2; D Sisler; J Medwick; S Musial.
RBI: D Rice 3 (15); R Northey (30).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Schoendienst-M Marion-S Musial.
E: W Kurowski 3 (12).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Rigney 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .266 .761 -0.155 1.88 0.039 -0.194 -0.7 2 6
Buddy Kerr SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .297 .774 -0.086 1.52 0.061 -0.147 -0.3 0 4
Bobby Thomson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .287 .868 -0.180 1.71 0.000 -0.180 -1.4 3 0
Johnny Mize 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 1.030 -0.111 1.05 0.000 -0.111 -0.8 13 1
Walker Cooper C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .320 1.000 -0.007 1.29 0.077 -0.084 0.2 6 2
Willard Marshall RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .305 .941 -0.001 1.44 0.095 -0.096 0.0 1 0
Sid Gordon LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .283 .767 0.179 1.60 0.233 -0.054 1.0 1 0 GDP
Jack Lohrke 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .724 0.164 1.39 0.164 0.000 1.5 0 1
   Joe Lafata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .712 -0.115 3.18 0.000 -0.115 -0.7
   Larry Jansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .616 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mel Ott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.070 2.45 0.000 -0.070 -0.2
   Ken Trinkle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Koslo P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .395 -0.037 1.59 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 0 1
   Gary Gearhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .788 -0.069 2.12 0.000 -0.069 -0.6
   Joe Beggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ernie Lombardi PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .775 0.166 3.17 0.166 0.000 0.9
   Buddy Blattner PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .746 -0.091 3.52 0.000 -0.091 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 36 3 8 3 2 9 .222 .485 -0.413 1.69 0.835 -1.248 -1.7 27 15
TB: S Gordon 2; B Kerr; E Lombardi; J Lohrke; B Rigney; W Marshall; W Cooper.
GIDP: S Gordon (6).
RBI: B Rigney (32); E Lombardi (11); S Gordon (25).
2-out RBI: E Lombardi.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Brazle 5.1 7 3 2 1 4 0 3.01 25 47 -0.062 1.40 -0.1
Ken Burkhart, BS (1), W (1-3) 3.2 1 0 0 1 5 0 4.46 13 2 1 0.476 2.25 1.8
Team Totals 9 8 3 2 2 9 0 2.00 38 47 2 1 0.414 0.90 1.7

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Koslo 5 3 3 3 1 2 1 4.35 19 50 -0.088 0.85 -0.4
Joe Beggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.60 3 0 0 0.040 0.51 0.5
Larry Jansen, L (7-4) 2 4 1 1 0 4 1 4.10 10 0 0 -0.078 1.25 0.0
Ken Trinkle 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.14 4 0 0 0.040 0.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 2 7 2 4.00 36 50 0 0 -0.086 1.69 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - (none), 3B - Artie Gore.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Giants
1 Red Schoendienst 2B 1 Bill Rigney 2B
2 Terry Moore CF 2 Buddy Kerr SS
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Bobby Thomson CF
4 Whitey Kurowski 3B 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Enos Slaughter LF 5 Walker Cooper C
6 Joe Medwick RF 6 Willard Marshall RF
7 Marty Marion SS 7 Sid Gordon LF
8 Del Rice C 8 Jack Lohrke 3B
9 Al Brazle P 9 Dave Koslo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 1 12- RRR STL D. Rice D. Koslo 27% 82% Home Run; Medwick Scores; Marion Scores
t7 3-3 1 --- R STL R. Northey L. Jansen 20% 66% Home Run
b6 2-3 2 1-3 R NYG E. Lombardi K. Burkhart -17% 44% Single to CF; Gordon to 2B; Marshall Scores
b6 1-3 1 1-3 R NYG S. Gordon A. Brazle -15% 49% Single to RF; Marshall to 3B; Cooper Scores
b5 0-3 0 1-- NYG J. Lohrke A. Brazle -12% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lohrke to 2B; Gordon to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Dave Koslo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Schoendienst D. Koslo -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Moore D. Koslo -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial D. Koslo -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYG B. Rigney A. Brazle 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- NYG B. Kerr A. Brazle -2% 45% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- O NYG B. Thomson A. Brazle 3% 48% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYG J. Mize A. Brazle 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Dave Koslo facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL W. Kurowski D. Koslo -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL E. Slaughter D. Koslo -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- STL J. Medwick D. Koslo 1% 47% Single to LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL M. Marion D. Koslo -2% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- NYG W. Cooper A. Brazle -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O NYG W. Marshall A. Brazle 3% 45% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO NYG S. Gordon A. Brazle 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Dave Koslo facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Rice D. Koslo -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL A. Brazle D. Koslo -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Schoendienst D. Koslo -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- NYG J. Lohrke A. Brazle -4% 40% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O NYG D. Koslo A. Brazle 4% 44% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 1-- NYG B. Rigney A. Brazle -4% 40% Single to LF; Lohrke to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- O NYG B. Kerr A. Brazle 5% 45% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 12- O NYG B. Thomson A. Brazle 5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Dave Koslo facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Moore D. Koslo -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL S. Musial D. Koslo -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL W. Kurowski D. Koslo -1% 44% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O NYG J. Mize A. Brazle 3% 47% Popfly: 1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O NYG W. Cooper A. Brazle 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 2 --- O NYG W. Marshall A. Brazle 1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Dave Koslo facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL E. Slaughter D. Koslo -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- STL J. Medwick D. Koslo 3% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- STL M. Marion D. Koslo 5% 55% Single to LF; Medwick to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- RRR STL D. Rice D. Koslo 27% 82% Home Run; Medwick Scores; Marion Scores
t5 3-0 1 --- O STL A. Brazle D. Koslo -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- O STL R. Schoendienst D. Koslo -1% 81% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- NYG S. Gordon A. Brazle -4% 76% Single to LF
b5 0-3 0 1-- NYG J. Lohrke A. Brazle -12% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lohrke to 2B; Gordon to 3B
Gary Gearhart pinch hits for Dave Koslo (P) batting 9th
b5 0-3 0 -23 O NYG G. Gearhart A. Brazle 7% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-3 1 -23 RO NYG B. Rigney A. Brazle 4% 75% Fielder's Choice SS; Gordon Scores/unER; Lohrke out at 3B/SS-3B
b5 1-3 2 1-- NYG B. Kerr A. Brazle -4% 71% Single to 3B; Rigney to 3B/Adv on E5
b5 1-3 2 1-3 O NYG B. Thomson A. Brazle 7% 78% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Giants' Joe Beggs facing 2-3-4
Joe Beggs replaces Gary Gearhart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- O STL T. Moore J. Beggs -2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 3-1 1 --- O STL S. Musial J. Beggs -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 2 --- O STL W. Kurowski J. Beggs -1% 74% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 4-5-6
b6 1-3 0 --- O NYG J. Mize A. Brazle 4% 77% Strikeout
b6 1-3 1 --- NYG W. Cooper A. Brazle -4% 73% Single to LF
b6 1-3 1 1-- NYG W. Marshall A. Brazle -9% 64% Single to RF; Cooper to 3B
b6 1-3 1 1-3 R NYG S. Gordon A. Brazle -15% 49% Single to RF; Marshall to 3B; Cooper Scores
Ken Burkhart replaces Al Brazle pitching and batting 9th
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Jack Lohrke (3B) batting 8th
b6 2-3 1 1-3 O NYG J. Lafata K. Burkhart 12% 60% Foul Flyball: C
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Joe Beggs (P) batting 9th
b6 2-3 2 1-3 R NYG E. Lombardi K. Burkhart -17% 44% Single to CF; Gordon to 2B; Marshall Scores
Buddy Blattner pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi (PH) batting 9th
b6 3-3 2 12- O NYG B. Rigney K. Burkhart 6% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Larry Jansen facing 5-6-7
Larry Jansen replaces Joe Lafata (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Buddy Blattner moves from PR to 3B
t7 3-3 0 --- O STL E. Slaughter L. Jansen -4% 46% Strikeout
Ron Northey pinch hits for Joe Medwick (RF) batting 6th
t7 3-3 1 --- R STL R. Northey L. Jansen 20% 66% Home Run
t7 4-3 1 --- STL M. Marion L. Jansen 3% 69% Single to LF
Dick Sisler pinch hits for Del Rice (C) batting 8th
t7 4-3 1 1-- STL D. Sisler L. Jansen 4% 73% Single to SS; Marion to 2B
t7 4-3 1 12- O STL K. Burkhart L. Jansen -5% 68% Strikeout
t7 4-3 2 12- O STL R. Schoendienst L. Jansen -5% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Ken Burkhart facing 2-3-4
Joe Garagiola replaces Dick Sisler (PH) playing C batting 8th
Ron Northey moves from PH to RF
b7 3-4 0 --- O NYG B. Kerr K. Burkhart 5% 68% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-4 1 --- O NYG B. Thomson K. Burkhart 4% 72% Strikeout
b7 3-4 2 --- O NYG J. Mize K. Burkhart 2% 74% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Larry Jansen facing 2-3-4
t8 4-3 0 --- O STL T. Moore L. Jansen -2% 72% Strikeout
t8 4-3 1 --- STL S. Musial L. Jansen 3% 74% Single to RF
t8 4-3 1 1-- O STL W. Kurowski L. Jansen -3% 71% Popfly: 2B
t8 4-3 2 1-- O STL E. Slaughter L. Jansen -3% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Ken Burkhart facing 5-6-7
b8 3-4 0 --- O NYG W. Cooper K. Burkhart 6% 75% Popfly: C
b8 3-4 1 --- O NYG W. Marshall K. Burkhart 5% 80% Strikeout
b8 3-4 2 --- NYG S. Gordon K. Burkhart -4% 76% Walk
Mel Ott pinch hits for Larry Jansen (P) batting 8th
b8 3-4 2 1-- O NYG M. Ott K. Burkhart 7% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Ken Trinkle facing 6-7-8
Ken Trinkle replaces Mel Ott (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 4-3 0 --- O STL R. Northey K. Trinkle -2% 82% Strikeout (C-1B)
t9 4-3 1 --- O STL M. Marion K. Trinkle -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-3 2 --- STL J. Garagiola K. Trinkle 1% 81% Walk
t9 4-3 2 1-- O STL K. Burkhart K. Trinkle -2% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Ken Burkhart facing 9-1-2
Chuck Diering replaces Ron Northey playing RF batting 6th
b9 3-4 0 --- O NYG B. Blattner K. Burkhart 9% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-4 1 --- O NYG B. Rigney K. Burkhart 7% 95% Flyball: RF
b9 3-4 2 --- O NYG B. Kerr K. Burkhart 5% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.

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