October 6, 1943 World Series Game 2 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1943 World Series Game 2

Game 1
NYY  4
STL  2
Game 2
STL  4
@NYY  3
Game 3
NYY  6
STL  2
Game 4
NYY  2
@STL  1
Game 5
NYY  2
@STL  0

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 68,578

Wednesday, October 6, 1943
Time of Game: 2:08

Cardinals

Billy Southworth

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  2
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3  6  0

W: M Cooper (1-0), L: T Bonham (0-1)

Yankees

Joe McCarthy

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Klein 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .583    0    4   4   
H Walker CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    5   0   
S Musial RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   0   
W Cooper C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    5   0   SH
W Kurowski 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   3  .143  .286    0    0   1   
R Sanders 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .429 1.357    0    8   0   HR
D Litwhiler LF                3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    3   0   
M Marion SS                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.429    0    0   3   HR,SB
M Cooper P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       32   4   7   4    4   9                    27   8

BATTING

HR: M Marion (1, off T Bonham; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); R Sanders (1, off T Bonham; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: M Cooper (1, off J Murphy); W Cooper (1, off T Bonham).

TB: M Marion 4; R Sanders 4; H Walker; W Kurowski; S Musial; L Klein; W Cooper.

RBI: R Sanders 2 (2); M Marion (2); W Kurowski (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Marion-L Klein-R Sanders.

E: W Cooper (1); H Walker (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Marion (1, 2nd base off T Bonham/B Dickey).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Crosetti SS                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    2   2   
B Metheny RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Johnson 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.125    0    0   1   2B,GDP
C Keller LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .750    0    3   0   3B
B Dickey C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    9   2   
N Etten 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
J Gordon 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286 1.089    0    4   0   
T Stainback CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    3   0   
T Bonham P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Weatherly PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    1   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Johnson (1, off M Cooper).

3B: C Keller (1, off M Cooper).

TB: C Keller 3; B Johnson 3; F Crosetti 2; J Gordon.

GIDP: B Johnson (1).

RBI: C Keller 2 (2); N Etten (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Cooper, W (1-0)              9     6   3   3    1   4   0   3.00   34     -       ·  ·      8·11· 4· 5     66    -     1.25   0.35
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·11· 4· 5           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Bonham, L (0-1)              8     6   4   4    3   9   2   4.50   33     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 4     60    -     0.63  -0.16
J Murphy                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   9   2          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Reardon, 1B - Rue, 2B - Stewart, 3B - Rommel.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 68,578.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Yankees                     
1. L Klein              2B    1. F Crosetti           SS 
2. H Walker             CF    2. B Metheny            RF 
3. S Musial             RF    3. B Johnson            3B 
4. W Cooper             C     4. C Keller             LF 
5. W Kurowski           3B    5. B Dickey             C  
6. R Sanders            1B    6. N Etten              1B 
7. D Litwhiler          LF    7. J Gordon             2B 
8. M Marion             SS    8. T Stainback          CF 
9. M Cooper             P     9. T Bonham             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  4-1  12-      14%  88% B Johnson       M Cooper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Crosetti to 3B
   t 4   1  0-2  1--      14%  89% R Sanders       T Bonham        Home Run (Deep RF); Kurowski Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---      12%  62% M Marion        T Bonham        Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 9   0  4-1  -2-     -12%  80% C Keller        M Cooper        Triple to LF; Johnson Scores
   b 9   0  4-2  --3      10%  89% B Dickey        M Cooper        Lineout: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tiny Bonham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Klein         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  H Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Crosetti      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Metheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Johnson       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tiny Bonham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W Cooper        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  W Kurowski      Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Sanders       Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Litwhiler     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  C Keller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  B Dickey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  N Etten         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tiny Bonham facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      62%  M Marion        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      60%  M Cooper        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  L Klein         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---      58%  H Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Mort Cooper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  J Gordon        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  T Stainback     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      64%  T Bonham        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tiny Bonham facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  S Musial        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  W Cooper        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Musial to 2B
   R      -2-      75%  W Kurowski      Single to CF; Musial Scores
   RR     1--      89%  R Sanders       Home Run (Deep RF); Kurowski Scores
   O      ---      88%  D Litwhiler     Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  M Marion        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  F Crosetti      Single (Bunt)
   O      1--      88%  B Metheny       Flyball: CF
          1--      83%  B Johnson       Single to CF; Crosetti to 3B
   RO     1-3      84%  C Keller        Flyball: CF; Crosetti Scores
   O      1--      86%  B Dickey        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tiny Bonham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  M Cooper        Strikeout
          ---      86%  L Klein         Walk
          1--      87%  H Walker        Single (Ground Ball); Klein to 2B
   O      12-      86%  S Musial        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      84%  W Cooper        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Mort Cooper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  N Etten         Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  J Gordon        Single to CF; Gordon to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      85%  T Stainback     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      88%  T Bonham        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tiny Bonham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  W Kurowski      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  R Sanders       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  D Litwhiler     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  F Crosetti      Single to LF
          1--      74%  B Metheny       Reached on Interference on C; Crosetti to 2B
   OO     12-      88%  B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Crosetti to 3B
   O      --3      91%  C Keller        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tiny Bonham facing 8-9-1
          ---      92%  M Marion        Walk
   O      1--      92%  M Cooper        Strikeout, Marion Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  L Klein         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      89%  H Walker        Fielder's Choice 3B; Marion out at 3B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Mort Cooper facing 5-6-7
          ---      85%  B Dickey        Walk
   O      1--      89%  N Etten         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  J Gordon        Lineout: LF
   O      1--      94%  T Stainback     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tiny Bonham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  W Cooper        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      93%  W Kurowski      Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Mort Cooper facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Tiny Bonham batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  R Weatherly     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  F Crosetti      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Metheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Johnny Murphy facing 7-8-9
                  Johnny Murphy replaces Roy Weatherly pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  D Litwhiler     Walk
   O      1--      97%  M Marion        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  M Cooper        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Marion to 2B
          -2-      97%  L Klein         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Marion stays at 2B
   O      12-      97%  H Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Mort Cooper facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  B Johnson       Double (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      80%  C Keller        Triple to LF; Johnson Scores
   O      --3      89%  B Dickey        Lineout: 2B
   RO     --3      96%  N Etten         Groundout: 2B-1B; Keller Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Gordon        Foul Flyball: C
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA194310060

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation