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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BOS		0
4
CHW
@DET		1
2
PHA
@NYY		4
6
CLE
@SLB		2
1		 
(13)
BSN
@BRO		3
1
NYG
@PHI		9
8
STL
@PIT		4
2
STL
@PIT		1
11
Wednesday, May 2, 1945,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
4
6-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Pirates
2
4-8
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Rip Sewell (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4 13  1
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Augie Bergamo RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .211 .581 0 0 2B
Johnny Hopp CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .257 .535 5 0
Red Schoendienst SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 .693 3 2 2B,SH
Ray Sanders 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .324 .878 8 0 2B
Whitey Kurowski 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 .250 .703 0 3
Ken O'Dea C 5 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .625 3 0 2B
Jim Mallory LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .280 .600 4 0
Emil Verban 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .462 4 2
Harry Brecheen P 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .393 0 2
Team Totals 38 4 13 4 4 3 .342 .852 27 9
2B: R Schoendienst (3); A Bergamo (2); K O'Dea (1); R Sanders (3).
SH: R Schoendienst (1).
TB: K O'Dea 4; R Sanders 3; R Schoendienst 3; A Bergamo 2; J Hopp 2; J Mallory; E Verban; W Kurowski.
RBI: J Hopp 2 (3); A Bergamo (4); R Sanders (4).
Team LOB: 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Brecheen-E Verban-R Sanders; E Verban-R Sanders.
E: R Schoendienst (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Coscarart 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .080 .353 1 4
Johnny Barrett CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .641 3 0 3B
Tommy O'Brien RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .381 .848 3 0
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .735 1 0 GDP
Jim Russell LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .225 .545 4 0 2B
Babe Dahlgren 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .633 11 0
Frankie Gustine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .650 0 2
Al Lopez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .519 4 2
Rip Sewell P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .111 .222 0 1
   Vic Barnhart PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 2B
   Al Gerheauser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 1 4 .212 .569 27 11
2B: V Barnhart (1); J Russell (1).
3B: J Barrett (1).
TB: J Barrett 3; J Russell 2; V Barnhart 2; T O'Brien 2; F Gustine; R Sewell.
GIDP: B Elliott (4).
RBI: J Russell (5); T O'Brien (5).
Team LOB: 5.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Harry Brecheen, W (2-0) 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 2.00 34 68
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 2.00 34 68

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rip Sewell, L (1-3) 8 12 4 4 3 3 0 3.20 38 42
Al Gerheauser 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.15 5
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 4 3 0 4.00 43 42
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Lou Jorda, 2B - (none), 3B - Beans Reardon.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: (null).
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Augie Bergamo RF 1 Pete Coscarart 2B
2 Johnny Hopp CF 2 Johnny Barrett CF
3 Red Schoendienst SS 3 Tommy O'Brien RF
4 Ray Sanders 1B 4 Bob Elliott 3B
5 Whitey Kurowski 3B 5 Jim Russell LF
6 Ken O'Dea C 6 Babe Dahlgren 1B
7 Jim Mallory LF 7 Frankie Gustine SS
8 Emil Verban 2B 8 Al Lopez C
9 Harry Brecheen P 9 Rip Sewell P

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