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Sunday, October 8, 1944
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: 36,568, Time of Game: 2:04
Cardinals
2
 at Browns
0
W: Mort Cooper (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  6  1
Browns          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny Litwhiler LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .267 .886 0.112 1.10 0.177 -0.065 1.1 0 0 HR,2B
Johnny Hopp CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .174 .348 -0.122 1.08 0.000 -0.122 -1.2 3 0
Stan Musial RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .368 1.060 0.003 0.84 0.045 -0.042 0.1 1 0 2B
Walker Cooper C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .807 -0.111 1.12 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 13 0
Ray Sanders 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .278 .854 0.106 0.91 0.182 -0.076 0.1 4 0 HR
Whitey Kurowski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .450 0.001 0.60 0.038 -0.037 -0.0 3 0
Marty Marion SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .754 -0.076 0.79 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 1 2
Emil Verban 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .619 0.068 1.04 0.086 -0.017 0.6 2 0
Mort Cooper P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.124 1.50 0.000 -0.124 -1.2 0 3 SH,GDP
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 1 10 .188 .650 -0.143 0.98 0.528 -0.670 -2.4 27 5
2B: D Litwhiler (1, off D Galehouse); S Musial (2, off D Galehouse).
HR: D Litwhiler (1, off D Galehouse; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Sanders (1, off D Galehouse; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: M Cooper (1, off D Galehouse).
TB: D Litwhiler 6; R Sanders 4; S Musial 2; E Verban; W Kurowski.
GIDP: M Cooper (1).
RBI: D Litwhiler (1); R Sanders (1).
2-out RBI: R Sanders.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: S Musial (1).

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Gutteridge 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .508 -0.028 1.07 0.035 -0.064 -0.1 1 0
   Floyd Baker PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.061 2.59 0.000 -0.061 -0.3 0 0
Mike Kreevich CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .227 .545 0.005 1.33 0.089 -0.084 0.0 5 0 2B
Gene Moore RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211 .496 -0.166 1.69 0.000 -0.166 -1.2 2 0
Vern Stephens SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 .278 .714 0.180 1.27 0.207 -0.027 1.0 1 1 2B
George McQuinn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .429 1.386 -0.075 2.03 0.051 -0.126 -0.6 6 0
Al Zarilla LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .222 -0.217 1.92 0.000 -0.217 -1.4 0 0
Mark Christman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .105 .211 -0.174 2.32 0.000 -0.174 -1.1 0 1
   Milt Byrnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 -0.045 1.79 0.000 -0.045 -0.2
Red Hayworth C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .435 -0.003 1.07 0.056 -0.059 0.1 12 1
   Chet Laabs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .385 -0.029 1.15 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
Denny Galehouse P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .533 -0.017 1.35 0.054 -0.071 -0.3 0 3
   Mike Chartak PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.014 0.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
Team Totals 34 0 7 0 2 12 .206 .515 -0.644 1.57 0.492 -1.137 -4.4 27 6
2B: V Stephens (1, off M Cooper); M Kreevich (2, off M Cooper).
TB: V Stephens 4; M Kreevich 3; D Galehouse; R Hayworth.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Stephens-G McQuinn.
E: V Stephens (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mort Cooper, W (1-1) 9 7 0 0 2 12 0 1.13 36 83 0.644 1.57 4.4
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 12 0 0.00 36 83 0.644 0.98 4.4

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny Galehouse, L (1-1) 9 6 2 2 1 10 2 1.50 34 76 0.144 0.98 2.4
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 1 10 2 2.00 34 76 0.144 1.57 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ziggy Sears, 1B - George Pipgras, 2B - Tom Dunn, 3B - Bill McGowan.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 36,568.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         St.Louis Browns
1 Danny Litwhiler LF 1 Don Gutteridge 2B
2 Johnny Hopp CF 2 Mike Kreevich CF
3 Stan Musial RF 3 Gene Moore RF
4 Walker Cooper C 4 Vern Stephens SS
5 Ray Sanders 1B 5 George McQuinn 1B
6 Whitey Kurowski 3B 6 Al Zarilla LF
7 Marty Marion SS 7 Mark Christman 3B
8 Emil Verban 2B 8 Red Hayworth C
9 Mort Cooper P 9 Denny Galehouse P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-0 2 --- R STL R. Sanders D. Galehouse 18% 62% Home Run (Deep RF)
b6 0-1 1 123 O SLB A. Zarilla M. Cooper 13% 57% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-1 2 123 O SLB M. Christman M. Cooper 13% 70% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-0 0 --- R STL D. Litwhiler D. Galehouse 12% 87% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b6 0-1 1 1-- SLB V. Stephens M. Cooper -12% 49% Single to CF; Moore 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, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL D. Litwhiler D. Galehouse 6% 56% Double (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL J. Hopp D. Galehouse -4% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- STL S. Musial D. Galehouse 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- O STL W. Cooper D. Galehouse -4% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 12- O STL R. Sanders D. Galehouse -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SLB D. Gutteridge M. Cooper -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SLB M. Kreevich M. Cooper 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 1-- O SLB G. Moore M. Cooper 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- SLB V. Stephens M. Cooper -2% 46% Single to LF; Gutteridge to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O SLB G. McQuinn M. Cooper 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- STL W. Kurowski D. Galehouse 4% 54% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL M. Marion D. Galehouse -4% 50% Bunt Popfly: C
t2 0-0 1 1-- STL E. Verban D. Galehouse 4% 54% Single; Kurowski to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- OO STL M. Cooper D. Galehouse -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O SLB A. Zarilla M. Cooper 2% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O SLB M. Christman M. Cooper 2% 49% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-0 2 --- O SLB R. Hayworth M. Cooper 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Litwhiler D. Galehouse -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Hopp D. Galehouse -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- STL S. Musial D. Galehouse 3% 48% Double to RF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O STL W. Cooper D. Galehouse -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O SLB D. Galehouse M. Cooper 2% 47% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O SLB D. Gutteridge M. Cooper 2% 49% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-0 2 --- SLB M. Kreevich M. Cooper -3% 46% Double to LF
b3 0-0 2 -2- O SLB G. Moore M. Cooper 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Sanders D. Galehouse -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL W. Kurowski D. Galehouse -2% 45% Bunt Groundout: C-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Marion D. Galehouse -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O SLB V. Stephens M. Cooper 3% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 0-0 1 --- O SLB G. McQuinn M. Cooper 2% 49% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- O SLB A. Zarilla M. Cooper 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- STL E. Verban D. Galehouse 5% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Verban to 1B
t5 0-0 0 1-- O STL M. Cooper D. Galehouse -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Verban to 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- O STL D. Litwhiler D. Galehouse -4% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Verban to 3B
t5 0-0 2 --3 O STL J. Hopp D. Galehouse -5% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O SLB M. Christman M. Cooper 3% 46% Popfly: 2B
b5 0-0 1 --- SLB R. Hayworth M. Cooper -6% 41% Single to RF; Hayworth to 2B/Adv on E9
b5 0-0 1 -2- O SLB D. Galehouse M. Cooper 5% 45% Popfly: 2B
b5 0-0 2 -2- O SLB D. Gutteridge M. Cooper 5% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 3-4-5
t6 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Musial D. Galehouse -3% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- O STL W. Cooper D. Galehouse -2% 44% Flyball: RF
t6 0-0 2 --- R STL R. Sanders D. Galehouse 18% 62% Home Run (Deep RF)
t6 1-0 2 --- O STL W. Kurowski D. Galehouse -1% 61% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- SLB M. Kreevich M. Cooper -6% 55% Single to RF
b6 0-1 0 1-- O SLB G. Moore M. Cooper 6% 61% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-1 1 1-- SLB V. Stephens M. Cooper -12% 49% Single to CF; Moore to 3B
b6 0-1 1 1-3 SLB G. McQuinn M. Cooper -5% 44% Walk; Stephens to 2B
b6 0-1 1 123 O SLB A. Zarilla M. Cooper 13% 57% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-1 2 123 O SLB M. Christman M. Cooper 13% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 7-8-9
t7 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Marion D. Galehouse -2% 68% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t7 1-0 1 --- O STL E. Verban D. Galehouse -2% 66% Flyball: CF
t7 1-0 2 --- O STL M. Cooper D. Galehouse -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
b7 0-1 0 --- O SLB R. Hayworth M. Cooper 5% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-1 1 --- SLB D. Galehouse M. Cooper -5% 64% Single to RF
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Don Gutteridge (2B) batting 1st
b7 0-1 1 1-- O SLB F. Baker M. Cooper 6% 70% Strikeout
b7 0-1 2 1-- O SLB M. Kreevich M. Cooper 5% 75% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
Floyd Baker moves from PH to 2B
t8 1-0 0 --- R STL D. Litwhiler D. Galehouse 12% 87% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
t8 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Hopp D. Galehouse -1% 86% Strikeout
t8 2-0 1 --- O STL S. Musial D. Galehouse -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t8 2-0 2 --- O STL W. Cooper D. Galehouse -1% 84% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 3-4-5
b8 0-2 0 --- O SLB G. Moore M. Cooper 4% 88% Strikeout
b8 0-2 1 --- SLB V. Stephens M. Cooper -7% 81% Double to CF
b8 0-2 1 -2- O SLB G. McQuinn M. Cooper 6% 88% Flyball: CF
b8 0-2 2 -2- O SLB A. Zarilla M. Cooper 5% 93% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 5-6-7
t9 2-0 0 --- O STL R. Sanders D. Galehouse -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 2-0 1 --- O STL W. Kurowski D. Galehouse -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 2-0 2 --- O STL M. Marion D. Galehouse -0% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 7-8-9
Milt Byrnes pinch hits for Mark Christman (3B) batting 7th
b9 0-2 0 --- O SLB M. Byrnes M. Cooper 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Red Hayworth (C) batting 8th
b9 0-2 1 --- O SLB C. Laabs M. Cooper 3% 99% Strikeout Looking
Mike Chartak pinch hits for Denny Galehouse (P) batting 9th
b9 0-2 2 --- O SLB M. Chartak M. Cooper 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

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