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Scores
Standings
PHA
@NYY		1
5
PHI
@BSN		9
2
PHI
@BSN		0
8
CHC
@STL		5
7
Thursday, September 16, 1943,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: 1,747, Time of Game: 2:21
Cubs
5
61-72
⇐ Lost 8 ⇒
 at Cardinals
7
91-44
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
W: Murry Dickson (8-2)
L: Hi Bithorn (17-11)
S: Max Lanier (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  3  0   1  1  0    5 14  1
Cardinals       1  1  1   0  0  1   2  1  X    7 14  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .761 1 0 GDP
Eddie Stanky 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 .236 .625 4 0
Phil Cavarretta 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .293 .811 2 1
Bill Nicholson RF 5 0 3 1 0 2 .303 .880 1 0
Lou Novikoff LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .660 1 0
   Ival Goodman LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .323 .846 2 0
Mickey Livingston C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .259 .684 3 0 2B,GDP
Peanuts Lowrey CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 .287 .726 5 0 2B
Lennie Merullo SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 .621 5 1
Hi Bithorn P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .485 0 3 SH
   Dom Dallessandro 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .658
   Ray Prim P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .397 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 14 5 4 7 .389 .894 24 6
2B: M Livingston (13); P Lowrey (20).
SH: H Bithorn (5).
TB: P Lowrey 4; M Livingston 3; B Nicholson 3; P Cavarretta 2; L Novikoff; I Goodman; E Stanky; L Merullo.
GIDP: S Hack (3); M Livingston (11).
RBI: E Stanky (43); P Cavarretta (63); I Goodman (44); P Lowrey (60); B Nicholson (107).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: L Merullo (39).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lou Klein SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .291 .771 0 0
Johnny Hopp CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .229 .632 2 0 SB
Stan Musial RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .353 .976 4 0 2·2B
Walker Cooper C 4 1 4 2 0 0 .307 .792 7 2 SB
Whitey Kurowski 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .295 .780 5 3 HR
Ray Sanders 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .270 .775 5 0 2B
Danny Litwhiler LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .269 .750 2 1
George Fallon 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .518 2 1 2·SH
Harry Brecheen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .184 .481 0 1
   Murry Dickson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .588 0 0
   Max Lanier P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .368 0 1
Team Totals 36 7 14 7 1 3 .389 .961 27 9
2B: R Sanders (20); S Musial 2 (41).
HR: W Kurowski (11).
SH: G Fallon 2 (6).
TB: W Kurowski 4; W Cooper 4; S Musial 4; R Sanders 3; D Litwhiler 2; J Hopp 2; G Fallon.
RBI: W Kurowski 2 (63); W Cooper 2 (72); D Litwhiler 2 (43); J Hopp (24).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Kurowski-R Sanders 2.
E: W Kurowski (20).
Baserunning
SB: W Cooper (1, -1st base off  POCS); J Hopp (6, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Hi Bithorn, L (17-11) 7 13 6 6 0 3 1 2.77 33 30
Ray Prim 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.87 6
Team Totals 8 14 7 6 1 3 1 6.75 39 30

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Harry Brecheen 4.2 8 3 3 2 3 0 2.37 22 37
Murry Dickson, W (8-2) 2.2 5 2 2 2 3 0 3.56 13
Max Lanier, S (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 6
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 4 7 0 5.00 41 37
Balks: None.
WP: H Bithorn (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 1,747.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Lou Klein SS
2 Eddie Stanky 2B 2 Johnny Hopp CF
3 Phil Cavarretta 1B 3 Stan Musial RF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Walker Cooper C
5 Lou Novikoff LF 5 Whitey Kurowski 3B
6 Mickey Livingston C 6 Ray Sanders 1B
7 Peanuts Lowrey CF 7 Danny Litwhiler LF
8 Lennie Merullo SS 8 George Fallon 2B
9 Hi Bithorn P 9 Harry Brecheen P

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