October 4, 1944 World Series Game 1, Browns at Cardinals

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1944 World Series Game 1

Game 1
SLB  2
@STL  1
Game 2
STL  3
SLB  2
(11) Game 3
SLB  6
STL  2
Game 4
STL  5
@SLB  1
Game 5
STL  2
@SLB  0
Game 6
STL  3
SLB  1

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 33,242

Wednesday, October 4, 1944
Time of Game: 2:05

Browns

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

W: Denny Galehouse (1-0), L: Mort Cooper (0-1)

Cardinals

Batting Stats

St.Louis Browns              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Gutteridge 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   2   
M Kreevich CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              6   0   
C Laabs LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              2   0   
V Stephens SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              1   3   
G Moore RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833              1   0   
G McQuinn 1B                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.667             10   0   HR
M Christman 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   1   
R Hayworth C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              5   0   
D Galehouse P                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333              0   2   
Totals                       29   2   2   0    3   6                         27   8

Batting Events

HR: G McQuinn (1, off M Cooper; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G McQuinn 4; G Moore.

RBI: G McQuinn 2 (2).

2-out RBI: G McQuinn 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

Fielding Events

DP: 1. D Gutteridge-V Stephens-G McQuinn.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Hopp CF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400              1   0   
R Sanders 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833             12   0   
S Musial RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              2   0   SH,GDP
W Cooper C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              8   0   IW
W Kurowski 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              0   3   
D Litwhiler LF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333              1   0   
  G Fallon 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
M Marion SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.500              1   4   2·2B
E Verban 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              1   1   
  A Bergamo PH-LF             1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500              1   0   
M Cooper P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   3   
  D Garms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  B Donnelly P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  K O'Dea PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   0    4   5                         27  12

Batting Events

2B: M Marion 2 (2, 2 off D Galehouse).

SH: S Musial (1, off D Galehouse).

IBB: W Cooper (1, by D Galehouse).

TB: M Marion 4; E Verban; W Kurowski; S Musial; J Hopp; R Sanders.

GIDP: S Musial (1).

RBI: K O'Dea (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

Pitching Stats

St.Louis Browns               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Galehouse, W (1-0)           9     7   1   1    4   5   0   1.00   37     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 7     70    -     1.45   0.60
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 7           -

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, L (0-1)              7     2   2   2    3   4   1   2.57   26     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 2     66    -     0.72   0.06
B Donnelly                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.04
Totals                         9     2   2   2    3   6   1          32     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: D Galehouse (1; W Cooper).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ziggy Sears, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - Tom Dunn, 3B - George Pipgras.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 33,242.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
t4	2	1--	RR	24%	71%	0-0	SLB	G. McQuinn	M. Cooper	Home Run (Deep RF); Moore Scores
b9	0	---		-11%	81%	0-2	STL	M. Marion	D. Galehouse	Double to CF
b3	1	123	O	8%	42%	0-0	STL	W. Kurowski	D. Galehouse	Strikeout
b3	2	123	O	8%	50%	0-0	STL	D. Litwhiler	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
b9	0	-2-	O	8%	88%	0-2	STL	A. Bergamo	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 2B-1B; Marion to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	SLB	D. Gutteridge	M. Cooper	Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t1	1	---	O	-1%	46%	0-0	SLB	M. Kreevich	M. Cooper	Strikeout
t1	2	---	O	-1%	45%	0-0	SLB	C. Laabs	M. Cooper	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	STL	J. Hopp	D. Galehouse	Flyball: LF
b1	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	STL	R. Sanders	D. Galehouse	Strikeout
b1	2	---		-1%	48%	0-0	STL	S. Musial	D. Galehouse	Single to CF
b1	2	1--	O	2%	50%	0-0	STL	W. Cooper	D. Galehouse	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 4-5-6
t2	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	SLB	V. Stephens	M. Cooper	Groundout: P-1B
t2	1	---		3%	50%	0-0	SLB	G. Moore	M. Cooper	Walk
t2	1	1--	O	-3%	47%	0-0	SLB	G. McQuinn	M. Cooper	Flyball: LF
t2	2	1--	O	-2%	45%	0-0	SLB	M. Christman	M. Cooper	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 5-6-7
b2	0	---	O	2%	47%	0-0	STL	W. Kurowski	D. Galehouse	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2	1	---	O	2%	49%	0-0	STL	D. Litwhiler	D. Galehouse	Strikeout
b2	2	---		-2%	47%	0-0	STL	M. Marion	D. Galehouse	Double to LF
b2	2	-2-		-2%	45%	0-0	STL	E. Verban	D. Galehouse	Single to CF; Marion to 3B
b2	2	1-3	O	5%	50%	0-0	STL	M. Cooper	D. Galehouse	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
t3	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	SLB	R. Hayworth	M. Cooper	Groundout: 3B-1B
t3	1	---		3%	50%	0-0	SLB	D. Galehouse	M. Cooper	Walk
t3	1	1--	O	-3%	47%	0-0	SLB	D. Gutteridge	M. Cooper	Flyball: CF
t3	2	1--	O	-3%	45%	0-0	SLB	M. Kreevich	M. Cooper	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
b3	0	---		-4%	41%	0-0	STL	J. Hopp	D. Galehouse	Single to RF
b3	0	1--		-6%	35%	0-0	STL	R. Sanders	D. Galehouse	Single to RF; Hopp to 2B
b3	0	12-	O	0%	35%	0-0	STL	S. Musial	D. Galehouse	Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hopp to 3B; Sanders to 2B
b3	1	-23		-1%	34%	0-0	STL	W. Cooper	D. Galehouse	Intentional Walk
b3	1	123	O	8%	42%	0-0	STL	W. Kurowski	D. Galehouse	Strikeout
b3	2	123	O	8%	50%	0-0	STL	D. Litwhiler	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 3-4-5
t4	0	---	O	-3%	47%	0-0	SLB	C. Laabs	M. Cooper	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4	1	---	O	-2%	45%	0-0	SLB	V. Stephens	M. Cooper	Popfly: 2B
t4	2	---		1%	47%	0-0	SLB	G. Moore	M. Cooper	Single to RF
t4	2	1--	RR	24%	71%	0-0	SLB	G. McQuinn	M. Cooper	Home Run (Deep RF); Moore Scores
t4	2	---	O	-1%	70%	2-0	SLB	M. Christman	M. Cooper	Groundout: SS-1B
								2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 7-8-9
b4	0	---	O	3%	73%	0-2	STL	M. Marion	D. Galehouse	Flyball: CF
b4	1	---	O	2%	75%	0-2	STL	E. Verban	D. Galehouse	Groundout: P-1B
b4	2	---	O	1%	76%	0-2	STL	M. Cooper	D. Galehouse	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
t5	0	---	O	-2%	74%	2-0	SLB	R. Hayworth	M. Cooper	Groundout: 3B-1B
t5	1	---	O	-1%	73%	2-0	SLB	D. Galehouse	M. Cooper	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	2	---	O	-1%	72%	2-0	SLB	D. Gutteridge	M. Cooper	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
b5	0	---	O	3%	75%	0-2	STL	J. Hopp	D. Galehouse	Popfly: 2B
b5	1	---		-4%	72%	0-2	STL	R. Sanders	D. Galehouse	Walk
b5	1	1--	OO	7%	79%	0-2	STL	S. Musial	D. Galehouse	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 2-3-4
t6	0	---	O	-2%	77%	2-0	SLB	M. Kreevich	M. Cooper	Groundout: SS-1B
t6	1	---	O	-1%	76%	2-0	SLB	C. Laabs	M. Cooper	Strikeout Looking
t6	2	---		1%	77%	2-0	SLB	V. Stephens	M. Cooper	Walk
t6	2	1--	O	-2%	75%	2-0	SLB	G. Moore	M. Cooper	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 4-5-6
b6	0	---	O	3%	79%	0-2	STL	W. Cooper	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 3B-1B
b6	1	---	O	2%	81%	0-2	STL	W. Kurowski	D. Galehouse	Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6	2	---		-2%	79%	0-2	STL	D. Litwhiler	D. Galehouse	Walk
b6	2	1--	O	3%	82%	0-2	STL	M. Marion	D. Galehouse	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Mort Cooper facing 6-7-8
t7	0	---	O	-1%	81%	2-0	SLB	G. McQuinn	M. Cooper	Foul Flyball: C
t7	1	---	O	-1%	80%	2-0	SLB	M. Christman	M. Cooper	Foul Flyball: C
t7	2	---	O	-1%	79%	2-0	SLB	R. Hayworth	M. Cooper	Flyball: RF (Short RF)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 8-9-1
								Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Emil Verban (2B) batting 8th
b7	0	---		-7%	72%	0-2	STL	A. Bergamo	D. Galehouse	Walk
								Debs Garms pinch hits for Mort Cooper (P) batting 9th
b7	0	1--	O	4%	76%	0-2	STL	D. Garms	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bergamo to 2B
b7	1	-2-	O	6%	82%	0-2	STL	J. Hopp	D. Galehouse	Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b7	2	-2-	O	5%	87%	0-2	STL	R. Sanders	D. Galehouse	Lineout: 1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Blix Donnelly facing 9-1-2
								Blix Donnelly replaces Debs Garms (PH) pitching and batting 9th; George Fallon replaces Danny Litwhiler (LF) playing 2B batting 6th; Augie Bergamo moves from PH to LF
t8	0	---	O	-1%	86%	2-0	SLB	D. Galehouse	B. Donnelly	Groundout: SS-1B
t8	1	---	O	-1%	85%	2-0	SLB	D. Gutteridge	B. Donnelly	Flyball: LF
t8	2	---	O	-1%	84%	2-0	SLB	M. Kreevich	B. Donnelly	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 3-4-5
b8	0	---	O	4%	89%	0-2	STL	S. Musial	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8	1	---	O	3%	91%	0-2	STL	W. Cooper	D. Galehouse	Groundout: SS-1B
b8	2	---		-3%	89%	0-2	STL	W. Kurowski	D. Galehouse	Single to LF
b8	2	1--	O	4%	93%	0-2	STL	G. Fallon	D. Galehouse	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Blix Donnelly facing 3-4-5
t9	0	---	O	-1%	92%	2-0	SLB	C. Laabs	B. Donnelly	Groundout: P-1B
t9	1	---	O	-0%	92%	2-0	SLB	V. Stephens	B. Donnelly	Groundout: 3B-1B
t9	2	---	O	-0%	91%	2-0	SLB	G. Moore	B. Donnelly	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Browns' Denny Galehouse facing 7-8-9
b9	0	---		-11%	81%	0-2	STL	M. Marion	D. Galehouse	Double to CF
b9	0	-2-	O	8%	88%	0-2	STL	A. Bergamo	D. Galehouse	Groundout: 2B-1B; Marion to 3B
								Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Blix Donnelly (P) batting 9th
b9	1	--3	RO	7%	95%	0-2	STL	K. O'Dea	D. Galehouse	Flyball: CF; Marion Scores
b9	2	---	O	5%	100%	1-2	STL	J. Hopp	D. Galehouse	Flyball: CF
								1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 1.

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