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Monday, October 9, 1944
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: 31,630, Time of Game: 2:06
Browns
1
 at Cardinals
3
W: Max Lanier (1-0)
L: Nels Potter (0-1)
S: Ted Wilks (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Browns          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    3 10  0

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Gutteridge 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .440 -0.066 0.87 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 3 2
   Floyd Baker PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.90 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 1 0
Mike Kreevich CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 .577 -0.026 0.58 0.022 -0.048 -0.2 3 0 2B
Gene Moore RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .462 -0.049 0.86 0.009 -0.058 -0.3 0 0
Vern Stephens SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .593 -0.119 1.18 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 3 3
Chet Laabs LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .200 .694 0.196 1.15 0.209 -0.013 1.7 1 1 3B
George McQuinn 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .438 1.359 0.061 1.51 0.114 -0.053 0.5 6 1 SH
Mark Christman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.186 1.60 0.000 -0.186 -1.6 1 1
   Milt Byrnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.023 0.93 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Red Hayworth C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .118 .426 -0.068 1.49 0.011 -0.079 -0.5 5 0 IW
   Mike Chartak PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.1
Nels Potter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.072 1.35 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 1 1
   Bob Muncrief P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Al Zarilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 -0.034 1.33 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Jack Kramer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 5 9 .103 .442 -0.419 1.12 0.365 -0.784 -3.4 24 11
2B: M Kreevich (3, off M Lanier).
3B: C Laabs (1, off M Lanier).
SH: G McQuinn (1, off M Lanier).
IBB: R Hayworth (2, by M Lanier).
TB: C Laabs 3; M Kreevich 2; G McQuinn.
RBI: G McQuinn (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: R Hayworth (1); V Stephens (3).
Outfield Assists: C Laabs (J Hopp at 2nd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny Litwhiler LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .673 -0.141 1.14 0.000 -0.141 -2.0 2 0
Johnny Hopp CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .185 .370 -0.091 0.90 0.000 -0.091 -1.0 3 0
Stan Musial RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .882 -0.058 0.57 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 2 0
Walker Cooper C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .318 .900 0.022 0.58 0.047 -0.025 0.3 10 0
Ray Sanders 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .286 .852 0.071 0.81 0.099 -0.028 0.5 7 1
Whitey Kurowski 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .217 .511 0.076 0.94 0.128 -0.052 1.1 0 1
Marty Marion SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .655 -0.095 1.06 0.000 -0.095 -1.1 0 2 SH
Emil Verban 2B 3 0 3 1 1 0 .412 .885 0.178 0.87 0.178 0.000 1.7 2 2 IW
Max Lanier P 2 0 2 1 0 0 .500 1.000 0.148 1.50 0.148 0.000 1.4 1 1
   Ted Wilks P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.030 0.54 0.000 -0.030 -1.0 0 1 SH
Team Totals 31 3 10 3 4 5 .323 .723 0.080 0.89 0.600 -0.520 -0.9 27 8
SH: M Marion (1, off J Kramer); T Wilks (1, off B Muncrief).
IBB: E Verban (1, by J Kramer).
TB: E Verban 3; M Lanier 2; W Cooper 2; W Kurowski; J Hopp; R Sanders.
RBI: E Verban (2); W Kurowski (1); M Lanier (1).
2-out RBI: M Lanier; E Verban.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: W Kurowski (1st base by N Potter).

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nels Potter, L (0-1) 3.2 6 3 1 1 3 0 0.93 18 43 -0.205 1.30 -1.5
Bob Muncrief 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.35 10 2 0 0.088 0.62 1.4
Jack Kramer 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.036 0.36 1.0
Team Totals 8 10 3 1 4 5 0 1.12 37 43 2 0 -0.081 1.12 0.9

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Max Lanier, W (1-0) 5.1 3 1 1 5 5 0 2.19 24 58 0.018 1.09 0.5
Ted Wilks, S (1) 3.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 5.68 11 2 0 0.402 1.20 2.9
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 5 9 0 1.00 35 58 2 0 0.420 0.89 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: M Lanier (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Lanier (1; R Hayworth); J Kramer (1; E Verban).
Pickoffs: N Potter (1; W Kurowski, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Tom Dunn, 2B - George Pipgras, 3B - Ziggy Sears.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 31,630.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 12- R STL E. Verban N. Potter 13% 68% Single to LF; Sanders Scores/unER; Kurowski to 2B
t6 1-3 1 -23 O SLB M. Christman T. Wilks 13% 79% Fielder's Choice 3B; Laabs out at Hm/3B-C; Christman to 1B
b4 2-1 2 12- R STL M. Lanier N. Potter 10% 79% Single to LF; Kurowski Scores/unER; Verban to 2B
b4 0-1 1 1-3 R STL W. Kurowski N. Potter 9% 60% Reached on E6 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Cooper Scores; Sanders to 2B; Kurowski to 1B
b4 0-1 1 1-- STL R. Sanders N. Potter 9% 51% Single to CF; Cooper 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, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Max Lanier facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SLB D. Gutteridge M. Lanier 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SLB M. Kreevich M. Lanier 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O SLB G. Moore M. Lanier 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Nels Potter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Litwhiler N. Potter -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Hopp N. Potter -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial N. Potter -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Max Lanier facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O SLB V. Stephens M. Lanier 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- SLB C. Laabs M. Lanier -7% 45% Triple to CF
t2 0-0 1 --3 R SLB G. McQuinn M. Lanier -6% 39% Single to CF; Laabs Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- O SLB M. Christman M. Lanier 3% 42% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t2 1-0 2 1-- O SLB R. Hayworth M. Lanier 2% 44% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Browns' Nels Potter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL W. Cooper N. Potter -3% 41% Lineout: SS
b2 0-1 1 --- O STL R. Sanders N. Potter -2% 40% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-1 2 --- STL W. Kurowski N. Potter 1% 41% Single
b2 0-1 2 1-- O STL M. Marion N. Potter -3% 38% Kurowski Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B-P)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Max Lanier facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O SLB N. Potter M. Lanier 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- O SLB D. Gutteridge M. Lanier 2% 42% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t3 1-0 2 --- SLB M. Kreevich M. Lanier -2% 40% Double to CF
t3 1-0 2 -2- SLB G. Moore M. Lanier -1% 39% Walk
t3 1-0 2 12- O SLB V. Stephens M. Lanier 4% 43% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Browns' Nels Potter facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O STL M. Marion N. Potter -3% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- STL E. Verban N. Potter 3% 43% Single to CF
b3 0-1 1 1-- STL M. Lanier N. Potter 4% 48% Single to CF; Verban to 2B
b3 0-1 1 12- O STL D. Litwhiler N. Potter -5% 42% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 12- O STL J. Hopp N. Potter -5% 37% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Browns Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Max Lanier facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- SLB C. Laabs M. Lanier -4% 34% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- O SLB G. McQuinn M. Lanier 2% 35% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Laabs to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -2- O SLB M. Christman M. Lanier 3% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B; Laabs to 3B
t4 1-0 2 --3 SLB R. Hayworth M. Lanier -1% 37% Intentional Walk
t4 1-0 2 1-3 O SLB N. Potter M. Lanier 5% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Browns' Nels Potter facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O STL S. Musial N. Potter -3% 39% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b4 0-1 1 --- STL W. Cooper N. Potter 3% 43% Walk
b4 0-1 1 1-- STL R. Sanders N. Potter 9% 51% Single to CF; Cooper to 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-3 R STL W. Kurowski N. Potter 9% 60% Reached on E6 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Cooper Scores; Sanders to 2B; Kurowski to 1B
b4 1-1 1 12- O STL M. Marion N. Potter -5% 55% Foul Flyball: LF
b4 1-1 2 12- R STL E. Verban N. Potter 13% 68% Single to LF; Sanders Scores/unER; Kurowski to 2B
b4 2-1 2 12- R STL M. Lanier N. Potter 10% 79% Single to LF; Kurowski Scores/unER; Verban to 2B
Bob Muncrief replaces Nels Potter pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-1 2 12- O STL D. Litwhiler B. Muncrief -3% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Browns Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Max Lanier facing 1-2-3
t5 1-3 0 --- O SLB D. Gutteridge M. Lanier 3% 79% Flyball: LF
t5 1-3 1 --- O SLB M. Kreevich M. Lanier 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-3 2 --- O SLB G. Moore M. Lanier 1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Browns' Bob Muncrief facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- O STL J. Hopp B. Muncrief -1% 80% Popfly: SS
b5 3-1 1 --- O STL S. Musial B. Muncrief -1% 79% Popfly: SS
b5 3-1 2 --- STL W. Cooper B. Muncrief 1% 80% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b5 3-1 2 1-- STL R. Sanders B. Muncrief 1% 81% Walk; Cooper to 2B
b5 3-1 2 12- O STL W. Kurowski B. Muncrief -3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Browns Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Max Lanier facing 4-5-6
t6 1-3 0 --- O SLB V. Stephens M. Lanier 3% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- SLB C. Laabs M. Lanier -4% 78% Walk
t6 1-3 1 1-- SLB G. McQuinn M. Lanier -5% 73% Walk; Laabs to 2B
t6 1-3 1 12- SLB M. Christman M. Lanier -6% 66% Wild Pitch; Laabs to 3B; McQuinn to 2B
Ted Wilks replaces Max Lanier pitching and batting 9th
t6 1-3 1 -23 O SLB M. Christman T. Wilks 13% 79% Fielder's Choice 3B; Laabs out at Hm/3B-C; Christman to 1B
t6 1-3 2 12- O SLB R. Hayworth T. Wilks 6% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Browns' Bob Muncrief facing 7-8-9
b6 3-1 0 --- O STL M. Marion B. Muncrief -1% 84% Popfly: 1B
b6 3-1 1 --- STL E. Verban B. Muncrief 1% 85% Single to RF
b6 3-1 1 1-- O STL T. Wilks B. Muncrief -1% 84% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Verban to 2B
b6 3-1 2 -2- O STL D. Litwhiler B. Muncrief -2% 82% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Browns Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 9-1-2
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Bob Muncrief (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 0 --- O SLB A. Zarilla T. Wilks 3% 86% Strikeout
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Don Gutteridge (2B) batting 1st
t7 1-3 1 --- O SLB F. Baker T. Wilks 2% 88% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-3 2 --- O SLB M. Kreevich T. Wilks 1% 89% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Browns' Jack Kramer facing 2-3-4
Jack Kramer replaces Al Zarilla (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Floyd Baker moves from PH to 2B
b7 3-1 0 --- O STL J. Hopp J. Kramer -1% 88% Single to LF; Hopp out at 2B/LF-SS-1B
b7 3-1 1 --- O STL S. Musial J. Kramer -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 3-1 2 --- STL W. Cooper J. Kramer 1% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 3-1 2 1-- O STL R. Sanders J. Kramer -1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Browns Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 3-4-5
t8 1-3 0 --- O SLB G. Moore T. Wilks 4% 90% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-3 1 --- O SLB V. Stephens T. Wilks 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t8 1-3 2 --- O SLB C. Laabs T. Wilks 1% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Browns' Jack Kramer facing 6-7-8
b8 3-1 0 --- STL W. Kurowski J. Kramer 1% 95% Walk
b8 3-1 0 1-- O STL M. Marion J. Kramer -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kurowski to 2B
b8 3-1 1 -2- STL E. Verban J. Kramer 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b8 3-1 1 12- STL T. Wilks J. Kramer 1% 96% Kurowski Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Kurowski to 3B; Verban to 2B
b8 3-1 1 -23 O STL T. Wilks J. Kramer -2% 94% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-1 2 -23 O STL D. Litwhiler J. Kramer -2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Browns Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 6-7-8
t9 1-3 0 --- O SLB G. McQuinn T. Wilks 4% 97% Foul Flyball: LF
Milt Byrnes pinch hits for Mark Christman (3B) batting 7th
t9 1-3 1 --- O SLB M. Byrnes T. Wilks 2% 99% Strikeout
Mike Chartak pinch hits for Red Hayworth (C) batting 8th
t9 1-3 2 --- O SLB M. Chartak T. Wilks 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 1, Cardinals 3.

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