October 15, 1946 World Series Game 7 at Sportsman's Park III Play by Play and Box Score

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1946 World Series Game 7

Game 1
BOS  3
@STL  2
(10) Game 2
STL  3
BOS  0
Game 3
BOS  4
STL  0
Game 4
STL 12
@BOS  3
Game 5
BOS  6
STL  3
Game 6
STL  4
BOS  1
Game 7
STL  4
BOS  3

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 36,143

Tuesday, October 15, 1946
Time of Game: 2:17

Red Sox

Joe Cronin

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  8  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  2  0   0  1  X    4  9  1

W: H Brecheen (3-0), L: B Klinger (0-1)

Cardinals

Eddie Dyer

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Moses RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .417  .879    0    1   0   
J Pesky SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .491    0    2   1   
D DiMaggio CF                 3   0   1   3    1   1  .259  .680    0    0   0   2B
  L Culberson PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .856         0   0   
T Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    3   1   
R York 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .261 1.085    0   10   1   
  P Campbell PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Doerr 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .409 1.049    0    3   7   
P Higgins 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .519    0    0   1   
H Wagner C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  R Russell PH                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  R Partee C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    0   0   
D Ferriss P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Dobson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Metkovich PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
  B Klinger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T McBride PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    1   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: D DiMaggio (3, off H Brecheen); C Metkovich (1, off M Dickson).

TB: D DiMaggio 2; C Metkovich 2; B Doerr 2; R York; J Pesky; W Moses; R Russell.

RBI: D DiMaggio 3 (3).

2-out RBI: D DiMaggio 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   2   1    0   1  .233  .500    0    2   3   
T Moore CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .148  .355    0    3   0   
S Musial 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .767    0    6   0   2B
E Slaughter RF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .320  .993    0    4   0   IW
W Kurowski 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .728    0    3   1   2B
J Garagiola C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .737    0    4   0   
  D Rice C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.292    0    0   0   
H Walker LF                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .412 1.053    0    3   0   2B
M Marion SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .613    0    2   1   SH,IW
M Dickson P                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .400 1.200    0    0   1   2B
  H Brecheen P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   9   4    4   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: M Dickson (2, off D Ferriss); W Kurowski (3, off D Ferriss); H Walker (2, off B Klinger); S Musial (4, off D Ferriss).

SH: M Marion (3, off D Ferriss).

IBB: E Slaughter (2, by J Dobson); M Marion (1, by B Klinger).

TB: H Walker 3; M Dickson 2; S Musial 2; R Schoendienst 2; W Kurowski 2; T Moore; E Slaughter.

RBI: H Walker 2 (6); M Dickson (1); R Schoendienst (1).

2-out RBI: H Walker.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: W Kurowski (1).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ferriss                      4.1   7   3   3    1   2   0   2.03   20     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 7     38    -     1.06  -0.18
J Dobson                       2.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.80   0.10
B Klinger, L (0-1)             0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.90  -0.26
E Johnson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.09   0.03
Totals                         8     9   4   4    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 2· 8          4-0

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 Dickson                      7     5   3   3    1   3   0   3.86   27     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1· 4     57    -     1.03   0.04
H Brecheen, BS (1), W (3-0)    2     3   0   0    0   1   0   0.45    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          2-2    4.10   0.14
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·14· 2· 6          2-2

M Dickson faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Klinger (1; M Marion); J Dobson (1; E Slaughter).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Barlick, 1B - Berry, 2B - Ballanfant, 3B - Hubbard.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 36,143.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. W Moses              RF    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. J Pesky              SS    2. T Moore              CF 
3. D DiMaggio           CF    3. S Musial             1B 
4. T Williams           LF    4. E Slaughter          RF 
5. R York               1B    5. W Kurowski           3B 
6. B Doerr              2B    6. J Garagiola          C  
7. P Higgins            3B    7. H Walker             LF 
8. H Wagner             C     8. M Marion             SS 
9. D Ferriss            P     9. M Dickson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  1--      32%  86% H Walker        B Klinger       Double to CF (Line Drive); Slaughter Scores
   t 8   2  3-1  -23     -31%  53% D DiMaggio      H Brecheen      Double; Russell Scores; Metkovich Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  1-3      21%  84% R Partee        H Brecheen      Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 8   0  3-1  1--     -19%  61% C Metkovich     M Dickson       Double to LF; Russell to 3B
   t 9   0  4-3  1--     -16%  56% B Doerr         H Brecheen      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Campbell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Moses         Single to CF
          1--      37%  J Pesky         Single to CF; Moses to 3B
   RO     1-3      40%  D DiMaggio      Flyball: RF; Moses Scores
   O      1--      42%  T Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--      44%  R York          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Ferriss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  R Schoendienst  Single to LF; Schoendienst out at 2B/LF-SS
   O      ---      40%  T Moore         Popfly: 1B
          ---      42%  S Musial        Double to LF
   O      -2-      39%  E Slaughter     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Murry Dickson facing 6-7-8
          ---      33%  B Doerr         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Doerr to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      34%  P Higgins       Groundout: 2B-1B; Doerr to 3B
   O      --3      40%  H Wagner        Flyball: LF
   O      --3      44%  D Ferriss       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Ferriss facing 5-6-7
          ---      50%  W Kurowski      Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      49%  J Garagiola     Groundout: 2B-1B; Kurowski to 3B
   RO     --3      51%  H Walker        Lineout: LF; Kurowski Scores
   O      ---      50%  M Marion        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Moses         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  J Pesky         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D DiMaggio      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Ferriss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Dickson       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Moore         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Murry Dickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      55%  R York          Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  B Doerr         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Ferriss facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  S Musial        Walk
   O      1--      56%  E Slaughter     Foul Flyball: SS
   O      1--      53%  W Kurowski      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  J Garagiola     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Murry Dickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  P Higgins       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      55%  H Wagner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      56%  D Ferriss       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Ferriss facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  H Walker        Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  M Marion        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Walker to 2B
   R      -2-      73%  M Dickson       Double to LF; Walker Scores
   R      -2-      82%  R Schoendienst  Single to CF; Dickson Scores
          1--      84%  T Moore         Single to CF; Schoendienst to 2B
                  Joe Dobson replaces Dave Ferriss pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      83%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-1B; Schoendienst to 3B; Moore to 2B
          -23      83%  E Slaughter     Intentional Walk
   O      123      79%  W Kurowski      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  W Moses         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  J Pesky         Lineout: 3B
          ---      82%  D DiMaggio      Walk
   O      1--      85%  T Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joe Dobson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  J Garagiola     Strikeout
          ---      85%  H Walker        Walk
   O      1--      85%  M Marion        Groundout: 2B-1B; Walker to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  M Dickson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Murry Dickson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  R York          Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  B Doerr         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  P Higgins       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joe Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  R Schoendienst  Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  T Moore         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  S Musial        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Murry Dickson facing 8-9-1
                  Rip Russell pinch hits for Hal Wagner batting 8th
          ---      81%  R Russell       Single
                  Catfish Metkovich pinch hits for Joe Dobson batting 9th
          1--      61%  C Metkovich     Double to LF; Russell to 3B
                  Harry Brecheen replaces Murry Dickson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      72%  W Moses         Strikeout
   O      -23      84%  J Pesky         Lineout: RF
   RR     -23      53%  D DiMaggio      Double; Russell Scores; Metkovich Scores
                  Del Rice replaces Joe Garagiola playing C batting 6th; Leon Culberson pinch runs for Dom DiMaggio batting 3rd
   O      -2-      60%  T Williams      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Klinger facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Klinger replaces Catfish Metkovich pitching and batting 9th; Roy Partee replaces Rip Russell playing C batting 8th; Leon Culberson moves to CF
          ---      67%  E Slaughter     Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  W Kurowski      Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--      55%  D Rice          Flyball: LF
   R      1--      86%  H Walker        Double to CF (Line Drive); Slaughter Scores
          -2-      87%  M Marion        Intentional Walk
                  Earl Johnson replaces Bob Klinger pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  H Brecheen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Harry Brecheen facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  R York          Single to LF
                  Paul Campbell pinch runs for Rudy York batting 5th
          1--      56%  B Doerr         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Campbell to 2B
   O      12-      63%  P Higgins       Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Campbell to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  R Partee        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Tom McBride pinch hits for Earl Johnson batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  T McBride       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Cardinals 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN194610150

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