1944 World Series - St. Louis Cardinals over St. Louis Browns (4-2)

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1944 World Series (4-2): St. Louis Cardinals (105-49) over St. Louis Browns (89-65)

1943 WS / 1945 WS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 4, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III (St. Louis Cardinals)

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

    PITCHERS: SLB - Galehouse
              STL - Cooper, Donnelly (8)

               WP - Denny Galehouse
	       LP - Mort Cooper
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: SLB - McQuinn
              STL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 33,242

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 5, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Browns             0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0     2  7  4
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1     3  7  0

    PITCHERS: SLB - Potter, Muncrief (7)
              STL - Lanier, Donnelly (8)

               WP - Blix Donnelly
	       LP - Bob Muncrief
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: SLB - none
              STL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 35,076

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 6, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III (St. Louis Browns)

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

    PITCHERS: STL - Wilks, Schmidt (3), Jurisich (7), Byerly (7)
              SLB - Kramer

               WP - Jack Kramer
	       LP - Ted Wilks
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - none
              SLB - none

  ATTENDANCE: 34,737

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 7, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III (St. Louis Browns)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          2  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0     5 12  0
    St. Louis Browns             0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     1  9  1

    PITCHERS: STL - Brecheen
              SLB - Jakucki, Hollingsworth (4), Shirley (8)

               WP - Harry Brecheen
	       LP - Sig Jakucki
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - Musial
              SLB - none

  ATTENDANCE: 35,455

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Sunday, October 8, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III (St. Louis Browns)

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

    PITCHERS: STL - Cooper
              SLB - Galehouse

               WP - Mort Cooper
	       LP - Denny Galehouse
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - Litwhiler, Sanders
              SLB - none

  ATTENDANCE: 36,568

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 9, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Browns             0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  3  2
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x     3 10  0

    PITCHERS: SLB - Potter, Muncrief (4), Kramer (7)
              STL - Lanier, Wilks (6)

               WP - Max Lanier
	       LP - Nels Potter
             SAVE - Ted Wilks

   HOME RUNS: SLB - none
              STL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 31,630

Series Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Augie Bergamo	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	80	192	35	55	2	19	0	.286	.779
Harry Brecheen	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	31	68	8	11	0	4	0	.162	.451
Bud Byerly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	9	12	1	2	0	1	0	.167	.333
Mort Cooper	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	34	94	9	19	0	13	0	.202	.491
Walker Cooper	6	22	1	7	2	1	0	2	3	2	.318	.400	.500	.900	0	0	112	397	56	126	13	72	4	.317	.855
Blix Donnelly	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	27	16	0	1	0	0	0	.063	.273
George Fallon	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	69	141	16	28	1	9	1	.199	.547
Debs Garms	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	73	149	17	30	0	5	0	.201	.487
Johnny Hopp	6	27	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	.185	.185	.185	.370	0	0	139	527	106	177	11	72	15	.336	.903
Al Jurisich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	30	45	2	8	0	1	0	.178	.396
Whitey Kurowski	6	23	2	5	1	0	0	1	1	4	.217	.250	.261	.511	0	0	149	555	95	150	20	87	2	.270	.790
Max Lanier	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	33	77	11	14	0	2	0	.182	.417
Danny Litwhiler	5	20	2	4	1	0	1	1	2	7	.200	.273	.400	.673	0	0	140	492	53	130	15	82	2	.264	.755
Marty Marion	6	22	1	5	3	0	0	2	2	3	.227	.292	.364	.655	0	0	144	506	50	135	6	63	1	.267	.686
Stan Musial	6	23	2	7	2	0	1	2	2	0	.304	.360	.522	.882	0	0	146	568	112	197	12	94	7	.347	.990
Ken O'Dea	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	85	265	35	66	6	37	1	.249	.717
Ray Sanders	6	21	5	6	0	0	1	1	5	8	.286	.423	.429	.852	0	0	154	601	87	177	12	102	2	.295	.812
Freddy Schmidt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	37	34	3	7	0	3	0	.206	.434
Emil Verban	6	17	1	7	0	0	0	2	2	0	.412	.474	.412	.885	0	0	146	498	51	128	0	43	0	.257	.580
Ted Wilks	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	36	64	6	9	0	6	0	.141	.375
Totals	69	204	16	49	9	1	3	15	19	43	.240	.305	.338	.643	0	0	157	5475	772	1507	100		37	.275	.745

St. Louis Browns Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Floyd Baker	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	44	97	10	17	0	5	2	.175	.465
Milt Byrnes	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	128	407	63	120	4	45	1	.295	.789
Mike Chartak	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	35	72	8	17	1	7	0	.236	.637
Mark Christman	6	22	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	.091	.091	.091	.182	0	0	148	547	56	148	6	83	5	.271	.684
Ellis Clary	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	25	49	6	13	0	4	1	.265	.736
Denny Galehouse	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.200	.533	0	0	24	48	1	3	0	1	0	.063	.180
Don Gutteridge	6	21	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	5	.143	.250	.190	.440	0	0	148	603	89	148	3	36	20	.245	.646
Red Hayworth	6	17	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	.118	.250	.176	.426	0	0	90	270	20	60	1	25	0	.222	.534
Al Hollingsworth	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	26	28	1	2	0	0	0	.071	.259
Sig Jakucki	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	36	73	9	11	1	8	0	.151	.395
Jack Kramer	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	33	85	6	14	2	6	0	.165	.504
Mike Kreevich	6	26	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	5	.231	.231	.346	.577	0	0	105	402	55	121	5	44	3	.301	.754
Chet Laabs	5	15	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	6	.200	.294	.400	.694	0	0	66	201	28	47	5	23	3	.234	.709
Frank Mancuso	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	88	244	19	50	1	24	1	.205	.533
George McQuinn	6	16	2	7	2	0	1	5	7	2	.438	.609	.750	1.359	0	0	146	516	83	129	11	72	4	.250	.733
Gene Moore	6	22	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	6	.182	.280	.182	.462	0	0	110	390	56	93	6	58	0	.238	.633
Bob Muncrief	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	33	78	4	18	0	10	1	.231	.516
Nels Potter	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	32	82	4	13	0	5	0	.159	.378
Tex Shirley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	30	28	7	4	0	1	0	.143	.286
Vern Stephens	6	22	2	5	1	0	0	0	3	3	.227	.320	.273	.593	0	0	145	559	91	164	20	109	2	.293	.826
Tom Turner	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	*51	138	11	34	2	17	0	.246	.623
Al Zarilla	4	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	0	0	100	288	43	86	6	45	1	.299	.823
Totals	74	197	12	36	9	1	1	9	23	49	.183	.268	.254	.522	0	0	154	5269	684	1328	72		44	.252	.675

St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Harry Brecheen	1	1	1.00	1	0	0	1	9.0	9	1	4	4	1.444	30	22	2.85	16	5	0	189.1	174	46	88	1.162
Bud Byerly	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	0.000	9	4	3.40	2	2	0	42.1	37	20	13	1.346
Mort Cooper	2	2	1.13	1	1	0	1	16.0	9	2	5	16	0.875	34	33	2.46	22	7	1	252.1	227	60	97	1.137
Blix Donnelly	2	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	1	9	0.500	27	4	2.12	2	1	2	76.1	61	34	45	1.245
Al Jurisich	1	0	27.00	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	2	1	0	4.500	30	14	3.39	7	9	1	130.0	102	65	53	1.285
Max Lanier	2	2	2.19	1	0	0	0	12.1	8	3	8	11	1.297	33	30	2.65	17	12	0	224.1	192	71	141	1.172
Freddy Schmidt	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	3.1	1	0	1	1	0.600	37	9	3.15	7	3	5	114.1	94	58	58	1.329
Ted Wilks	2	1	5.68	0	1	1	0	6.1	5	4	3	7	1.263	36	21	2.64	17	4	0	207.2	173	49	70	1.069
Totals	12	6	1.96	4	2	1	2	55.0	36	12	23	49	1.073	157	157	2.674	105	49		1427.0	1228	468	637	1.189

St. Louis Browns Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Denny Galehouse	2	2	1.50	1	1	0	2	18.0	13	3	5	15	1.000	24	19	3.12	9	10	0	153.0	162	44	80	1.346
Al Hollingsworth	1	0	2.25	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	1	2	1	1.750	26	10	4.47	5	7	1	92.2	108	37	22	1.565
Sig Jakucki	1	1	9.00	0	1	0	0	3.0	5	3	0	4	1.667	35	24	3.55	13	9	3	198.0	211	54	67	1.338
Jack Kramer	2	1	0.00	1	0	0	1	11.0	9	0	4	12	1.182	33	31	2.49	17	13	0	257.0	233	75	124	1.198
Bob Muncrief	2	0	1.35	0	1	0	0	6.2	5	1	4	4	1.350	33	27	3.08	13	8	1	219.1	216	50	88	1.213
Nels Potter	2	2	0.93	0	1	0	0	9.2	10	1	3	6	1.345	32	29	2.83	19	7	0	232.0	211	70	91	1.211
Tex Shirley	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	1	1.500	23	11	4.15	5	4	0	80.1	59	64	35	1.531
Totals	11	6	1.49	2	4	0	3	54.1	49	9	19	43	1.252	154	154	3.169	89	65		1397.1	1392	469	581	1.332

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