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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 2

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 2

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Game Played on Thursday, April 19, 1945 (D) at Wrigley Field

STL N    0  0  0    5  3  0    0  0  0  -   8 12  0
CHI N    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bergamo rf                    4   1   0   1       1   0       2   0
Hopp cf                       5   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Schoendienst lf               4   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
W. Cooper c                   5   2   4   0       0   1       4   0
Sanders 1b                    5   2   2   0       0   1       7   1
Kurowski 3b                   4   1   3   4       0   0       1   4
Marion ss                     4   1   1   1       0   1       2   2
Verban 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
Brecheen p                    4   0   1   1       0   2       1   3
Totals                       38   8  12   7       3   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Marion-Verban-Sanders.
BATTING - 
2B: Kurowski (1,off Prim); Marion (1,off Prim).
GDP: Sanders (1,off Prim).
IBB: Verban (1,by Prim).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Schoendienst (1,2nd base off Comellas/Livingston).
CS: W. Cooper (1,2nd base by Hennessey/Livingston).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hack 3b                       3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Ostrowski ph,3b             2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Merullo ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Cavarretta 1b                 3   0   0   0       1   0      12   1
Nicholson rf                  3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Sauer lf                      3   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
Pafko cf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Johnson 2b                    4   0   1   1       0   1       2   7
Livingston c                  4   0   3   0       0   0       6   3
  Schuster pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Prim p                        1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stewart p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lowrey ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Comellas p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hughes ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hennessey p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Williams ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2       4   3      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Johnson-Merullo-Cavarretta.
E: Merullo (1), Johnson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Livingston (1,off Brecheen); Sauer (1,off Brecheen).
HR: Sauer (1,2nd inning off Brecheen 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Livingston (1,off Brecheen).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Brecheen W(1-0)               9     7   2   2   4   3   1  37

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Prim L(0-1)                   4     8   8   3   2   2   0  23
Stewart                       1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Comellas                      2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7
Hennessey                     2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                        9    12   8   3   3   6   0  41
Prim faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Prim (1).
IBB: Prim (1,Verban).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Stewart 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Lou Jorda, 3B - Beans Reardon
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 5417
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs             
1. Bergamo             rf        Hack                3b
2. Hopp                cf        Merullo             ss
3. Schoendienst        lf        Cavarretta          1b
4. W. Cooper           c         Nicholson           rf
5. Sanders             1b        Sauer               lf
6. Kurowski            3b        Pafko               cf
7. Marion              ss        Johnson             2b
8. Verban              2b        Livingston          c
9. Brecheen            p         Prim                p

CARDINALS 1ST: Bergamo flied out to left; Hopp flied out to
left; Schoendienst flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Hack struck out; Merullo flied out to center;
Cavarretta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: W. Cooper singled to third; Sanders grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [W. Cooper out at
second]; Kurowski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Nicholson flied out to center; Sauer homered to
center; Pafko struck out; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Marion grounded out (second to first); Verban
flied out to center; Brecheen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Livingston singled to left; On a bunt Prim forced
Livingston (pitcher to shortstop); Hack singled to center [Prim
to second]; Merullo forced Hack (shortstop to second) [Prim to
third]; Cavarretta flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Bergamo reached on an error by Johnson [Bergamo
to second]; Hopp popped to first; Schoendienst grounded out
(catcher to first) [Bergamo to third]; Prim threw a wild pitch
[Bergamo scored (unearned)]; W. Cooper singled to left; Sanders
singled to center [W. Cooper to second]; Kurowski doubled to
left [W. Cooper scored (unearned), Sanders scored (unearned)];
Marion doubled to left [Kurowski scored (unearned)]; Verban was
walked intentionally; Brecheen reached on a fielder's choice
[Verban to second (error by Merullo; assist by Johnson), Marion
to third]; Bergamo walked [Marion scored (unearned), Verban to
third, Brecheen to second]; Hopp struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Nicholson grounded out (first unassisted); Sauer
walked; Pafko forced Sauer (third to second); Johnson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Schoendienst singled to center; W. Cooper singled
to left [Schoendienst to second]; On a bunt Sanders singled
[Schoendienst to third, W. Cooper to second]; STEWART REPLACED
PRIM (PITCHING); Kurowski singled to left [Schoendienst scored,
W. Cooper scored, Sanders to second]; Marion popped to second;
Verban flied out to left; Brecheen singled to right [Sanders
scored, Kurowski to third]; Bergamo grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Livingston doubled to left; LOWREY BATTED FOR STEWART;
Lowrey grounded out (third to first); Hack grounded out (third
to first); Merullo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: COMELLAS REPLACED LOWREY (PITCHING); Hopp
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schoendienst walked;
Schoendienst stole second; W. Cooper struck out; Sanders
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: On a bunt Cavarretta grounded out (pitcher to first);
Nicholson walked; Sauer doubled to left [Nicholson to third];
Pafko walked; Johnson singled to third [Nicholson scored, Sauer
to third, Pafko to second]; Livingston grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kurowski singled to left; Kurowski was picked off
first (catcher to shortstop to second to shortstop to second);
Marion struck out; Verban grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HUGHES BATTED FOR COMELLAS; Hughes grounded out (third
to first); OSTROWSKI BATTED FOR HACK; Ostrowski grounded out
(pitcher to first); Merullo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: OSTROWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HENNESSEY
REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Brecheen struck out; Bergamo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hopp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Cavarretta walked; Nicholson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Sauer popped to second; Pafko flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Schoendienst grounded out (second to first); W.
Cooper singled to right; W. Cooper was caught stealing second
(catcher to second to first); Sanders struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Johnson popped to third; Livingston singled to left;
SCHUSTER RAN FOR LIVINGSTON; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR HENNESSEY;
Williams flied out to right; Ostrowski grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        8  12   0    6
 Cubs             2   7   2    8
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