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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

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Game Played on Saturday, May 15, 1948 (N) at Sportsman's Park III

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  7  2
STL N    0  2  2    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   8 13  2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rojek ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Main p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bockman ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gregg p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Gustine 3b                    4   2   3   0       0   0       1   1
Hopp cf                       4   1   2   2       0   1       2   1
Kiner lf                      4   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Westlake rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Stevens 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       6   1
Murtaugh 2b                   2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Basgall 2b                  2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Kluttz c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       7   2
E. Riddle p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Lombardi p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson ph,ss                2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       35   3   7   3       0   8      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Stevens-Rojek-E. Riddle, Hopp-Rojek-Kluttz-Murtaugh.
E: Stevens (1), Murtaugh (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Gustine (5,off Brecheen).
3B: Hopp (2,off Brecheen).
Team LOB: 5.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LaPointe 2b                   4   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Moore cf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Musial lf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       4   0
Slaughter rf                  2   3   1   2       2   0       1   0
Kurowski 3b                   4   2   3   1       0   1       1   0
  Lang 3b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Jones 1b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       6   1
Marion ss                     4   0   2   2       0   0       2   3
D. Rice c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       9   0
Brecheen p                    4   0   0   0       0   3       0   1
Totals                       33   8  13   7       4   4      27   5
FIELDING - 
E: LaPointe (1), Slaughter (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Marion 2 (4,off E. Riddle,off Lombardi).
HR: Slaughter (2,3rd inning off E. Riddle 1 on 2 out).
SH: Moore (1,off E. Riddle).
GDP: Musial (3,off E. Riddle).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: LaPointe (1,2nd base by Main/Kluttz).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
E. Riddle L(3-1)              4    11   8   7   2   1   1  24
Lombardi                      1     2   0   0   0   1   0   3
Main                          2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Gregg                         1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        8    13   8   7   4   4   1  38
E. Riddle faced 5 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lombardi 3-2.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Brecheen W(4-0)               9     7   3   3   0   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - George Barr, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Al Barlick
Ejections: PIT Coach Bill Burwell by George Barr [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10086
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Rojek               ss        LaPointe            2b
2. Gustine             3b        Moore               cf
3. Hopp                cf        Musial              lf
4. Kiner               lf        Slaughter           rf
5. Westlake            rf        Kurowski            3b
6. Stevens             1b        Jones               1b
7. Murtaugh            2b        Marion              ss
8. Kluttz              c         D. Rice             c
9. E. Riddle           p         Brecheen            p

PIRATES 1ST: Rojek reached on an error by LaPointe; Gustine
singled to right [Rojek to second]; Hopp forced Gustine (first
to shortstop) [Rojek to third]; Kiner popped to third in foul
territory; Westlake grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: LaPointe grounded out (third to first); Moore
singled to left; Musial grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stevens was called out on strikes; Pirate coach
Burwell ejected by HP umpire Barr for arguing balls and
strikes; Murtaugh was called out on strikes; Kluttz flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Slaughter walked; Kurowski singled to left
[Slaughter to second]; Jones singled to left [Slaughter to
third, Kurowski to second]; Marion popped to catcher in foul
territory; D. Rice forced Jones (shortstop to second) [Slaughter
scored, Kurowski scored (error by Murtaugh) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Brecheen struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: E. Riddle grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojek
flied out to center; Gustine made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt LaPointe singled; Moore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [LaPointe to second]; Musial
flied out to left; Slaughter homered to right [LaPointe
scored]; onto the RF roof; Kurowski singled to left;
Jones flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Hopp was called out on strikes; Kiner struck out;
Westlake flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Marion doubled; D. Rice flied out to center;
Brecheen grounded out (first unassisted) [Marion to third];
LaPointe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stevens flied out to right; Murtaugh flied out to
center; Kluttz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Moore singled to left; Musial singled to center
[Moore to third]; Slaughter walked [Musial to second]; Kurowski
singled to third [Moore scored, Musial to third, Slaughter to
second]; Jones singled to center [Musial scored, Slaughter to
third, Kurowski to second]; LOMBARDI REPLACED E. RIDDLE
(PITCHING); Marion doubled to center [Slaughter scored, Kurowski
scored, Jones out at home (center to shortstop to catcher),
Marion out at second (catcher to second)]; D. Rice singled to
left; Brecheen struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 8.

PIRATES 6TH: WILSON BATTED FOR LOMBARDI; Wilson struck out;
Rojek flied out to center; Gustine singled to right [Gustine to
second (error by Slaughter)]; Hopp tripled to center [Gustine
scored]; Kiner singled to left [Hopp scored]; Westlake struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: MAIN REPLACED ROJEK (PITCHING); WILSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); BASGALL REPLACED MURTAUGH (PLAYING 2B);
LaPointe reached on an error by Stevens; LaPointe was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moore popped to third in
foul territory; Musial walked; Slaughter popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Stevens made an out to catcher; Basgall grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kluttz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kurowski struck out; Jones flied out to left;
Marion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.

PIRATES 8TH: LANG REPLACED KUROWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Wilson flied
out to left; BOCKMAN BATTED FOR MAIN; Bockman made an out to
first; Gustine doubled to left; Hopp singled to right [Gustine
scored]; Kiner singled to left [Hopp to second]; Westlake made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals
8.

CARDINALS 8TH: GREGG REPLACED BOCKMAN (PITCHING); D. Rice flied
out to right; Brecheen struck out; LaPointe walked; Moore
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cardinals 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Stevens struck out; Basgall struck out; Kluttz
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          3   7   2    5
 Cardinals        8  13   2    6
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