MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/27/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 90 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (5-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 13 1
St. Louis Cardinals (6-5) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 11 1
Cubs Squeeze By St. Louis, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals got a sterling performance from pitcher Thornton Lee, but the Chicago Cubs still prevailed, 5-4. Lee threw 7.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The win puts Chicago at 5-5.

Chicago needed the clutch hitting of Ted Williams to seal the deal. The left fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cubs on top, 5-4. For the game, Williams had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Williams.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pesky SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .195 0 0
B. Blattner 2B 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 .250 0 4
C. Furillo CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .282 0 3
T. Williams LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .281 2 10
P. Lowrey 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .194 0 2
   c-E. Mayo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Ostrowski 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Sanders 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .237 0 4
C. McCullough C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .216 0 6
W. Moses RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .300 0 3
   a-D. Kolloway PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-R. Derry RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Judd P 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .200 0 0
   J. Page P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5 5 4 18      
a - D. Kolloway pinch hit for W. Moses in the 8th
b - R. Derry substituted for D. Kolloway in the 8th
c - E. Mayo pinch hit for P. Lowrey in the 9th
d - J. Ostrowski substituted for E. Mayo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Furillo (2, 9th Inning off A. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Blattner (4, 9th Inning off A. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Williams (2, 9th Inning off A. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Blattner 4 , C. Furillo 3 , T. Williams 5 , R. Sanders 2 , C. McCullough 2 , D. Kolloway , O. Judd
2-out RBI: C. McCullough , D. Kolloway
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Blattner , O. Judd
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Furillo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pesky (4)
OF assists: 1 (Furillo(Rowell at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF, LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .244 0 0
K. Keltner 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .333 1 8
F. McCormick 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .209 0 7
R. Cullenbine RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .186 0 4
S. Stirnweiss 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .209 0 4
B. Sturgeon SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .333 1 3
B. Rowell LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .324 0 3
   a-D. Philley LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
B. Dickey C 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .314 0 6
T. Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
   H. Besse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. McBride PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 2 6 3 25      
a - D. Philley substituted for B. Rowell in the 8th
b - T. McBride pinch hit for H. Besse in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rowell (3, 2nd Inning off O. Judd, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Keltner (2, 5th Inning off O. Judd, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Stirnweiss (2, 9th Inning off J. Page, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Russell 2 , K. Keltner 3 , R. Cullenbine , S. Stirnweiss 2 , B. Sturgeon 3 , B. Rowell 3
2-out RBI: K. Keltner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Keltner , F. McCormick 3 , S. Stirnweiss , D. Philley
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Cullenbine (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Keltner (4)
OF assists: 3 (Russell(Blattner at 2nd base), Russell(Kolloway at 3rd base), Philley(Sanders at 2nd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Judd 7.0 10 4 3 6 2 0 136 1.69   
J. Page W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Judd 39
Batters Faced: O. Judd 36, J. Page 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Judd 10-7, J. Page 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: O. Judd 136-79, J. Page 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Page 2-0
WP: O. Judd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lee 7.2 7 2 1 5 4 0 131 3.80   
H. Besse H (1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
A. Reynolds L (0-2), BS (1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 16 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lee 58
Batters Faced: T. Lee 34, H. Besse 2, A. Reynolds 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lee 8-9, H. Besse 0-0, A. Reynolds 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lee 131-72, H. Besse 9-6, A. Reynolds 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Besse 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thornton Lee
Ballpark: Sportsmans Park
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 18623
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