MLB
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ BOSTON BRAVES
05/18/1946
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Pitching: RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: SHB Jim Russell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Keltner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Jim Russell to third
Batting: RHB Frank McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Roy Cullenbine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jim Russell scores
Frank McCormick to second
Batting: LHB Bama Rowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Frank McCormick to third
Batting: RHB Snuffy Stirnweiss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Pitching: RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Bobby Sturgeon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Birdie Tebbetts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ellis Kinder 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Verban 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: SHB Jim Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Keltner 0-0: Called Strike
Jim Russell is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Roy Cullenbine 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: RHB Ralph Branca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: LHB Bama Rowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Snuffy Stirnweiss 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Sturgeon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Birdie Tebbetts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ellis Kinder 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Russell 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Joe Schultz to second
Batting: RHB Emil Verban 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Joe Schultz to third
Batting: RHB Ralph Branca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Ken Keltner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
DELAY Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
Batting: SHB Roy Cullenbine Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bama Rowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Called Strike
Jeff Heath is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Snuffy Stirnweiss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Sturgeon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Birdie Tebbetts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ellis Kinder 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Buddy Kerr steals 2nd base
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Libke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Now at 2B: Roy Hughes
Batting: SHB Jim Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ken Keltner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roy Cullenbine 0-0: Ball
Frank McCormick steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Frank McCormick scores
Batting: LHB Bama Rowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Roy Cullenbine to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Snuffy Stirnweiss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Ellis Kinder
Now in LF: Jim Russell
Now in CF: Dave Philley
Pinch Hitting: RHB Whitey Platt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Allie Reynolds
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Pitching: RHP Art Houtteman
Batting: RHB Bobby Sturgeon 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Don Padgett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bobby Sturgeon to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Don Padgett to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Johnny Rucker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jim Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bobby Sturgeon scores
Don Padgett to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jim Russell to second
Batting: RHB Ken Keltner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank McCormick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jim Russell scores
Batting: SHB Roy Cullenbine 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 6 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Allie Reynolds
Pitching: LHP Herman Besse
Now at C: Stew Hofferth
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Joe Schultz to second
Batting: RHB Roy Hughes 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 6 - Boston 2
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