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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 15, 1950 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,601 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kazak | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1950
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Minner
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Minner fires to first and has Diering trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Diering for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Minner
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Pollet
Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Pollet
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Pollet
Ward strikes out. There goes Borkowski. The throw from Rice to Marion, and Borkowski is out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Minner
Kazak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Minner
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Minner
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Pollet
Serena hits a line drive into left field. Musial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Musial. Pafko moves to third. Serena moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Pollet
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Pollet
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Minner
Pollet strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Minner
Diering strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a line drive towards third. Serena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Pollet
Eddie Miller now playing second base. Red Schoendienst now playing third base.
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Pollet
Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Pollet
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Pollet
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Minner
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Minner
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Minner
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marion for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Pollet
Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Minner
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Minner
Pollet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Minner
Diering hits a line drive into left field. Jeffcoat picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jeffcoat. Pollet goes all the way around to score. Diering moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pollet
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Pollet
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Pollet
Minner hits a line drive towards third. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Minner
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Minner
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Minner
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Minner
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Pollet
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Pollet
Borkowski hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Pollet
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Minner
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Minner
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Pollet
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Serena vs. Pollet
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jeffcoat scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pollet
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Pollet
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Minner
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Pollet
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Paul Minner.
Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Pollet
Emil Verban pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Verban moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Borkowski vs. Pollet
Phil Cavarretta pinch runs for Emil Verban.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Pollet
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terwilliger scores. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Martin
Fred Martin now pitching.
Pafko hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miller catches it and throws to second with Marion covering, to double up Borkowski. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Miller hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Leonard
Marion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Marion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Leonard
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howerton vs. Leonard
Bill Howerton pinch hits for Del Rice.
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1950 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Diering C, cf 4 0 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 0 0
Schoendienst , 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Borkowski B, rf 4 0 3 1
Musial S, lf 4 1 2 1 Ward P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, lf 4 1 2 1
Kazak E, 3b 1 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 3 0 1 0
Miller E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Serena B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 2 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 1 0
Nelson R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Owen M, c 3 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 0 0 Minner P, p 2 0 0 0
Howerton B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 1 0
Pollet H, p 3 1 1 0 Verban E, pr 0 0 0 0
Martin F, p 0 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, pr 0 1 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 1 30 3 9 2
St.Louis 100 010 000 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 12x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (L) 7.1 9 3 3 2 4
Martin F 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (W) 8.0 7 2 1 1 4
Leonard D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Smalley R, Musial S, Jeffcoat H
DP -- St.Louis 4, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 5
2B -- Sauer H, Marion M
HR -- Musial S
CS -- Borkowski B
T -- 1:54
A -- 17601
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