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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 23, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,722 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Culley Rikard | Center Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Erv Dusak | Right Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Jeff Cross | Shortstop |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Rice settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Rice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Munger
Rikard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Munger
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Roe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Roe
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Roe
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Roe
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field. Rikard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rikard. Musial scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Roe
Dusak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Dusak reaches second base with a double. Kurowski scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Roe
Rice hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Munger
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cross vs. Roe
Cross hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Roe
Munger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Roe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Munger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Roe
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Roe
Musial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Munger
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Munger
Basinski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Munger
Roe bunts for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rikard vs. Munger
Rikard hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Roe
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Roe
Dusak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Roe
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Munger
Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Munger
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Munger
There's a wild pitch. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Munger
Kluttz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cross vs. Roe
Cross hits a line drive into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Roe
Munger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Roe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Munger
Basinski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Munger
Roe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Roe
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Roe
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Roe
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dusak vs. Roe
Dusak hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Roe
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Munger
Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Munger
Westlake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Munger
Greenberg strikes out. There goes Rikard. The throw from Rice to second, and Rikard is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cross vs. Roe
Cross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Roe
Munger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Roe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Roe
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Munger
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Munger
Jim Russell pinch hits for Eddie Basinski.
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Roe
Whitey Wietelmann now playing second base.
Musial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Roe
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Roe
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Roe
Dusak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Munger
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Sullivan hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Munger
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dusak throws the ball in to Cross who tags Cox trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Munger
Rikard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cross vs. Bagby
Cross hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Bagby
Munger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Munger
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Munger
Greenberg hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Munger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Schoendienst fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Munger
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1947 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Cox B, ss 4 0 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rikard C, cf 4 0 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 1 0
Westlake W, rf 3 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 2 1 2 0
Gustine F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Slaughter E, lf 3 0 1 1
Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0 Dusak E, rf 4 0 1 1
Kluttz C, c 3 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 0 0 0
Basinski E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cross J, ss 3 0 0 0
Russell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Munger R, p 4 0 1 0
Wietelmann W, 2b 0 0 0 0
Roe P, p 2 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 6 0 32 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 200 000 00x -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (L) 7.0 8 2 2 4 2
Bagby J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 5
E -- Rice D, Rikard C
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 10
2B -- Musial S, Dusak E, Kurowski W
CS -- Rikard C
WP -- Munger R
T -- 2:02
A -- 12722
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