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August 14, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 7 1
Pirates 3 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 7 1
Pirates 3 12 0

Danny Murtaugh Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .273
OBP .250 .356
At Bats 4 289
Hits 1 79
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 39

Harry Brecheen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 3 0
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Forbes Field - August 14, 1948
Out
Harry Brecheen
Del Rice
Nippy Jones
Erv Dusak
Don Lang
Marty Marion
Enos Slaughter
Terry Moore
Stan Musial
Danny Murtaugh
Wally Westlake
Dixie Walker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 6 7 1 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 12 0 13
Winning Pitcher Harry Brecheen
Losing Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Del Rice
Attendance 22,283
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Brecheen covering, for the out. Walker moves to third. Westlake moves to second.
Bottom 9 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Marion hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dusak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rojek hits a line drive towards the mound. Brecheen catches it and throws to first to double up Fitz Gerald.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murtaugh moves to third.
Bottom 8 Monty Basgall pinch hits for Elmer Singleton. Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Lang now playing third base. Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion.
Top 8 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kurowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Max West now playing first base. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops it up and throws to first, with Singleton covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Eddie Bockman pinch hits for Ed Stevens. Bockman hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Westlake takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald scores. Rojek moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Rojek reaches second base with a double. Fitz Gerald moves to third.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens strikes out.
Top 6 Dusak strikes out.
Top 6 Brecheen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Singleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 5 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. Moore goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Elmer Singleton now pitching. Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dusak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Mel Queen. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Murtaugh moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mel Queen now pitching. Dusak hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brecheen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Brecheen reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Jones is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Kurowski bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to third. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 4 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Moore moves to second.
Top 4 Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to third.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Marion hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dusak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brecheen strikes out.
Top 3 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ostermueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones strikes out.
Top 2 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Westlake is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Gustine goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Walker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moore hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dusak hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.