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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 17, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, played on September 17, 1941 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Earley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Skippy Roberge | Second Baseman |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Tom Earley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | Left Fielder |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Estel Crabtree | Right Fielder |
| Creepy Crespi | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 17, 1941
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Pollet
Sisti bunts towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Pollet
Cooney hits a line drive towards first. Mize catches it and steps on first to double up Sisti. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Pollet
Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Earley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Earley
Hopp hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Earley
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Earley
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crabtree vs. Earley
Crabtree hits a fly ball into left field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Pollet
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pollet
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Pollet
There goes Miller. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pollet
Masi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberge vs. Pollet
Roberge hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. Earley
Crespi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Earley
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Earley
There goes Marion. The throw from Masi and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Earley
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pollet
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crespi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earley vs. Pollet
Earley strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Pollet
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Pollet
Cooney hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Earley
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Earley
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Earley
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Earley
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Pollet
Hassett hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Pollet
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Crabtree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pollet
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Pollet
There goes Miller. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Crespi applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Earley
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Earley
Crabtree hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. Earley
Crespi hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pollet
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberge vs. Pollet
Roberge hits a popup, foul, towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Pollet
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Earley vs. Pollet
There's a wild pitch. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Earley vs. Pollet
Earley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Masi scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Pollet
Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Earley moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooney vs. Pollet
Cooney hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Earley
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Earley
Mancuso hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Earley
Pollet is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Pollet
Hassett hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Pollet
Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pollet
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Pollet
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crespi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Earley
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Earley
Hopp bunts, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Earley
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Roberge fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Earley
Mize hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Roberge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Pollet
Roberge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Pollet
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Earley vs. Pollet
Earley bunts towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Earley for the out. Roberge moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Pollet
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Earley
Crabtree hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. Earley
Crespi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Earley
Marion bunts in front of the plate. Masi fields it and throws to first for the out. Crespi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Earley
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Pollet
Cooney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Pollet
Hassett bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Pollet
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crespi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Pollet
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Earley
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Earley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Earley drops the ball. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Earley
Hopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moore. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Earley
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Earley
Mize is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crabtree vs. Earley
Crabtree hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett juggles the ball. That's an error on Hassett. Brown scores. Hopp scores. Mize moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crespi vs. Earley
Crespi takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Crabtree moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Earley
Marion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Crabtree scores. Crespi moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Earley
Mancuso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crespi scores. Marion moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pollet vs. Johnson
Art Johnson now pitching.
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pollet
Masi hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Pollet
Roberge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dudra vs. Pollet
John Dudra pinch hits for Gene Moore.
Dudra takes first base on ball four. Roberge moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Pollet
Al Montgomery pinch hits for Art Johnson.
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Roberge moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisti vs. Pollet
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1941, game 1 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Sisti S, 3b 4 0 2 0 Brown J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Cooney J, cf 3 0 0 0 Hopp J, lf 4 1 1 0
Hassett B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moore T, cf 3 0 0 0
Demaree F, lf 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Miller E, ss 4 0 3 0 Crabtree E, rf 4 2 1 1
Masi P, c 4 1 1 0 Crespi C, 2b 2 1 0 0
Roberge S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Marion M, ss 2 0 1 2
Moore G, rf 3 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 1 1
Dudra J, ph 0 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 4 0 0 0
Earley T, p 2 0 1 1
Johnson A, p 0 0 0 0
Montgomery A, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 1 8 1 30 6 7 4
Boston 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 15x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Earley T (L) 7.2 7 6 1 4 4
Johnson A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W) 9.0 8 1 0 4 1
E -- Marion M, Earley T, Hassett B
DP -- Boston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 9, St.Louis 6
2B -- Hopp J
HR -- Crabtree E
CS -- Miller E 2, Marion M
SH -- Earley T, Marion M, Hassett B
HBP -- by Earley T (Crespi C)
WP -- Pollet H
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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