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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 6, 1943
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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 August 6, 1943 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,976 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Maurice Van Robays | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Klein | Second Baseman |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 6, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Robays vs. Lanier
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coscarart scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Musial reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Sewell
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Musial scores. Cooper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Sewell
Lanier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Lanier
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Sewell
Cooper hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez catches it and throws to first to double up Musial. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Lanier
Van Robays strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a line drive towards short. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Sewell
Lanier bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sewell. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein takes first base on ball four. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marion scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lanier moves to third. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Sewell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lanier scores. Klein moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Lanier
Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Sewell
Lanier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Lanier
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field. Walker picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Elliott scores. Fletcher moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Lanier
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Lanier
Sewell hits a line drive towards first. Sanders juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards second. Klein picks up the ball and throws DiMaggio out. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Sewell
There goes Walker. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Walker steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Sewell
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Sewell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Sewell
The umpire calls a balk on Sewell Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Sewell
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Sewell
Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Sanders reaches third base with a triple. Cooper scores. Kurowski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
George Fallon now playing second base.
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lanier
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Lanier
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Sewell
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Sewell
Lanier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Sewell
Fallon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lanier
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lanier
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Lanier
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lanier
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1943 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Klein L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Russell J, lf 4 0 0 0 Fallon G, 2b 1 0 1 0
Van Robays M, rf 4 0 0 1 Walker H, cf 4 2 1 1
Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Musial S, rf 4 1 4 1
Fletcher E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Cooper W, c 3 2 1 1
Gustine F, ss 4 0 1 1 Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 2 5
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Hopp J, lf 4 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 3 0 1 0 Marion M, ss 4 1 2 0
Lanier M, p 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 2 33 8 11 8
Pittsburgh 100 000 200 -- 3
St.Louis 300 020 30x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (L) 8.0 11 8 8 4 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (W) 9.0 5 3 1 3 9
E -- Walker H 2, Sewell R, Sanders R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, St.Louis 6
2B -- Musial S, Sanders R, Walker H
3B -- Sanders R
SB -- Walker H
SH -- Lanier M
Balk -- Sewell R
T -- 2:01
A -- 23976
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