Cardinals @ Yankees
October 7, 1943

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cardinals	2	6	4
Yankees	6	8	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Cardinals	2	6	4
Yankees	6	8	0

Danny Litwhiler Postseason Stats

	Game	Postseason
Average	.667	.222
OBP	.667	.364
At Bats	3	9
Hits	2	2
• Singles	2	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	2	2

Johnny Murphy Postseason Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Yankee Stadium - October 7, 1943

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Strikeout

Johnny Murphy

Bill Dickey

Nick Etten

Joe Gordon

Billy Johnson

Frankie Crosetti

Charlie Keller

Tuck Stainback

Johnny Lindell

Danny Litwhiler

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals	2	6	4	5
New York Yankees	6	8	0	4
Winning Pitcher	Hank Borowy
Losing Pitcher	Al Brazle
Save	Johnny Murphy
Game Winning RBI	Billy Johnson
Attendance	69,990
Time of Game	2 hours 10 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Litwhiler strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Whitey Kurowski. O'Dea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Etten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller scores. There goes Dickey trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned.

Bottom 8 Harry Brecheen now pitching. Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Gordon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Bottom 8 Howie Krist now pitching. Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Keller moves to second.

Bottom 8 Keller takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walker, who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Lindell scores. Stirnweiss scores. Crosetti goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 8 Crosetti is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Stainback hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stirnweiss moves to second.

Bottom 8 Snuffy Stirnweiss pinch hits for Hank Borowy. Stirnweiss bunts and there's an error on the play. Lindell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 8 Lindell 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. Lindell moves to second.

Top 8 There goes Cooper. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag.

Top 8 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Walker hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Etten strikes out.

Bottom 7 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Brazle covering, for the out.

Bottom 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Klein hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Marion strikes out.

Bottom 6 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Marion fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kurowski. Borowy scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Stainback hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Borowy moves to third.

Bottom 6 Borowy hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Top 6 Litwhiler strikes out.

Top 6 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Kurowski hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lindell is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Etten hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Walker hits a popup towards the mound. Borowy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brazle fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion.

Top 4 Klein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Brazle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Marion is walked intentionally.

Top 4 Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Kurowski scores. Sanders moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second.

Top 4 Sanders is walked intentionally.

Top 4 Kurowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Kurowski reaches second base with a double. Musial moves to third.

Top 4 Cooper hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Borowy strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Borowy out.

Bottom 3 Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Klein bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Borowy covering, for the out.

Top 3 Brazle strikes out.

Bottom 2 Etten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Marion hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Sanders strikes out.

Top 2 Kurowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Keller strikes out.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Crosetti bunts towards the mound. Brazle fields it and throws to first for the out. Stainback moves to second.

Bottom 1 Stainback hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Musial takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Walker reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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