St. Louis Cardinals vs St. Louis Browns
October 8, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, St. Louis Browns 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Litwhiler lf 4 1 2 1
Hopp cf 4 0 0 0
Musial rf 3 0 1 0
Cooper W. c 4 0 0 0
Sanders 1b 4 1 1 1
Kurowski 3b 4 0 1 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Verban 2b 3 0 1 0
Cooper M. p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 2b 2 0 0 0
  Baker ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Kreevich cf 4 0 2 0
Moore rf 4 0 0 0
Stephens ss 4 0 3 0
McQuinn 1b 3 0 0 0
Zarilla lf 4 0 0 0
Christman 3b 3 0 0 0
  Byrnes ph 1 0 0 0
Hayworth c 3 0 1 0
  Laabs ph 1 0 0 0
Galehouse p 3 0 1 0
  Chartak ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
St. Louis 000 001 010261
St. Louis 000 000 000071
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper  W (1-1) 9.0 7 0 0 2 12
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
2
12
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse  L (1-1) 9.0 6 2 2 1 10
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
10

  E–Musial (1), Stephens (2).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Litwhiler (1,off Galehouse); Musial (2,off Galehouse), St. Louis Kreevich (2,off M Cooper); Stephens (1,off M Cooper).  HR–St. Louis Sanders (1,6th inning off Galehouse 0 on, 2 out); Litwhiler (1,8th inning off Galehouse 0 on, 0 out).  SH–M Cooper (1,off Galehouse).  U-HP–Ziggy Sears (NL), 1B–George Pipgras (AL), 2B–Tom Dunn (NL), 3B–Bill McGowan (AL).  T–2:04.  A–36,568.
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