October 7, 1944 World Series Game 4 at Sportsman's Park III Play by Play and Box Score

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1944 World Series Game 4

Game 1
SLB  2
@STL  1
Game 2
STL  3
SLB  2
(11) Game 3
SLB  6
STL  2
Game 4
STL  5
@SLB  1
Game 5
STL  2
@SLB  0
Game 6
STL  3
SLB  1

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 35,455

Saturday, October 7, 1944
Time of Game: 2:22

Cardinals

Billy Southworth

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 12  0
Browns          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  9  1

W: H Brecheen (1-0), L: S Jakucki (0-1)

Browns

Luke Sewell

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Litwhiler LF                4   1   2   0    1   1  .182  .490    0    2   0   
J Hopp CF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .211  .422    0    4   0   
S Musial RF                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .375 1.037    0    2   0   HR,2B
W Cooper C                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .333 1.012    0    4   0   3B,IW
R Sanders 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .730    0    9   0   
W Kurowski 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .438    0    0   3   
M Marion SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .945    0    1   3   2B
E Verban 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .606    0    4   3   
H Brecheen P                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   3   
Totals                       38   5  12   4    3   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Marion (3, off A Hollingsworth); S Musial (1, off A Hollingsworth).

3B: W Cooper (1, off T Shirley).

HR: S Musial (1, off S Jakucki; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: W Cooper (2, by A Hollingsworth).

TB: S Musial 7; W Cooper 4; M Marion 2; D Litwhiler 2; J Hopp 2; E Verban; R Sanders.

RBI: S Musial 2 (2); W Cooper (2); M Marion (2).

2-out RBI: W Cooper.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Marion-E Verban-R Sanders; W Kurowski-E Verban-R Sanders.

St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gutteridge 2B               4   0   2   0    1   1  .188  .528    0    3   2   
M Kreevich CF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .389    0    4   2   
G Moore RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .620    0    1   0   
V Stephens SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .437    0    1   6   
C Laabs LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .167  .417    0    1   0   2B,GDP
G McQuinn 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .545 1.688    0    9   0   
M Christman 3B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .125  .250    0    0   1   
R Hayworth C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .381    0    5   0   GDP
  F Mancuso C                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    3   0   
S Jakucki P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Clary PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Hollingsworth P           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Byrnes PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  T Shirley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   9   0    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Laabs (1, off H Brecheen).

TB: C Laabs 3; D Gutteridge 2; G McQuinn; M Christman; F Mancuso; V Stephens; M Kreevich.

GIDP: C Laabs (1); R Hayworth (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Gutteridge (3).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brecheen, W (1-0)            9     9   1   1    4   4   0   1.00   38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 9     65    -     0.68   0.29
Totals                         9     9   1   1    4   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 9           -

St. Louis Browns              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jakucki, L (0-1)             3     5   4   3    0   4   1   9.00   15     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 4     39    -     0.74  -0.23
A Hollingsworth                4     5   1   1    2   1   0   2.25   18     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5          0-0    0.28   0.02
T Shirley                      2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   4    3   6   1          41     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Hollingsworth (1; W Cooper).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Pipgras, 1B - Sears, 2B - McGowan, 3B - Dunn.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 35,455.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           St. Louis Browns                     
1. D Litwhiler          LF    1. D Gutteridge         2B 
2. J Hopp               CF    2. M Kreevich           CF 
3. S Musial             RF    3. G Moore              RF 
4. W Cooper             C     4. V Stephens           SS 
5. R Sanders            1B    5. C Laabs              LF 
6. W Kurowski           3B    6. G McQuinn            1B 
7. M Marion             SS    7. M Christman          3B 
8. E Verban             2B    8. R Hayworth           C  
9. H Brecheen           P     9. S Jakucki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      17%  67% S Musial        S Jakucki       Home Run (Deep RF); Hopp Scores
   b 2   1  2-0  1-3      12%  71% R Hayworth      H Brecheen      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-2  12-       8%  79% W Cooper        S Jakucki       Single to LF; Litwhiler Scores; Musial to 2B
   t 3   2  0-3  12-       7%  86% R Sanders       S Jakucki       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Musial Scores/unER/No RBI; Cooper to 3B; Sanders to 1B
   b 2   1  2-0  1--      -7%  59% M Christman     H Brecheen      Single to CF; McQuinn to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sig Jakucki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Litwhiler     Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Hopp          Single
   RR     1--      67%  S Musial        Home Run (Deep RF); Hopp Scores
   O      ---      66%  W Cooper        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, Harry Brecheen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  D Gutteridge    Strikeout
          ---      65%  M Kreevich      Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  G Moore         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--      70%  V Stephens      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sig Jakucki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  W Kurowski      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  M Marion        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  E Verban        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, Harry Brecheen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  C Laabs         Flyball: LF
          ---      66%  G McQuinn       Single to LF
          1--      59%  M Christman     Single to CF; McQuinn to 3B
   OO     1-3      71%  R Hayworth      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sig Jakucki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  H Brecheen      Strikeout
          ---      71%  D Litwhiler     Single
   O      1--      69%  J Hopp          Strikeout
          1--      71%  S Musial        Single (Ground Ball); Litwhiler to 2B
   R      12-      79%  W Cooper        Single to LF; Litwhiler Scores; Musial to 2B
   R      12-      86%  R Sanders       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Musial Scores/unER/No RBI; Cooper to 3B; Sanders to 1B
   O      1-3      84%  W Kurowski      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Behind 0-4, Harry Brecheen facing 9-1-2
                  Ellis Clary pinch hits for Sig Jakucki batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  E Clary         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---      84%  D Gutteridge    Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  M Kreevich      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      88%  G Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Browns 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Al Hollingsworth facing 7-8-9
                  Al Hollingsworth replaces Ellis Clary pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  M Marion        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  E Verban        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  H Brecheen      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-4, Harry Brecheen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  V Stephens      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  C Laabs         Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  G McQuinn       Groundout: P-1B; Laabs to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  M Christman     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Browns 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Al Hollingsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  D Litwhiler     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Hopp          Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  S Musial        Walk
   O      1--      88%  W Cooper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-4, Harry Brecheen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  R Hayworth      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      91%  A Hollingsworth Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      90%  D Gutteridge    Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  M Kreevich      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Browns 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Al Hollingsworth facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  R Sanders       Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  W Kurowski      Strikeout
   R      1--      96%  M Marion        Double (LF-CF); Sanders Scores
   O      -2-      95%  E Verban        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      94%  H Brecheen      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-5, Harry Brecheen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  G Moore         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      96%  V Stephens      Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  C Laabs         Double to LF
          -2-      95%  G McQuinn       Walk
   O      12-      97%  M Christman     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Hollingsworth facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Mancuso replaces Red Hayworth playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  D Litwhiler     Single to CF; Litwhiler out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---      97%  J Hopp          Single to LF
          1--      98%  S Musial        Double to LF (LF Line); Hopp to 3B
          -23      98%  W Cooper        Intentional Walk
   O      123      97%  R Sanders       Popfly: 2B
   O      123      96%  W Kurowski      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-5, Harry Brecheen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  F Mancuso       Flyball: RF
                  Milt Byrnes pinch hits for Al Hollingsworth batting 9th
          ---      96%  M Byrnes        Walk
   O      1--      97%  D Gutteridge    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  M Kreevich      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tex Shirley facing 7-8-9
                  Tex Shirley replaces Milt Byrnes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M Marion        Strikeout
          ---      98%  E Verban        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  H Brecheen      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  D Litwhiler     Walk; Brecheen to 2B
   O      12-      98%  J Hopp          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-5, Harry Brecheen facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  G Moore         Walk
          1--      92%  V Stephens      Single to RF; Moore to 3B
   ROO    1-3      98%  C Laabs         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Moore Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      99%  G McQuinn       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tex Shirley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  W Cooper        Triple to CF; Cooper out at Hm/CF-SS-C
   O      ---      98%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Browns Batting, Behind 1-5, Harry Brecheen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  M Christman     Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  F Mancuso       Single to LF
                  Tom Turner pinch hits for Tex Shirley batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  T Turner        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--      99%  D Gutteridge    Walk; Mancuso to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Kreevich      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Browns 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLA194410070

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BATTING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation