October 8, 1944 World Series Game 5 at Sportsman's Park III Play by Play and Box Score

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1944 World Series Game 5

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: 36,568

Sunday, October 8, 1944
Time of Game: 2:04

Cardinals

Billy Southworth

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

W: M Cooper (1-1), L: D Galehouse (1-1)

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   1    0   1  .267  .886    0    0   0   HR,2B
J Hopp CF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .174  .348    0    3   0   
S Musial RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .368 1.061    0    1   0   2B
W Cooper C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .807    0   13   0   
R Sanders 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .278  .853    0    4   0   HR
W Kurowski 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .450    0    3   0   
M Marion SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .754    0    1   2   
E Verban 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    2   0   
M Cooper P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   3   SH,GDP
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1  10                    27   5

BATTING

2B: D Litwhiler (1, off D Galehouse); S Musial (2, off D Galehouse).

HR: D Litwhiler (1, off D Galehouse; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Sanders (1, off D Galehouse; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: M Cooper (1, off D Galehouse).

TB: D Litwhiler 6; R Sanders 4; S Musial 2; E Verban; W Kurowski.

GIDP: M Cooper (1).

RBI: D Litwhiler (1); R Sanders (1).

2-out RBI: R Sanders.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: S Musial (1).

St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gutteridge 2B               2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .508    0    1   0   
  F Baker PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Kreevich CF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .227  .545    0    5   0   2B
G Moore RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .497    0    2   0   
V Stephens SS                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .278  .714    0    1   1   2B
G McQuinn 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .429 1.386    0    6   0   
A Zarilla LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .222    0    0   0   
M Christman 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .210    0    0   1   
  M Byrnes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
R Hayworth C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .435    0   12   1   
  C Laabs PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .385    0    0   0   
D Galehouse P                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .533    0    0   3   
  M Chartak PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   0   7   0    2  12                    27   6

BATTING

2B: V Stephens (1, off M Cooper); M Kreevich (2, off M Cooper).

TB: V Stephens 4; M Kreevich 3; D Galehouse; R Hayworth.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. V Stephens-G McQuinn.

E: V Stephens (2).

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
M Cooper, W (1-1)              9     7   0   0    2  12   0   1.13   36     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0· 7     83    -     1.55   0.66
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2  12   0          36     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0· 7           -

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
D Galehouse, L (1-1)           9     6   2   2    1  10   2   1.50   34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 5     76    -     0.99   0.16
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1  10   2          34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 36,568.

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. G McQuinn            1B 
6. W Kurowski           3B    6. A Zarilla            LF 
7. M Marion             SS    7. M Christman          3B 
8. E Verban             2B    8. R Hayworth           C  
9. M Cooper             P     9. D Galehouse          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-0  ---      18%  62% R Sanders       D Galehouse     Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 6   2  1-0  123      13%  69% M Christman     M Cooper        Strikeout Looking
   b 6   1  1-0  123      13%  56% A Zarilla       M Cooper        Strikeout Looking
   t 8   0  0-1  ---      12%  86% D Litwhiler     D Galehouse     Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   b 6   1  1-0  1--     -11%  49% V Stephens      M Cooper        Single to CF; Moore to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Litwhiler     Double (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      52%  J Hopp          Strikeout
          -2-      54%  S Musial        Walk
   O      12-      49%  W Cooper        Strikeout
   O      12-      45%  R Sanders       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Gutteridge    Walk
   O      1--      45%  M Kreevich      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      48%  G Moore         Flyball: RF
          1--      46%  V Stephens      Single to LF; Gutteridge to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G McQuinn       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  W Kurowski      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  M Marion        Bunt Popfly: C
          1--      54%  E Verban        Single; Kurowski to 2B
   OO     12-      45%  M Cooper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  A Zarilla       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Christman     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      50%  R Hayworth      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Litwhiler     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Hopp          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  S Musial        Double to RF
   O      -2-      44%  W Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Galehouse     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Gutteridge    Foul Flyball: C
          ---      46%  M Kreevich      Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  G Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  W Kurowski      Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      44%  M Marion        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  V Stephens      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  G McQuinn       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Zarilla       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  E Verban        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Verban to 1B
   O      1--      52%  M Cooper        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Verban to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  D Litwhiler     Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Verban to 3B
   O      --3      43%  J Hopp          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  M Christman     Popfly: 2B
          ---      41%  R Hayworth      Single to RF; Hayworth to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      45%  D Galehouse     Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Gutteridge    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Browns 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  S Musial        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  W Cooper        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      62%  R Sanders       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      60%  W Kurowski      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-1, Mort Cooper facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  M Kreevich      Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  G Moore         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  V Stephens      Single to CF; Moore to 3B
          1-3      44%  G McQuinn       Walk; Stephens to 2B
   O      123      56%  A Zarilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      123      69%  M Christman     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny Galehouse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  M Marion        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      65%  E Verban        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  M Cooper        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-1, Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  R Hayworth      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  D Galehouse     Single to RF
                  Floyd Baker pinch hits for Don Gutteridge batting 1st
   O      1--      69%  F Baker         Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  M Kreevich      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Browns 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
                  Floyd Baker moves to 2B
   R      ---      86%  D Litwhiler     Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      85%  J Hopp          Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  W Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, Mort Cooper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  G Moore         Strikeout
          ---      80%  V Stephens      Double to CF
   O      -2-      87%  G McQuinn       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      92%  A Zarilla       Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Denny Galehouse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  R Sanders       Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  W Kurowski      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  M Marion        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, Mort Cooper facing 7-8-9
                  Milt Byrnes pinch hits for Mark Christman batting 7th
   O      ---      95%  M Byrnes        Strikeout Looking
                  Chet Laabs pinch hits for Red Hayworth batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  C Laabs         Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Chartak pinch hits for Denny Galehouse batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Chartak       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Browns 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLA194410080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation