October 4, 1944 World Series Game 1 at Sportsman's Park III Play by Play and Box Score

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1944 World Series Game 1

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: 33,242

Wednesday, October 4, 1944
Time of Game: 2:05

Browns

Luke Sewell

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

W: D Galehouse (1-0), L: M Cooper (0-1)

Cardinals

Billy Southworth

BATTING

St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gutteridge 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
M Kreevich CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    6   0   
C Laabs LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
V Stephens SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   3   
G Moore RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    1   0   
G McQuinn 1B                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.666    0   10   0   HR
M Christman 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
R Hayworth C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
D Galehouse P                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   2   
Totals                       29   2   2   2    3   6                    27   8

BATTING

HR: G McQuinn (1, off M Cooper; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G McQuinn 4; G Moore.

RBI: G McQuinn 2 (2).

2-out RBI: G McQuinn 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Gutteridge-V Stephens-G McQuinn.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hopp CF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   0   
R Sanders 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0   12   0   
S Musial RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   0   SH,GDP
W Cooper C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    8   0   IW
W Kurowski 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   3   
D Litwhiler LF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    1   0   
  G Fallon 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Marion SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    1   4   2·2B
E Verban 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
  A Bergamo PH-LF             1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    1   0   
M Cooper P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  D Garms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Donnelly P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K O'Dea PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Marion 2 (2, 2 off D Galehouse).

SH: S Musial (1, off D Galehouse).

IBB: W Cooper (1, by D Galehouse).

TB: M Marion 4; E Verban; W Kurowski; S Musial; J Hopp; R Sanders.

GIDP: S Musial (1).

RBI: K O'Dea (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

PITCHING

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, W (1-0)           9     7   1   1    4   5   0   1.00   37     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 7     70    -     1.45   0.61
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 7           -

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, L (0-1)              7     2   2   2    3   4   1   2.57   26     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 2     66    -     0.72   0.06
B Donnelly                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.04
Totals                         9     2   2   2    3   6   1          32     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Galehouse (1; W Cooper).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 33,242.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  1--      24%  71% G McQuinn       M Cooper        Home Run (Deep RF); Moore Scores
   b 9   0  2-0  ---     -11%  80% M Marion        D Galehouse     Double to CF
   b 3   1  0-0  123       8%  42% W Kurowski      D Galehouse     Strikeout
   b 3   2  0-0  123       8%  50% D Litwhiler     D Galehouse     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   b 9   0  2-0  -2-       8%  88% A Bergamo       D Galehouse     Groundout: 2B-1B; Marion to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Gutteridge    Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---      46%  M Kreevich      Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C Laabs         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Hopp          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  R Sanders       Strikeout
          ---      48%  S Musial        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  W Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  V Stephens      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  G Moore         Walk
   O      1--      47%  G McQuinn       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      45%  M Christman     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  W Kurowski      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      49%  D Litwhiler     Strikeout
          ---      47%  M Marion        Double to LF
          -2-      45%  E Verban        Single to CF; Marion to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  M Cooper        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  R Hayworth      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Galehouse     Walk
   O      1--      47%  D Gutteridge    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  M Kreevich      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  J Hopp          Single to RF
          1--      35%  R Sanders       Single to RF; Hopp to 2B
   O      12-      35%  S Musial        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hopp to 3B; Sanders to 2B
          -23      34%  W Cooper        Intentional Walk
   O      123      42%  W Kurowski      Strikeout
   O      123      50%  D Litwhiler     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Browns 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Mort Cooper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  C Laabs         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      45%  V Stephens      Popfly: 2B
          ---      47%  G Moore         Single to RF
   RR     1--      71%  G McQuinn       Home Run (Deep RF); Moore Scores
   O      ---      70%  M Christman     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Galehouse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  M Marion        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  E Verban        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  R Hayworth      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Galehouse     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Gutteridge    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Galehouse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  J Hopp          Popfly: 2B
          ---      71%  R Sanders       Walk
   OO     1--      79%  S Musial        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mort Cooper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  M Kreevich      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  C Laabs         Strikeout Looking
          ---      77%  V Stephens      Walk
   O      1--      75%  G Moore         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Galehouse facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  W Cooper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  W Kurowski      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      79%  D Litwhiler     Walk
   O      1--      82%  M Marion        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mort Cooper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  G McQuinn       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      80%  M Christman     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      79%  R Hayworth      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Galehouse facing 8-9-1
                  Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Emil Verban batting 8th
          ---      72%  A Bergamo       Walk
                  Debs Garms pinch hits for Mort Cooper batting 9th
   O      1--      76%  D Garms         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bergamo to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  J Hopp          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-      87%  R Sanders       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blix Donnelly facing 9-1-2
                  Blix Donnelly replaces Debs Garms pitching and batting 9th; George Fallon replaces Danny Litwhiler playing 2B batting 6th; Augie Bergamo moves to LF
   O      ---      86%  D Galehouse     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Gutteridge    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  M Kreevich      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Galehouse facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  W Cooper        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  W Kurowski      Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  G Fallon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Browns Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blix Donnelly facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  C Laabs         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  V Stephens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  G Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Galehouse facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  M Marion        Double to CF
   O      -2-      88%  A Bergamo       Groundout: 2B-1B; Marion to 3B
                  Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Blix Donnelly batting 9th
   RO     --3      95%  K O'Dea         Flyball: CF; Marion Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Hopp          Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Cardinals 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN194410040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation