October 13, 1946 World Series Game 6 at Sportsman's Park III Play by Play and Box Score

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1946 World Series Game 6

Game 1
BOS  3
@STL  2
(10) Game 2
STL  3
BOS  0
Game 3
BOS  4
STL  0
Game 4
STL 12
@BOS  3
Game 5
BOS  6
STL  3
Game 6
STL  4
BOS  1
Game 7
STL  4
BOS  3

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 35,768

Sunday, October 13, 1946
Time of Game: 1:56

Red Sox

Joe Cronin

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  X    4  8  0

W: H Brecheen (2-0), L: M Harris (0-2)

Cardinals

Eddie Dyer

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Culberson RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .856    0    5   0   
J Pesky SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .231  .490    0    2   3   
D DiMaggio CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .613    0    5   0   GDP
T Williams LF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .623    0    2   0   
R York 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .263 1.199    0    4   0   3B,2·GDP
B Doerr 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .389 1.061    0    1   1   
P Higgins 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .618    0    1   1   
R Partee C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    4   0   
M Harris P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  T Hughson P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  T McBride PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    0   0   
  E Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   7   1    2   6                    24   5

BATTING

3B: R York (1, off H Brecheen).

TB: R York 3; J Pesky; B Doerr; P Higgins; T Hughson; D DiMaggio; T Williams.

GIDP: R York 2 (2); D DiMaggio (3).

RBI: B Doerr (3).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   1   1   0    0   0  .192  .423    0    4   3   2B
T Moore CF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .130  .330    0    2   0   
S Musial 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .208  .713    0    9   0   
W Kurowski 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .724    0    2   2   
E Slaughter RF                2   0   1   1    2   1  .318 1.014    0    2   0   
E Dusak LF                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .250 1.000    0    0   1   
  H Walker PH-LF              3   1   0   0    0   0  .357  .900    0    1   0   
M Marion SS                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .637    0    2   1   2B
D Rice C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .600 1.514    0    5   1   IW
H Brecheen P                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Schoendienst (1, off M Harris); M Marion (2, off E Johnson).

IBB: D Rice (2, by E Johnson).

TB: M Marion 3; R Schoendienst 2; D Rice; W Kurowski; S Musial; T Moore; E Slaughter.

RBI: M Marion (4); W Kurowski (2); T Moore (2); E Slaughter (2).

2-out RBI: E Slaughter; M Marion; W Kurowski.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Kurowski-R Schoendienst-S Musial 2; H Brecheen-R Schoendienst-M Marion-S Musial.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Harris, L (0-2)              2.2   5   3   3    1   2   0   3.72   14     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     37    -     1.01  -0.20
T Hughson                      4.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.14   16     -       ·  ·      2· 8· 1· 2          2-0    0.40   0.10
E Johnson                      1     1   1   1    2   0   0   3.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.26  -0.03
Totals                         8     8   4   4    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·13· 1· 8          2-0

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 (2-0)            9     7   1   1    2   6   0   0.50   32     -       ·  ·      4·12· 1· 7     73    -     0.95   0.38
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   6   0          32     -       ·  ·      4·12· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Johnson (1; D Rice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hubbard, 1B - Barlick, 2B - Berry, 3B - Ballanfant.

Time of Game: 1:56.

Attendance: 35,768.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Culberson          RF    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. J Pesky              SS    2. T Moore              CF 
3. D DiMaggio           CF    3. S Musial             1B 
4. T Williams           LF    4. W Kurowski           3B 
5. R York               1B    5. E Slaughter          RF 
6. B Doerr              2B    6. E Dusak              LF 
7. P Higgins            3B    7. M Marion             SS 
8. R Partee             C     8. D Rice               C  
9. M Harris             P     9. H Brecheen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  123      15%  55% R York          H Brecheen      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 3   1  0-0  1--      10%  65% R Schoendienst  M Harris        Double to RF; Brecheen to 3B
   b 3   2  0-1  1-3       9%  77% W Kurowski      M Harris        Single to LF; Schoendienst Scores; Musial to 2B
   b 3   2  0-2  12-       8%  85% E Slaughter     M Harris        Single to CF; Musial Scores; Kurowski to 3B
   t 6   0  3-0  1--       8%  91% D DiMaggio      H Brecheen      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Harry Brecheen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Culberson     Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Pesky         Single to RF
          1--      46%  D DiMaggio      Single to LF; Pesky to 2B
          12-      40%  T Williams      Walk; Pesky to 3B; DiMaggio to 2B
   OO     123      55%  R York          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Harris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Schoendienst  Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  T Moore         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Musial        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Harry Brecheen facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  B Doerr         Single
   O      1--      50%  P Higgins       Single to LF; Doerr out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      1--      53%  R Partee        Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  M Harris        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Harris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Kurowski      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  E Slaughter     Strikeout
          ---      52%  E Dusak         Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Marion        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Harry Brecheen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Culberson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Pesky         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  D DiMaggio      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Harris facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  D Rice          Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  H Brecheen      Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      65%  R Schoendienst  Double to RF; Brecheen to 3B
   RO     -23      66%  T Moore         Flyball: RF; Brecheen Scores
          -2-      68%  S Musial        Single to LF; Schoendienst to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  W Kurowski      Single to LF; Schoendienst Scores; Musial to 2B
   R      12-      85%  E Slaughter     Single to CF; Musial Scores; Kurowski to 3B
                  Tex Hughson replaces Mickey Harris pitching and batting 9th; Harry Walker pinch hits for Erv Dusak batting 6th
   O      1-3      83%  H Walker        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Harry Brecheen facing 4-5-6
                  Harry Walker moves to LF
   O      ---      85%  T Williams      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      86%  R York          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      87%  B Doerr         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tex Hughson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  M Marion        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      85%  D Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  H Brecheen      Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Harry Brecheen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  P Higgins       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      88%  R Partee        Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  T Hughson       Single to RF
   O      1--      89%  L Culberson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tex Hughson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Moore         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  S Musial        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Harry Brecheen facing 2-3-4
          ---      83%  J Pesky         Walk
   OO     1--      91%  D DiMaggio      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  T Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tex Hughson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  W Kurowski      Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  E Slaughter     Walk
   O      1--      91%  H Walker        Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  M Marion        Single to CF; Slaughter to 2B
   O      12-      90%  D Rice          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Harry Brecheen facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  R York          Triple to CF
   RO     --3      86%  B Doerr         Flyball: LF; York Scores
   O      ---      88%  P Higgins       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      89%  R Partee        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tex Hughson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  H Brecheen      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: RF
          ---      88%  T Moore         Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  S Musial        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Harry Brecheen facing 9-1-2
                  Tom McBride pinch hits for Tex Hughson batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  T McBride       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      93%  L Culberson     Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Pesky         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Earl Johnson facing 4-5-6
                  Earl Johnson replaces Tom McBride pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  W Kurowski      Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  E Slaughter     Walk
   O      1--      94%  H Walker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      97%  M Marion        Double to RF; Walker Scores
          -2-      97%  D Rice          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  H Brecheen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Harry Brecheen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D DiMaggio      Lineout: CF
          ---      97%  T Williams      Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  R York          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Cardinals 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN194610130

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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