Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 9, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Letchas 2b 4 0 0 0
Adams cf 3 0 0 0
Lupien 1b 4 0 1 0
Triplett lf 4 0 0 0
Northey rf 3 0 0 0
Cieslak 3b 3 0 0 0
Shea c 2 0 1 0
  Kennedy pr 0 1 0 0
  Peacock c 1 0 0 0
Stewart ss 4 1 1 0
Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Fallon 2b 4 1 1 0
Hopp cf 4 1 2 1
Musial rf 4 1 2 0
Cooper c 3 1 1 0
Sanders 1b 4 0 2 2
Kurowski 3b 4 0 1 1
Litwhiler lf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 2 0 0 0
Brecheen p 3 0 0 0
  Lanier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Philadelphia 000 000 020–233
St. Louis 011 000 02x–493
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(9-15) 8.0 9 4 3 1 5
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen   7.1 3 2 0 3 3
  Lanier  W(14-5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
0
4
4
  E–Lupien (9), Cieslak (12), Shea (1), W. Cooper (8), Sanders 2 (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Stewart-Letchas-Lupien.  PB–Shea (1).  2B–St. Louis Musial (38); W. Cooper (18).  SH–Raffensberger (8); W. Cooper (6).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–2:11.  A–11,547.
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