Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1944 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 5 0 2 1
Russell lf 3 1 0 0
Barrett cf,rf 3 2 2 0
Colman rf 5 0 1 1
  DiMaggio cf 0 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 2 2
Rubeling 3b 3 0 0 0
Gustine ss 3 1 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 4 1 2 1
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf 4 1 1 0
Hopp cf 4 1 2 0
Sanders 1b 3 1 1 1
Cooper c 4 0 1 1
Kurowski 3b 4 0 2 1
Litwhiler lf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Verban 2b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Donnelly p 2 0 0 0
  Bergamo ph 1 0 0 0
  Jurisich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 220 000 100593
St. Louis 100 000 020382
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(13-5) 9.0 8 3 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt  L(5-3) 1.1 3 4 4 3 0
  Donnelly   6.2 5 1 0 3 4
  Jurisich   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
8
4

  E–Coscarart (21), Dahlgren (19), Gustine (29), W. Cooper (10), Verban (20).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Dahlgren-Gustine-Dahlgren, St. Louis 2. Verban-Marion-Sanders, Sanders-Marion-Sanders.  2B–Pittsburgh Coscarart (24), St. Louis Sanders (31).  3B–Pittsburgh Dahlgren (7).  SH–Dahlgren (6).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  SB–Barrett (25).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.
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