St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 4, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1945 at Forbes Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bergamo rf,lf 4 2 3 0
Garms 3b 4 1 2 1
Hopp lf 3 0 1 1
  Schoendienst ph 1 1 1 2
  Brecheen p 1 0 0 0
Adams cf 4 0 2 1
Sanders 1b 5 0 0 1
Rice c 4 0 1 0
Verban 2b 4 0 1 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Donnelly p 0 0 0 0
  Byerly p 2 0 0 0
  Rebel rf 1 2 1 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 0 2 0
Gionfriddo cf 2 1 1 0
Russell lf 4 2 1 0
Colman 1b 4 1 0 0
Salkeld c 5 1 5 5
  Barrett pr 0 0 0 0
Elliott rf 4 0 0 0
Gustine ss 5 0 2 0
Coscarart 2b 4 0 0 0
Strincevich p 3 0 0 0
  Gerheauser p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
St. Louis 000 001 0416122
Pittsburgh 300 000 2005111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly   1.1 4 3 3 3 0
  Byerly   5.2 4 2 2 3 2
  Brecheen  W(6-2) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
7
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich   7.0 7 5 5 3 0
  Gerheauser  L(3-9) 2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
0

  E–Garms (3), Marion (12), Coscarart (9).  DP–St. Louis 2. Marion, Byerly-Sanders, Verban-Marion-Sanders, Pittsburgh 2. Gustine, Coscarart-Gustine-Colman.  2B–St. Louis Bergamo (15); Adams (22), Pittsburgh Gionfriddo (8); Salkeld (11); Gustine 2 (19).  3B–Pittsburgh Salkeld (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Salkeld (9,1st inning off Donnelly 2 on).  SH–Bergamo (8).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  SB–Handley (4); Gionfriddo (5); Gustine (3).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Butch Henline, 2B–Lou Jorda, 3B–Beans Reardon.  T–2:05.  A–5,280.
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