St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
August 9, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1945 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst lf 4 0 2 1
Garms 3b 3 0 0 0
  Young 3b 0 0 0 0
Hopp rf 5 0 1 0
Adams cf 5 1 2 0
Sanders 1b 5 1 2 0
Rice c 4 1 1 1
Verban 2b 5 2 2 1
Marion ss 2 0 0 0
Brecheen p 4 0 1 2
Totals 37 5 11 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman cf 2 1 1 1
Hausmann 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott rf 4 0 1 0
Gardella lf 4 1 1 1
Kluttz c 3 1 0 0
Schemer 1b 3 0 2 0
Kerr ss 4 0 2 1
Jurges 3b 3 0 0 0
Feldman p 1 0 0 0
  Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Mallory ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis 000 400 010–5110
New York 010 020 000–372
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(7-2) 9.0 7 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman  L(9-10) 3.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Maglie   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Fischer   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Adams   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
3
  E–D. Gardella (7), Kerr (21).  DP–St. Louis 2. Marion-Verban-Sanders, Verban-Sanders, New York 1. Schemer-Kerr-Hausmann.  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (16).  HR–New York Lockman (3,5th inning off Brecheen 0 on); D. Gardella (12,5th inning off Brecheen 0 on).  SH–Marion 2 (5); Jurges (1).  HBP–Rice (3).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–Schoendienst (20).  U–Ziggy Sears, George Barr, Tom Dunn.  T–2:10.  A–7,721.
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