Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 28, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1946 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 2 1 0
Johnson 2b 6 3 4 0
Lowrey lf 4 1 2 4
Cavarretta rf 2 1 0 1
Pafko cf 3 0 0 0
  Rickert cf 1 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert cf 1 0 1 1
Waitkus 1b 6 0 3 2
Livingston c 6 1 1 1
Merullo ss 3 0 1 0
Passeau p 4 1 0 0
  Bithorn p 0 0 0 0
  Kush p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Klein 2b 6 1 1 1
Schoendienst 3b,ss 4 2 2 0
Musial lf 5 1 4 1
Slaughter rf 5 1 2 2
Walker cf 5 1 2 0
Sisler 1b 5 1 1 2
Marion ss 1 0 1 0
  Kurowski 3b 3 0 1 0
Rice c 4 0 2 1
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
Pollet p 1 0 0 0
  Endicott ph 1 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Sessi ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 1 0 0 0
  Brecheen p 0 0 0 0
  Donnelly p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 17 7
Chicago 000 042 001 29131
St. Louis 100 030 300 07172
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau   6.2 11 6 6 1 1
  Bithorn   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Kush  W(2-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
17
7
7
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet   5.0 5 4 2 4 1
  Barrett   1.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Dickson   1.2 0 0 0 3 1
  Brecheen   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Donnelly  L(0-1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
13
9
7
10
5

  E–Merullo (6), Schoendienst (2), Rice (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Waitkus, St. Louis 1. Klein-Schoendienst-Sisler.  2B–Chicago Lowrey (3); Waitkus 2 (3); Merullo (3), St. Louis Musial 3 (4); Walker (1); Marion (2); Rice (1).  HR–Chicago Livingston (1,9th inning off Brecheen 0 on), St. Louis Klein (1,5th inning off Passeau 0 on).  SH–Lowrey (4).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Marion (1).  Team–9.  U–Dusty Boggess, Jocko Conlan.
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