Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 8, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1946 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 2b 5 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 0 0 0
Russell cf 5 1 1 0
Elliott rf 3 1 1 0
Salkeld c 4 2 2 2
Cox ss 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 0 1 2
Handley 3b 5 0 1 0
Hallett p 2 0 0 0
  Workman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bahr p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 5 3 3 0
Walker cf 5 0 3 1
Musial 1b 4 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 2
Kurowski 3b 5 0 2 2
Sisler lf 3 0 1 0
  Cross pr 0 0 0 0
  Adams lf 1 0 0 0
Garagiola c 5 0 1 0
Marion ss 5 0 0 0
Munger p 4 0 1 0
Totals 41 5 14 5
Pittsburgh 021 001 000 00481
St. Louis 103 000 000 015142
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hallett   5.0 7 4 4 4 3
  Bahr  L(7-5) 5.2 7 1 1 3 0
Totals
10.2
14
5
5
7
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Munger  W(2-0) 11.0 8 4 4 4 6
Totals
11.0
8
4
4
4
6

  E–Salkeld (5), Garagiola (3), Marion (19).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Whitehead-Cox-Fletcher, Handley-Fletcher, Cox-Whitehead-Fletcher, St. Louis 2. Musial-Marion, Munger-Marion-Musial.  2B–Pittsburgh Salkeld (8), St. Louis Kurowski (26).  SH–Cox (9); Musial (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–12.  SB–Schoendienst (12); Walker (10).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Butch Henline, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.
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