St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
April 16, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1947 at Crosley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 1 0
Walker cf 5 0 1 0
Musial 1b 4 1 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 0
Kurowski 3b 3 0 1 1
Sisler lf 4 0 1 0
  Diering lf 0 1 0 0
Marion ss 4 1 4 2
Garagiola c 3 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Rice c 0 0 0 0
Munger p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 0 1 0
Adams 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 2 0
Galan lf 4 0 2 0
Lamanno c 4 0 1 0
Kress 1b 2 0 0 0
Vollmer cf 3 0 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 1
Erautt p 3 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
  Lukon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
St. Louis 000 000 0404120
Cincinnati 000 010 000180
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Munger  W(1-0) 9.0 8 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Erautt  L(0-1) 7.2 12 4 4 1 4
  Shoun   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. Kurowski-Marion, Marion-Schoendienst-Musial, Cincinnati 1. Hatton-Adams-Kress.  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (1); Walker (1); Slaughter (1), Cincinnati Hatton (1).  HR–St. Louis Musial (1,8th inning off Erautt 0 on); Marion (1,8th inning off Erautt 1 on), Cincinnati Miller (2,5th inning off Munger 0 on).  SH–Munger (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess, George Barr.  T–2:26.  A–3,410.
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