Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 9, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 1 3 1
Zientara 2b 4 0 1 2
  Wyrostek ph 1 0 0 0
Galan rf 4 0 2 0
Sauer lf 2 0 0 0
Litwhiler 3b 3 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 0 0
Stallcup ss 3 1 1 0
Lamanno c 3 0 1 0
Wehmeier p 3 0 0 1
  Peterson p 1 0 0 0
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe 2b 4 1 1 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Musial cf,rf 4 2 2 2
Slaughter lf 3 1 1 0
Northey rf 2 0 0 0
  Dusak cf 2 0 0 0
Lang 3b 3 1 0 0
Jones 1b 4 1 2 0
Rice c 1 0 1 0
  Medwick ph 1 0 1 1
  Papai pr 0 0 0 0
  Baker c 1 0 0 0
Brecheen p 1 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 0 1
  Burkhart p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 1 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 4
Cincinnati 020 200 000483
St. Louis 000 210 12x690
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   5.1 5 3 3 1 1
  Peterson  L(2-8) 1.2 4 3 1 0 1
  Gumbert   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen   5.0 5 4 4 6 2
  Burkhart   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Staley  W(3-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
5

  E–Litwhiler (1), Kluszewski (4), Stallcup (20).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Stallcup-Zientara-Kluszewski, Sauer-Lamanno, St. Louis 2. Marion-Jones, Lang-LaPointe-Jones.  2B–Cincinnati Galan (3); Stallcup (14).  3B–Cincinnati Zientara (2), St. Louis Jones (5).  HR–St. Louis Musial (20,4th inning off Wehmeier 1 on).  SH–Stallcup (6); Slaughter (2); D. Rice (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U–Frank Dascoli, George Barr, Al Barlick.  T–2:17.  A–14,651.
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