Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
8
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Pitching
Boston Braves
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern BickfordW | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 29 |
| Bobby HogueS | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry StaleyL | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 25 |
| Red Munger | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
| Fred Martin | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Al Papai | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Del Rice singles on a to left fielder Sid Gordon. Enos Slaughter scores. Bill Howerton to 3rd. Del Rice to 2nd.
0–1
▲ 4th
Sid Gordon hits a home run (18). Bob Elliott scores.
2–1
▲ 5th
Bob Elliott doubles (11) on a to left fielder Stan Musial. Earl Torgeson scores.
3–1
▲ 5th
Walker Cooper triples (2) on a to left fielder Stan Musial. Bob Elliott scores. Sid Gordon scores.
5–1
▲ 6th
Tommy Holmes singles on a to right fielder Enos Slaughter. Vern Bickford scores. Roy Hartsfield to 3rd.
6–1
▲ 6th
Earl Torgeson flies out to right fielder Enos Slaughter. Roy Hartsfield scores.
7–1
▼ 6th
Enos Slaughter hits a home run (7). Stan Musial scores.
7–3
▼ 7th
Rocky Nelson triples (2) on a to left fielder Sid Gordon. Eddie Kazak scores.
7–4
▼ 7th
Red Schoendienst flies out to center fielder Willard Marshall. Rocky Nelson scores.
7–5
▲ 8th
Bob Elliott singles on a to left fielder Stan Musial. Tommy Holmes scores. Earl Torgeson to 2nd.
8–5
Box Score
Boston Braves
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BRoy Hartsfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFTommy Holmes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFLuis Olmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BEarl Torgeson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3BBob Elliott | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LFSid Gordon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| CWalker Cooper | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| RFWillard Marshall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSBuddy Kerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PVern Bickford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBobby Hogue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BRocky Nelson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BRed Schoendienst | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFStan Musial | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFEnos Slaughter | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CFBill Howerton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3BTommy Glaviano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSEddie Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CDel Rice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PGerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRed Munger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHEddie Kazak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PFred Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAl Papai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHHarry Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |