St. Louis Cardinals 3 – 0 Chicago Cubs
31 May 1942 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Howie Pollet | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Paul Erickson | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Terry Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coaker Triplett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Musial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Hopp | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Marty Marion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Howie Pollet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Pollet | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lennie Merullo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rip Russell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Novikoff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lou Stringer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vern Olsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Scheffing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Olsen | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Erickson | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Hi Bithorn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |