St. Louis Cardinals 6 – 5 Pittsburgh Pirates
4 August 1945 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 5-for-5 | Bill Salkeld | 1 in 693 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Al Gionfriddo | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Debs Garms | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Schoendienst | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Brecheen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buster Adams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ray Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Del Rice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emil Verban | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Marion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud Byerly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Rebel | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blix Donnelly | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bud Byerly | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Harry Brecheen | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Handley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Gionfriddo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Russell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Colman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Salkeld | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Pete Coscarart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nick Strincevich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Gerheauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Strincevich | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Gerheauser | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |