8/20/1944, SOU44-KCB44, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1944 Muck Dogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 1944 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2 5 1 5 2 Muck Dogs AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Russell J lf 3 0 0 0 .303 Hausmann G 2b 3 1 2 0 .295 Holmes cf 4 0 0 0 .313 Peters 2b 0 0 0 0 .253 Hughes R ss 4 0 0 0 .276 Etchison 1b 4 0 0 0 .235 York R 1b 4 0 1 0 .306 Powell lf 4 0 1 1 .300 Tabor 3b 3 0 1 0 .267 Cramer cf 4 0 1 0 .282 Garbark M c 3 0 1 0 .231 Stewart G 3b 2 0 0 0 .188 Mayo 2b 2 0 0 0 .267 McCormick F ph 1 0 0 0 .312 Heffner ph 1 0 0 0 .222 Mesner 3b 0 0 0 0 .253 O'Brien rf 3 0 0 0 .229 Finley c 3 0 0 0 .169 de la Cruz p 3 0 1 0 .171 Hoag rf 2 0 0 0 .257 30 0 4 0 Merullo ss 2 0 0 0 .211 Moses ph 1 1 1 0 .296 Busch ss 0 0 0 0 .234 Raffensberger p 3 0 0 0 .169 29 2 5 1 Muck Dogs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA de la Cruz L 10-6 8.0 5 2 1 2 4 108 76 2.47 8.0 5 2 1 2 4 108 76 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Raffensberger W 12-8 9.0 4 0 0 1 4 109 73 2.32 9.0 4 0 0 1 4 109 73 SOU: Heffner batted for Mayo in the 7th Heffner moved to 2b in the 7th KCB: McCormick F batted for Stewart G in the 7th Mesner inserted at 3b in the 8th Moses batted for Merullo in the 8th Busch inserted at ss in the 9th Peters inserted at 2b in the 9th E-Russell J, Hughes R, Etchison. RBI-Powell(18). K-Tabor 2, de la Cruz, Heffner, Etchison, Cramer, Stewart G, Merullo. BB-Russell J, Hausmann G, Hoag. Temperature: 93, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 9 MPH. 8/20/1944, SOU44-KCB44, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1944 Muck Dogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 1944 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2 5 1 5 2 Muck Dogs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Russell J lf 1>53 43 6>W 8 Holmes cf 7/fl 4>4 64/f.B-1 9>9 Hughes R ss 53 9 8 8 York R 1b 2>63 S 1/L 63 Tabor 3b S k 7>k Garbark M c 643/gdp 5>S 53 Mayo 2b 3>63 e3.1-2;B-1 Heffner ph k O'Brien rf 41 note 1 8>63 de la Cruz p S k 53 1: 153/gdp.1-2 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Hausmann G 2b 1>63 4>S 6>W note 1 Peters 2b Etchison 1b k 7 46/f.B-1 9.2-3 Powell lf 3/g 9 36/f.B-1 S.3-H Cramer cf 2>S 63 k 6 Stewart G 3b k 5>6 McCormick F ph 7>63 Mesner 3b Finley c 63/gdp 9 8 Hoag rf 3>7 W 63 Merullo ss k e6.1-2;B-1 Moses ph 8>S Busch ss Raffensberger p 43 64/f 4 1: S.1-H(e7/th);B-2 Muck Dogs IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER de la Cruz A1 D4 1 L 10-6 Raffensberger A1 D4 0 W 12-8 8/20/1944, SOU44-KCB44, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1944 Muck Dogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 1944 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2 5 1 5 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Russell J grounded out to third (CSFX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Holmes flied out to left (FX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Hughes R grounded out to third (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Hausmann G grounded out to short (CX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Etchison struck out (CBSC) 0-0 2 --- 00 Powell grounded out to first (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 12 York R grounded out to short (CBFX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Tabor lined a single to shallow center (X) 0-0 1 1-- 12 Garbark M grounded into a double play, Merullo to Hausmann G to Etchison (CFBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Cramer reached on an infield single to second (CBFBBX) 0-0 0 1-- 12 Stewart G struck out (SBCS) 0-0 1 1-- 20 Finley grounded into a double play, Hughes R to York R (BBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Mayo grounded out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 22 O'Brien grounded out to second (CBBSX) 0-0 2 --- 20 de la Cruz lined a single to right center (BBX) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Russell J grounded out to second (FSFFBBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Hoag flied out to left (BCFFX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Merullo struck out (BSCFS) 0-0 2 --- 00 Raffensberger grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Holmes popped out to second (X) 0-0 1 --- 00 Hughes R flied out to right (X) 0-0 2 --- 01 York R grounded a single between third and short (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Tabor struck out (BCFS) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Hausmann G lined a single to shallow left (FBX) 0-0 0 1-- 01 Etchison flied out to left (1CX) 0-0 1 1-- 22 Powell flied out to right (FBFBX) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Cramer grounded out to short (BFFX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Garbark M lined a single to right center (BFX) 0-0 0 1-- 32 Garbark M to second, Mayo to first on an error by the first baseman Etchison (FbCBBBFFFFX) 0-0 0 12- 10 O'Brien grounded into a double play, Raffensberger to Stewart G to Etchison, Mayo to second (BX) 0-0 2 -2- 32 de la Cruz struck out (BCBBFC) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Stewart G popped out to short (CCBFFBFFBX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Finley flied out to right (BX) 0-0 2 --- 30 Hoag walked (BBBB) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Hoag to second, Merullo to first on an error by the shortstop Hughes R (CCFFBX) 0-0 2 12- 00 Raffensberger grounded to short, forcing Merullo at second (X) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Russell J walked (BFBCFFBB) 0-0 0 1-- 02 Holmes grounded to short, forcing Russell J at second, Holmes to first (FFX) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Hughes R flied out to center (1>X) 0-0 2 1-- 10 York R lined out to the mound (BX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Hausmann G walked (BBBCFB) 0-0 0 1-- 01 Etchison grounded to second, forcing Hausmann G at second, Etchison to first (FX) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Powell grounded to first, forcing Etchison at second, Powell to first (X) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Cramer struck out (CFBC) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Tabor struck out (CFBFS) 0-0 1 --- 20 Garbark M grounded out to third (BBX) Heffner pinch hitting for Mayo 0-0 2 --- 22 Heffner struck out (CFBBS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting Heffner moved to second base McCormick F pinch hitting for Stewart G 0-0 0 --- 00 McCormick F grounded out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 22 Finley flied out to center (SSBBFFX) 0-0 2 --- 01 Hoag grounded out to short (CX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Muck Dogs batting Mesner now playing third base 0-0 0 --- 21 O'Brien grounded out to short (BFBX) 0-0 1 --- 00 de la Cruz grounded out to third (X) 0-0 2 --- 10 Russell J flied out to center (BX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting Moses pinch hitting for Merullo 0-0 0 --- 02 Moses lined a single to left center (CFX) 0-0 0 1-- 12 Raffensberger popped out to second (1FbFbBX) 0-0 1 1-- 22 Hausmann G grounded a single between third and short, Moses scored on an error by the left fielder Russell J, Hausmann G to second (>FBSBFX) 0-1 1 -2- 00 Etchison flied out to right, Hausmann G to third (X) 0-1 2 --3 01 Powell grounded a single between third and short, Hausmann G scored (CX) 0-2 2 1-- 00 Cramer popped out to short (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Muck Dogs batting Busch now playing shortstop 0-2 0 --- 31 Holmes flied out to right (BBBCX) Peters now playing second base 0-2 1 --- 21 Hughes R lined out to center (BCBX) 0-2 2 --- 02 York R grounded out to short (CSFX)