9/17/1945, KCB45-ROC45, game 2, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1945 Blues 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 12 1 10 1 1945 Arsenal 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 x 9 14 2 9 1 Blues AB R H BI AVG Arsenal AB R H BI AVG Cramer cf 3 0 0 1 .236 Hack 3b 5 0 1 0 .307 Hausmann G 2b 5 1 2 0 .259 Stirnweiss 2b 4 3 3 1 .284 McCormick F 1b 5 1 1 0 .266 Keller lf 4 1 1 1 .217 O'Brien rf 5 1 2 0 .214 Sanders 1b 3 0 1 1 .299 Mesner 3b 3 0 2 2 .229 Fleming L rf 4 2 3 1 .353 Pfund p 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin H lf 1 0 0 1 .242 Monteagudo ph 1 1 1 1 .282 McBride cf 5 0 0 0 .316 Powell lf 3 0 0 0 .243 Dasso p 0 0 0 0 .250 Hockett ph 1 1 1 1 .337 Jurges ss 4 2 3 2 .372 Cuccurullo p 0 0 0 0 .333 Crosetti ss 0 0 0 0 .249 Evans ph 0 0 0 0 .346 Tresh c 4 0 1 0 .278 Merullo ss 4 1 1 1 .216 Niggeling p 4 1 1 2 .209 Lopez c 3 0 1 0 .262 Olmo cf 0 0 0 0 .284 Newsom B p 2 0 0 0 .141 38 9 14 9 Barnhart 3b 2 0 1 0 .144 37 6 12 6 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Newsom B L 9-14 4.1 9 6 5 1 3 91 60 3.37 Pfund 2.2 4 2 2 1 0 39 21 2.98 Cuccurullo 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 22 10 8.39 8.0 14 9 8 4 3 152 91 Arsenal INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Niggeling W 14-6 8.2 12 6 5 4 6 134 86 3.31 Dasso S 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9.93 9.0 12 6 5 4 6 135 87 KCB: Barnhart inserted at 3b in the 5th Monteagudo batted for Pfund in the 8th Hockett batted for Powell in the 8th Monteagudo moved to lf in the 8th Evans batted for Cuccurullo in the 9th ROC: Keller moved to rf in the 8th Martin H inserted at lf in the 8th Crosetti inserted at ss in the 8th Olmo inserted at cf in the 9th E-Hausmann G, Fleming L, Niggeling. 2B-Hockett(15), Stirnweiss(36), Keller(10), Sanders(31). 3B-O'Brien(2), Stirnweiss(17). HR-Stirnweiss(8), Fleming L(4), Jurges(6), Niggeling(2). RBI-Cramer(45), Mesner 2(38), Merullo(23), Monteagudo(12), Hockett(24), Stirnweiss(102), Keller(30), Sanders(77), Fleming L(33), Jurges 2(39), Niggeling 2(6), Martin H(39). CS-Cramer. K-Hausmann G, McCormick F, O'Brien, Merullo, Newsom B 2, Hack, Keller, Tresh. BB-Merullo, Lopez, Monteagudo, Evans, Stirnweiss, Keller, Sanders 2. SH-Cramer. HBP-Cramer. HB-Niggeling. GWRBI: Niggeling Temperature: 70, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 16 MPH. 9/17/1945, KCB45-ROC45, game 2, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1945 Blues 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 12 1 10 1 1945 Arsenal 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 x 9 14 2 9 1 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Cramer cf 1>HBP 3>53 note 1 8 9>3/g Hausmann G 2b k S 3/b 64/f.B-1 S McCormick F 1b CS2(24) PO1(13) 5>k 7 e1.1-2;B-1 3/g S O'Brien rf 2>T S.1-2 k(23) 8>63 note 2 Mesner 3b S.3-H S.2-H;1-3 43 Pfund p Monteagudo ph W S.3-H;1-3 Powell lf 6 1/L 6>4/L Hockett ph D.1-H Cuccurullo p Evans ph W.1-2 Merullo ss e9.1-2;B-1 4>W k S.2-H Dasso 53 Lopez c 9 S.1-3 9 W.1-2 Newsom B p k k Barnhart 3b 7>S 463/gdp 1: 14/SH.3-H;1-2 2: 36/f.2-3;B-1 Arsenal -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Hack 3b 1>k 3>8 S 43 8>Cuccurullo 8 Stirnweiss 2b HR T 9 W D Keller lf 3/g D.3-H k 64/f W Sanders 1b W D.2-H 5>63 7>31 W.2-3;1-2 Fleming L rf 64/f S.2-3 HR S Martin H lf 8.3-H McBride cf 2>63 643/gdp Pfund 7 43 9 Dasso p Jurges ss S 4>e4.B-1 S HR.1-H Crosetti ss Tresh c k 5/b 7 S Niggeling p 8 HR.1-H 6>7 31 Olmo cf Blues IN OUT ER Arsenal IN OUT ER Newsom B A1 C5 5 L 9-14 Niggeling A1 E6 5 W 14-6 Pfund C6 D9 2 Dasso E7 E7 0 S 1 Cuccurullo E1 E6 1 9/17/1945, KCB45-ROC45, game 2, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1945 Blues 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 12 1 10 1 1945 Arsenal 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 x 9 14 2 9 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Cramer was hit by a pitch (CFH) 0-0 0 1-- 02 Hausmann G struck out (CSS) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Cramer was caught stealing second (>B) 0-0 2 --- 10 McCormick F grounded out to first (>B.X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Arsenal batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Hack struck out (CBBSFC) 0-0 1 --- 21 Stirnweiss homered deep to left (BCBX) 0-1 1 --- 12 Keller grounded out to first (FBFX) 0-1 2 --- 31 Sanders walked (FBBBB) 0-1 2 1-- 11 Fleming L grounded to short, forcing Sanders at second (BFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-1 0 --- 00 O'Brien lined a triple to right center (X) 0-1 0 --3 20 Mesner lined a single to shallow right, O'Brien scored (BBX) 1-1 0 1-- 00 Powell popped out to short (11X) 1-1 1 1-- 01 Mesner to second, Merullo to first on an error by the right fielder Fleming L (FX) 1-1 1 12- 11 Lopez flied out to right (BCX) 1-1 2 12- 02 Newsom B struck out (CFS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Arsenal batting 1-1 0 --- 02 McBride grounded out to short (CSX) 1-1 1 --- 12 Jurges lined a single up the middle (BFFX) 1-1 1 1-- 32 Tresh struck out (1CFBB1BFS) 1-1 2 1-- 12 Niggeling flied out to center (CSBFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 1-1 0 --- 02 Cramer grounded out to third (CFX) 1-1 1 --- 01 Hausmann G grounded a single between third and short (CX) 1-1 1 1-- 00 Hausmann G was picked off first by Niggeling (1) 1-1 2 --- 00 McCormick F lined a single to shallow left (1.X) 1-1 2 1-- 32 O'Brien reached on an infield single to short, McCormick F to second (BBCSB>F>F>X) 1-1 2 12- 21 Mesner grounded a single to right, McCormick F scored, O'Brien to third (BBCX) 2-1 2 1-3 00 Powell lined out to the mound (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Arsenal batting 2-1 0 --- 20 Hack flied out to center (BBX) 2-1 1 --- 22 Stirnweiss tripled deep to center (BBSCX) 2-1 1 --3 32 Keller doubled deep to right center, Stirnweiss scored (BBCBFFFX) 2-2 1 -2- 22 Sanders lined a double to right center, Keller scored (BFBFX) 2-3 1 -2- 02 Fleming L reached on an infield single to second, Sanders to third (CFX) 2-3 1 1-3 00 McBride grounded into a double play, Merullo to Hausmann G to McCormick F (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 31 Merullo walked (CBBBB) 2-3 0 1-- 11 Lopez lined a single down the right field line, Merullo to third (1BCX) 2-3 0 1-3 22 Newsom B struck out (FBBCS) 2-3 1 1-3 00 Cramer sacrifice bunted to the mound, Merullo scored, Lopez to second (Xb) 3-3 2 -2- 00 Hausmann G popped out on a bunt to first (Xb) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Arsenal batting 3-3 0 --- 12 Jurges to first on an error by the second baseman Hausmann G (CBCX) 3-3 0 1-- 00 Tresh popped out on a bunt to third (Xb) 3-3 1 1-- 22 Niggeling homered deep down the left-field line, Jurges scored (BFSBX) 3-5 1 --- 00 Hack grounded a single up the middle (X) 3-5 1 1-- 12 Stirnweiss flied out to right (1BCFX) 3-5 2 1-- 22 Keller struck out (CBSBS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Blues batting 3-5 0 --- 32 McCormick F struck out (BBBCCS) 3-5 1 --- 32 O'Brien struck out, Tresh to Sanders (CBBFBS) 3-5 2 --- 02 Mesner grounded out to second (CFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Arsenal batting 3-5 0 --- 10 Sanders grounded out to short (BX) 3-5 1 --- 02 Fleming L homered deep down the right field line (FFX) Barnhart now playing third base Pfund now pitching 3-6 1 --- 10 McBride lined out to right (BX) 3-6 2 --- 11 Jurges lined a single to center (CBX) 3-6 2 1-- 11 Tresh flied out to left (BSX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Blues batting 3-6 0 --- 10 Powell lined out to second (BX) 3-6 1 --- 12 Merullo struck out (BFCS) 3-6 2 --- 11 Lopez flied out to right (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Arsenal batting 3-6 0 --- 10 Niggeling flied out to left (BX) 3-6 1 --- 00 Hack grounded out to second (X) 3-6 2 --- 30 Stirnweiss walked (BBBB) 3-6 2 1-- 21 Keller grounded to short, forcing Stirnweiss at second (CBBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Blues batting 3-6 0 --- 12 Barnhart lined a single down the left field line (CBCX) 3-6 0 1-- 00 Cramer flied out to center (1X) 3-6 1 1-- 12 Hausmann G grounded to short, forcing Barnhart at second, Hausmann G to first (CBFFX) 3-6 2 1-- 11 McCormick F flied out to left (SBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Arsenal batting 3-6 0 --- 32 Sanders grounded out to first (BCBBSX) 3-6 1 --- 02 Fleming L lined a single to shallow center (CFX) 3-6 1 1-- 22 McBride flied out to left (1CFBBX) 3-6 2 1-- 20 Jurges homered deep down the left-field line, Fleming L scored (BBX) 3-8 2 --- 00 Tresh reached on an infield single to short (X) 3-8 2 1-- 10 Niggeling grounded out to first (BX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Blues batting Keller moved to right field Martin H now playing left field Crosetti now playing shortstop 3-8 0 --- 12 O'Brien grounded out to short (SBCX) Monteagudo pinch hitting for Pfund 3-8 1 --- 32 Monteagudo walked (CFBBBB) Hockett pinch hitting for Powell 3-8 1 1-- 02 Hockett doubled deep to center, Monteagudo scored (CCFX) 4-8 1 -2- 11 Merullo grounded a single to left, Hockett scored (BCX) 5-8 1 1-- 32 Lopez walked, Merullo to second (BFBBFB) 5-8 1 12- 11 Barnhart grounded into a double play, Stirnweiss to Crosetti to Sanders (BSX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Arsenal batting Cuccurullo now pitching Monteagudo moved to left field 5-8 0 --- 22 Hack flied out to center (BCCBX) 5-8 1 --- 10 Stirnweiss doubled deep to right center (BX) 5-8 1 -2- 32 Keller walked (BBFBCB) 5-8 1 12- 32 Sanders walked, Stirnweiss to third, Keller to second (2BBCBCB) 5-8 1 123 00 Martin H flied out to center, Stirnweiss scored (X) 5-9 2 12- 10 McBride grounded out to second (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Blues batting 5-9 0 --- 00 Cramer grounded out to first (X) 5-9 1 --- 11 Hausmann G reached on an infield single to the pitcher (CBX) 5-9 1 1-- 10 Hausmann G to second, McCormick F to first on an error by the pitcher Niggeling (BX) 5-9 1 12- 10 O'Brien grounded to first, forcing McCormick F at second, Hausmann G to third, O'Brien to first (BX) 5-9 2 1-3 10 Monteagudo lined a single to right center, Hausmann G scored, O'Brien to third (BX) Evans pinch hitting for Cuccurullo 6-9 2 1-3 32 Evans walked, Monteagudo to second (BFSBB>B) Dasso now pitching Olmo now playing center field 6-9 2 123 00 Merullo grounded out to third (X)