BOXSCORE: 1949 Washington Nationals At 1949 St. Louis Cardinals     4/24/1949

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       3  1  2  0 .405     J.Priddy 2B         5  1  1  0 .222  
  W.Marshall LF       4  1  1  1 .250     P.Reese SS          3  0  1  1 .327  
  B.Doerr 2B          5  1  1  2 .326     W.Cooper C          4  0  0  0 .243  
  J.Mize 1B           5  0  1  0 .333     C.Furillo RF        5  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Stewart RF        4  0  0  0 .267     D.Snider CF         4  1  1  0 .222  
  V.Stephens SS       4  2  2  2 .256     E.Yost 3B           2  1  2  0 .297  
  J.Garagiola C       4  1  2  1 .182     F.Fain 1B           1  1  0  0 .163  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  1  2  0 .320     W.Lockman LF        3  0  1  1 .375  
C-H.Majeski 3B        0  0  0  0 .500     R.Meyer P           2  0  0  0 .125  
  W.Spahn P           3  1  1  1 .333     C.Stobbs P          0  0  0  01.000  
B-R.Boone PH          1  0  0  0 .000   A-J.Lipon PH          0  0  0  1 .000  
  B.Lively P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Scarborough P     0  0  0  0 .500  
                                        D-D.Philley PH        0  0  0  0 .333  
                                          B.Werle P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  8 12  7                 Totals      29  4  6  3

A-Pinch Hit For Stobbs In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Spahn In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Keltner In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Scarborough In 8th Inning

INJURY: Ken Keltner INJURED (for 0 more games) in 8th inning

Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 7  0 1 0  -  8 12  1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 1 3  0 0 0  -  4  6  1

Nationals (4-6)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(1-1)          7       6   4   4   8   5   0 137   3.94  A1 D7
B.Lively                  2       0   0   0   1   0   0  27   0.00  D8
Totals                    9       6   4   4   9   5   0

Cardinals (6-7)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Meyer LOSS(1-2)         5       6   4   4   1   2   0  75   5.66  A1 C1
C.Stobbs                  1       4   3   3   1   0   0  32   5.00  C2 C9
R.Scarboroug              2       2   1   0   1   1   0  43   2.70  D1 E1
B.Werle                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.86  E2
Totals                    9      12   8   7   3   3   0

ATTENDANCE- 12,513 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5  Cardinals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2  Cardinals: 3
ERRORS- B.Doerr, F.Fain
DOUBLES- V.Stephens(3rd), J.Garagiola(2nd), J.Priddy(6th)
TRIPLES- E.Yost(4th)
RBIs- W.Marshall(4th), B.Doerr-2(8th), V.Stephens-2(3rd), J.Garagiola(2nd),
      W.Spahn, P.Reese(11th), W.Lockman(9th), J.Lipon(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Fain
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Lipon
WALKS- D.Dimaggio-2, W.Marshall, P.Reese-2, W.Cooper, E.Yost-2, F.Fain-2,
       W.Lockman, D.Philley
STRIKE OUTS- J.Mize, B.Stewart, V.Stephens, J.Priddy-2, D.Snider-2, R.Meyer
GIDP- B.Doerr-2, B.Stewart, J.Priddy, W.Cooper
WILD PITCHES- W.Spahn
2-out RBI- V.Stephens-2, J.Garagiola, P.Reese
RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo, R.Meyer-3, D.Snider, W.Spahn, W.Cooper, B.Stewart,
             F.Fain
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 6 for 14  Cardinals: 2 for 11
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Dom Dimaggio robbed Duke Snider of a Homerun!
          Top 9th: Whitey Lockman robbed Johnny Mize of an extra base hit.

Vern Stephens had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Washington Nationals beat the
St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 8 to 4.

Washington tallied 7 runs in the 6th inning when they came up with 8 base
hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Bobby Doerr who deflated the
spirits of the home town crowd when he ripped a base-hit plating two runs.
Washington finished with 12 hits while St. Louis ended up with 6.  

Warren Spahn(1-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing
4 runs. Russ Meyer(1-2) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 5 innings and
surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk.


SCORESHEET: 1949 Washington Nationals at 1949 St. Louis Cardinals
D.Dimagg-A1  A1:W>b1    *4*:Si     C1:Si>23   *7*:W>b1   E1:G/63
                                   12                    
                                                         
W.Marsha-A1  A2:F/8     B2:P/4     C2:W>3# 2  D2:Si>12   *9*:F/9
                                   3 12 b1               
                                                         
B.Doerr-A1   A3:G-DP/5  B3:G-DP/6  C3:Si>3#   D3:P/6     E3:F/7
             43>1o      43>1o      2# 12                 
                                                         
J.Mize-A1    *2*:P/4    *5*:Si     C4:P/6     D4:K       E4:F/7
                                                         
                                                         
B.Stewar-A1  A5:K       B5:G-DP/3  C5:F/9     D5:F/8
                        63>1o                 
                                              
V.Stephe-A1  A6:K       B6:FO/2    C6:Do>2#   *8*:Si
                                   1#         
                                              
J.Garagi-A1  *3*:F/7    *6*:Do     C7:Si>3#   D7:F/8>12
                                              
                                              
K.Keltne-A1  A8:F/9     B8:Si>23   C8:Si>13   D8:G/3>23
H.Majesk-E2                                   
                                              
W.Spahn-A1   A9:G/13    B9:Si>3#   C9:Force/  D9:E/3>3#
R.Boone-D9              12         46>1o b1   
B.Lively-E2                                   

J.Priddy-A1  A1:K       *3*:K      *5*:Do     D1:P/6     E1:G-DP/5
                                                         43>1o
                                                         
P.Reese-A1   A2:W>b1    B2:G/63    C2:W>b1    D2:Si>3#   *9*:F/9
                                              12         
                                                         
W.Cooper-A1  A3:G/43>1  B3:W>b1    C3:G-DP/6  D3:F/7     E3:L/6
             2                     43>23 1o              
                                                         
C.Furill-A1  A4:G/53    B4:E/4>12  C4:WP>3#   *7*:F/9    E4:F/7
                                   G/63                  
                                                         
D.Snider-A1  *2*:K      B5:F/8     *6*:Si     D5:K
                                              
                                              
E.Yost-A1    A6:W>b1    *4*:Si     C6:W>12 b  D6:Tr
                                   1          
                                              
F.Fain-A1    A7:W>12 b  B7:Sac/54  C7:W>23 1  D7:G/63
             1          >12        2 b1       
                                              
W.Lockma-A1  A8:Si>2o   B8:F/8     C8:W>3# 2  *8*:P/6
             13                    3 12 b1    
                                              
R.Meyer-A1   A9:K       B9:F/7     C9:SF/9>3  D9:W>b1
C.Stobbs-C5                        # 23       
J.Lipon-C9+