St. Louis Blues
Plus Day In Review, May 18, 1949
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Cardinals have really struggled in this replay. This game was really no exception.
St. Louis worked hard to overcome an early 3-1 deficit against the lowly Phillies. This included this double by Joe Garagiola in the 8th inning:
It then stretched on to Tommy Glaviano’s at bat with two on and two out in the bottom of the 9th:
Glaviano’s double tied the game at 3. However, the Cardinals wound up regretting not scoring the winning run.
Granny Hamner opened things off in the top of the 11th for the Phillies:
That brought up Richie Ashburn, who decided to bunt:
It was then up to Stan Lopata:
And that’s how this one ended.
The Cardinals have had good pitching and a reasonably good offense. They just can’t seem to drive runners in when it counts.
Other Action
Red Sox 7, White Sox 3: At Boston, the Red Sox come up with 6 in the bottom of the 8th inning to win. Watch the game here.
Yankees 7, Indians 0: At New York, Fred Sanford threw a 4-hit shutout against the defending World Champions to win. Watch the game here.
Senators 4, Tigers 3: At Washington, Joe Haynes threw a complete game to lift the last place Senators over the Tigers.
Athletics 6, Browns 0: At Philadelphia, Lou Brissie struck out 10 in a complete game shutout victory.
Dodgers 12, Cubs 5: At Chicago, the Brooklyn Dodgers continue on their tear through the National League.
Reds 11, Braves 6: At Cincinnati, the Braves looked really bad in this one. Makes me wonder if Diamond Mind might be simulating the clubhouse issues the Braves had in real life.
Giants 9, Pirates 1: At Pittsburgh, New York has established its command over the National League pennant race. Watch the game here.
Phillies 4, Cardinals 3 (11): At St. Louis, see above.
Standings
I’m starting to believe that the National League will turn into a Giants - Dodgers race.