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darkhorse · 02-01-2003, 07:25 PM

St. Louis (AP) October 4th, 1947

Hank Greenberg

The Cards, 105-49 in the regular season, came home after two in the Bronx with a 1-1 split against the underdog Yankees, 87-67 AL champs. A few pre-game notes for the game three matchup. St. Louis slugger Hank Greenberg continues to receive daily treatment for an inflamed groin muscle, a nagging injury that appears won't heal completely until the offseason. Also, this reporter was in error as the hottest pitcher in baseball going into the playoffs wasn't Yankees superstar Hal Newhouser with his nine game streak. Nay, Cards vet Harry Brecheen holds that honor with eleven straight decisions and counting. On to the day's matchups.

Taking the mounds for the visitors, Bill Bevens, 16-11 3.36 ERA, and for the home favorites, Harry Brecheen, 26-9 3.52 ERA. Brecheen is smiles galore at recent events. His team dominated the National besting the closest competition by 15 games and he has a career best season which is rewarded with a 5 year extension at 10 milion per annum. On to the game at hand.

Top of the first and Yankees 1B Billy Johnson spanks Brecheen's first offering to left for a leadoff single. RF Al Gionfriddo thinks this is a jim dandy idea and follows suit roping an outside heater to left. DiMaggio's keen eye earns him a leisurely stroll to first on a free pass and the bases are jammed and the out column is clear. LF Charlie Keller earns his King Kong nickname crushing a Brecheen fastball over the fence in deep-right center. The pitcher hangs his head in disgust. Yankees 4-0 and the first out of the day still lacking.

SS Phil Rizzuto lashes a double down the left field line and the crowd grows restless. A Yogi Berra strikeout looking is followed by a Joe Gordon single to shallow center as Rizzuto is held at third. 3B Jimmy Outlaw kicks the dirt in anger as a screamer up the middle is snagged out of the air by the Octopus, SS Marty Marion. P Bill Bevens ends the inning with a flyout to deep center.

Bottom of the 1st inning and the Cards have a 4-0 hole to dig out of. 2B Erv Dusak strikes out swinging. 3B Whitey Kurowski stirs up the silenced crowd legging out a slow tapper to third for an infield hit. Stan the Man earns a walk and Greenberg clears the basepaths with his 2nd dinger of the series a 3 run shot to deep right-center. Once again, Hammerin' Hank rides to the rescue cutting the deficit to one. CF Roy Cullenbine lines out to Rizzuto and RF Enos Slaughter closes out the inning with a liner straight to the glove of Billy Johnson. Yankees 4, Cards 3.

Bottom of the second. Marty Marion is on with a leadoff single, C Del Rice advances the runner with a groundout to short. Brecheen fans helplessly and Dusak ends the inning with a weak fly out to right.

Bottom of the third. A white-hot Kurowski singles to center and Musial is on as Rizzuto's glove continues to fail him, a charged error. Greenberg smokes one down the left field line bringing home Kurowski and the score is leveled. Major League WinShares leader Cullenbine obliterates Bevens latest offering for a three run jack. Slaughter and Marion fly out and keep Gionfriddo busy in right. Del Rice singles to shallow right and Gionfriddo's bungle sends the Redbird's backstop to second. Clyde Shoun is called in from the pen to end Beven's misery and Brecheen taps back to the mound to end the inning. Cards 7, Yankees 4.

Top of the fourth. A two out double by Shoun of all people but Johnson flies out to kill the rally.

Bottom of the fourth. Dusak leads off with a bloop to left for a single. Kurowski grounds into a fielder' choice, Dusak out at second. Musial grounds into the double play, score it U6-3. Inning over.

Top of the fifth. LF Charlie Keller with a two out double to the gap in right-center. Scooter fouls off pitch after pitch and Brecheen conceeds first in frustration. Berra proves more easy pickings with a lazy fly ball to Country in right.

Bottom of the fifth. Greenberg takes the wind out of the Bombers sails yanking a Shoun fastball inside the left field pole fpr a solo shot. Cullenbine K's and Slaughter taps weakly to Shoun. Marion singles briskly to center but Rice is no treat ending the inning with a fly to right. Cards 8, Yankees 4.

Top of the sixth. Singles by Gordon and OUtlaw give the the teams sagging spirits a brief lift but Outlaw is then forced out at second on a grounder by pinch-hitter Elmer Valo. Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and that's all she wrote.

Bottom of the sixth. Reliever Earl Harrist enters the game and is embarrassed as he gives up a leadoff single to Brecheen then follows that with a base on balls to Dusak. Danger! Danger! Will Robinson! Kurowski pops up to first but a Musial bloop to short right loads the bases. Greenberg finds nothing but air on a Harrist fastball, ka-ching! Rizzuto gobbles up Cullenbine's grounder and Harrist escapes the frame undamaged.

Bottom of the seventh. Harrist in trouble again as Slaughter doubles down the right field line to leadoff. Marion and Rice continue their run killing ways with outs one and two. Brecheen helps his cause with a run scoring single. Dusak's screamer to left is interrupted by Johnson's brilliant stab. Cards 9, Yankees 4.

Top of the eighth. Berra with a one out single but Brecheen is more than up to the task. Kurowski handles a wicked liner by Flash Gordon and Outlaw is tamed by a Brecheen splitter.

Bottom of the eighth. Cards show why they lead all of baseball averaging 6.43 R/G. Musial lashes a bolt to the left-center gap with one out. His double is followed by a Harrist wild pitch to Greenberg and an alert Musial races to third. Harrist decides a free pass is the best course of action and puts Greenberg on. CUllenbine singles Musial home. Slaughter and Marion come up empty and end the frame. Cards 10, Yankees 4.

Top of the night. Johnson and Gionfriddo raise scant interest with one out singles. Brecheen applies the clampa and DiMaggio pops up to first. Keller draws the curtain with a ground out to Kurowski. The final. Cards 10, Yankees 4.

Game Notes: With two games remaining at Sportsman's Park and the Cards with a 2-1 advantage, the very real possibility exists that New York may never find their way back to the friendly confines of Yankees Stadium. A loss in tomorrow's affair will put them on the brink of elimination. Harry Brecheen wins his 12th straight decision, a career high. Greenberg takes the Player of the Game award. Indeed, he has been the MVP of the series to date with 3 home run blasts. On the day, Hank had 3 hits, one base on balls, a double and a pair of homers. 3 runs scored and 5 ribbies.

Brecheen went the distance giving up 12 hits but allowed only 4 runs with 4 K's and 2 BB's.

After two days of cold, wind and rain in New York, Redbirds fans enjoyed clear, sunny skies and a game time temp of 55.

02-01-2003, 07:25 PM	#8
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	PWBL World Series Recap, Game Three St. Louis (AP) October 4th, 1947 Hank Greenberg The Cards, 105-49 in the regular season, came home after two in the Bronx with a 1-1 split against the underdog Yankees, 87-67 AL champs. A few pre-game notes for the game three matchup. St. Louis slugger Hank Greenberg continues to receive daily treatment for an inflamed groin muscle, a nagging injury that appears won't heal completely until the offseason. Also, this reporter was in error as the hottest pitcher in baseball going into the playoffs wasn't Yankees superstar Hal Newhouser with his nine game streak. Nay, Cards vet Harry Brecheen holds that honor with eleven straight decisions and counting. On to the day's matchups. Taking the mounds for the visitors, Bill Bevens, 16-11 3.36 ERA, and for the home favorites, Harry Brecheen, 26-9 3.52 ERA. Brecheen is smiles galore at recent events. His team dominated the National besting the closest competition by 15 games and he has a career best season which is rewarded with a 5 year extension at 10 milion per annum. On to the game at hand. Top of the first and Yankees 1B Billy Johnson spanks Brecheen's first offering to left for a leadoff single. RF Al Gionfriddo thinks this is a jim dandy idea and follows suit roping an outside heater to left. DiMaggio's keen eye earns him a leisurely stroll to first on a free pass and the bases are jammed and the out column is clear. LF Charlie Keller earns his King Kong nickname crushing a Brecheen fastball over the fence in deep-right center. The pitcher hangs his head in disgust. Yankees 4-0 and the first out of the day still lacking. SS Phil Rizzuto lashes a double down the left field line and the crowd grows restless. A Yogi Berra strikeout looking is followed by a Joe Gordon single to shallow center as Rizzuto is held at third. 3B Jimmy Outlaw kicks the dirt in anger as a screamer up the middle is snagged out of the air by the Octopus, SS Marty Marion. P Bill Bevens ends the inning with a flyout to deep center. Bottom of the 1st inning and the Cards have a 4-0 hole to dig out of. 2B Erv Dusak strikes out swinging. 3B Whitey Kurowski stirs up the silenced crowd legging out a slow tapper to third for an infield hit. Stan the Man earns a walk and Greenberg clears the basepaths with his 2nd dinger of the series a 3 run shot to deep right-center. Once again, Hammerin' Hank rides to the rescue cutting the deficit to one. CF Roy Cullenbine lines out to Rizzuto and RF Enos Slaughter closes out the inning with a liner straight to the glove of Billy Johnson. Yankees 4, Cards 3. Bottom of the second. Marty Marion is on with a leadoff single, C Del Rice advances the runner with a groundout to short. Brecheen fans helplessly and Dusak ends the inning with a weak fly out to right. Bottom of the third. A white-hot Kurowski singles to center and Musial is on as Rizzuto's glove continues to fail him, a charged error. Greenberg smokes one down the left field line bringing home Kurowski and the score is leveled. Major League WinShares leader Cullenbine obliterates Bevens latest offering for a three run jack. Slaughter and Marion fly out and keep Gionfriddo busy in right. Del Rice singles to shallow right and Gionfriddo's bungle sends the Redbird's backstop to second. Clyde Shoun is called in from the pen to end Beven's misery and Brecheen taps back to the mound to end the inning. Cards 7, Yankees 4. Top of the fourth. A two out double by Shoun of all people but Johnson flies out to kill the rally. Bottom of the fourth. Dusak leads off with a bloop to left for a single. Kurowski grounds into a fielder' choice, Dusak out at second. Musial grounds into the double play, score it U6-3. Inning over. Top of the fifth. LF Charlie Keller with a two out double to the gap in right-center. Scooter fouls off pitch after pitch and Brecheen conceeds first in frustration. Berra proves more easy pickings with a lazy fly ball to Country in right. Bottom of the fifth. Greenberg takes the wind out of the Bombers sails yanking a Shoun fastball inside the left field pole fpr a solo shot. Cullenbine K's and Slaughter taps weakly to Shoun. Marion singles briskly to center but Rice is no treat ending the inning with a fly to right. Cards 8, Yankees 4. Top of the sixth. Singles by Gordon and OUtlaw give the the teams sagging spirits a brief lift but Outlaw is then forced out at second on a grounder by pinch-hitter Elmer Valo. Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and that's all she wrote. Bottom of the sixth. Reliever Earl Harrist enters the game and is embarrassed as he gives up a leadoff single to Brecheen then follows that with a base on balls to Dusak. Danger! Danger! Will Robinson! Kurowski pops up to first but a Musial bloop to short right loads the bases. Greenberg finds nothing but air on a Harrist fastball, ka-ching! Rizzuto gobbles up Cullenbine's grounder and Harrist escapes the frame undamaged. Bottom of the seventh. Harrist in trouble again as Slaughter doubles down the right field line to leadoff. Marion and Rice continue their run killing ways with outs one and two. Brecheen helps his cause with a run scoring single. Dusak's screamer to left is interrupted by Johnson's brilliant stab. Cards 9, Yankees 4. Top of the eighth. Berra with a one out single but Brecheen is more than up to the task. Kurowski handles a wicked liner by Flash Gordon and Outlaw is tamed by a Brecheen splitter. Bottom of the eighth. Cards show why they lead all of baseball averaging 6.43 R/G. Musial lashes a bolt to the left-center gap with one out. His double is followed by a Harrist wild pitch to Greenberg and an alert Musial races to third. Harrist decides a free pass is the best course of action and puts Greenberg on. CUllenbine singles Musial home. Slaughter and Marion come up empty and end the frame. Cards 10, Yankees 4. Top of the night. Johnson and Gionfriddo raise scant interest with one out singles. Brecheen applies the clampa and DiMaggio pops up to first. Keller draws the curtain with a ground out to Kurowski. The final. Cards 10, Yankees 4. Game Notes: With two games remaining at Sportsman's Park and the Cards with a 2-1 advantage, the very real possibility exists that New York may never find their way back to the friendly confines of Yankees Stadium. A loss in tomorrow's affair will put them on the brink of elimination. Harry Brecheen wins his 12th straight decision, a career high. Greenberg takes the Player of the Game award. Indeed, he has been the MVP of the series to date with 3 home run blasts. On the day, Hank had 3 hits, one base on balls, a double and a pair of homers. 3 runs scored and 5 ribbies. Brecheen went the distance giving up 12 hits but allowed only 4 runs with 4 K's and 2 BB's. After two days of cold, wind and rain in New York, Redbirds fans enjoyed clear, sunny skies and a game time temp of 55. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."