[Nick Soulis]

Cardinals Smack Sox To Tie Series

The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals were in no moode to fall behind by two games and leave Sportsman Park without a win. They rallied behind Max Lanier to win Game 2 by a comfortable score of 9-2.

A five run 4th inning was the last scoring of the game and the big blow of the inning was a 2 run double by Danny Whtliner. Stan Musiel also drove in two and the White Sox were conceding this game.

Joe Jackson went 3-4 and the Sox did get 10 hits on the day, but Lanier used his entire arsenal and competed the second consecutive complete game for the Red Birds.

Now the Series goes to Comiskey Park, and the feeling by anyone who has seen the first two games is that this one is almost sure to go the full 5 games.
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Game 2
Series tied at 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 St. Louis Cardinals 1944 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 9 15 0
Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Felsch CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 C. Gandil 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Jackson LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 E. Collins 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 B. Weaver 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 N. Leibold RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0 R. Schalk C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 S. Risberg SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 R. Faber P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 a-F. McMullin PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Danforth P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 2 10 2 1 6 11 a - F. McMullin pinch hit for R. Faber in the 5th BATTING Doubles: E. Collins 2 (0, 4th Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 1 out) C. Gandil (0, 1st Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. Collins 5 , S. Risberg , J. Jackson 3 , B. Weaver , C. Gandil 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Leibold 2 , B. Weaver , C. Gandil Sac Bunt: F. McMullin Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins (0) CS: J. Jackson (0) , N. Leibold (0) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Risberg-Collins-Gandil)	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hopp CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 R. Sanders 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 D. Litwhiler LF 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 S. Musial RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .000 0 0 W. Cooper C 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 W. Kurowski 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .000 0 0 M. Marion SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .000 0 0 E. Verban 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 M. Lanier P 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 36 9 15 9 2 2 17 BATTING Doubles: W. Kurowski (0, 4th Inning off R. Faber, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Hopp (0, 2nd Inning off R. Faber, 1 on, 1 out) D. Litwhiler (0, 2nd Inning off R. Faber, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Lanier 2 , W. Cooper , R. Sanders 2 , W. Kurowski 2 , M. Marion , S. Musial , J. Hopp 4 , D. Litwhiler 5 2-out RBI: W. Kurowski , M. Marion , D. Litwhiler Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Cooper , M. Marion GIDP: R. Sanders Sac Fly: W. Cooper , S. Musial Team LOB: 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Faber L (0-0) 4.0 13 9 9 1 1 0 95 60 0.00 D. Danforth 4.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 51 34 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Faber 0 Batters Faced: R. Faber 26, D. Danforth 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Faber 3-8, D. Danforth 8-2 Pitches - Strikes: R. Faber 95-60, D. Danforth 51-34	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Lanier W (0-0) 9.0 10 2 2 1 6 0 127 80 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Lanier 64 Batters Faced: M. Lanier 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lanier 10-8 Pitches - Strikes: M. Lanier 127-80
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: D. Litwhiler Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV Weather: Clear skies (28 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:46 Attendance: 7388