Comeback from Ten Down
The 1947 team was good but couldn’t live up to the expectations of the previous teams. They did have a monster comeback on July 30 when they were behind 10-0 at home in the 4th inning facing Brooklyn and find a way to tie the game up with 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Cardinals lost in the 10th inning.
Time of Game: 3:34 Attendance: 31709
Starting Lineups: Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals 1. Stanky 2b Schoendienst 2b 2. Robinson 1b Moore cf 3. Reiser lf Musial 1b 4. Furillo cf Slaughter lf 5. Walker rf Northey rf 6. Edwards c Kurowski 3b 7. Reese ss Marion ss 8. Jorgensen 3b Rice c 9. Branca p Brecheen p DODGERS 1ST: Stanky popped to first in foul territory; Robinson singled to center; Reiser singled to right [Robinson to third]; Furillo walked [Reiser to second]; Walker hit into a double play to center [Robinson scored, Reiser to third, Furillo out at second (catcher to shortstop)]; wild throw in by Terry Moore; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Schoendienst flied out to center; Moore flied out to right; Musial doubled to left; Slaughter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 2ND: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen walked; Branca lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Northey walked; Kurowski grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Northey out at second]; Marion popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 3RD: Stanky singled to center; Robinson made an out to second; Reiser walked [Stanky to second]; Furillo doubled to left [Stanky scored, Reiser scored]; Walker flied out to right; Edwards singled to left [Furillo scored]; Reese walked [Edwards to second]; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Rice grounded out (third to first); SISLER BATTED FOR BRECHEEN; Sisler flied out to left; Schoendienst made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 4TH: MUNGER REPLACED SISLER (PITCHING); Branca grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanky grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson singled to left; Reiser walked [Robinson to second]; Furillo singled to left [Robinson scored, Reiser to second]; Furillo was picked off first but was safe on an error by Munger [Reiser scored (unearned), Furillo to second]; Walker was walked intentionally; Edwards singled to pitcher [Furillo to third, Walker to second]; Reese walked [Furillo scored (unearned), Walker to third, Edwards to second]; BRAZLE REPLACED MUNGER (PITCHING); Jorgensen tripled to center [Walker scored (unearned), Edwards scored (unearned), Reese scored (unearned)]; Branca struck out; 6 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Moore flied out to right; Musial singled to center; Slaughter grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Musial out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 5TH: DIERING REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING CF); Stanky doubled to right; Robinson walked; Reiser struck out; Furillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Northey grounded out (second to first); Kurowski doubled to left; Marion grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kurowski to third]; Rice walked; MEDWICK BATTED FOR BRAZLE; Medwick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 6TH: BURKHART REPLACED MEDWICK (PITCHING); HERMANSKI BATTED FOR WALKER; Hermanski doubled to right; and was ejected by Barr; Dodgers Coach Clyde Sukeforth also ejected by Barr; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese made an out to second; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; Branca struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: HERMANSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Schoendienst struck out; Diering made an out to first; Musial singled to left; Slaughter singled to right [Musial to third]; Northey singled to left [Musial scored, Slaughter to third]; Kurowski homered [Slaughter scored, Northey scored]; Marion grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4. DODGERS 7TH: Stanky singled to right; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stanky to second]; Reiser grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanky to third]; Furillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Rice struck out; DUSAK BATTED FOR BURKHART; Dusak struck out; Schoendienst doubled to right; Diering walked; BEHRMAN REPLACED BRANCA (PITCHING); Musial flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4. DODGERS 8TH: WILKS REPLACED DUSAK (PITCHING); Hermanski popped to catcher in foul territory; Edwards flied out to right; Reese lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Slaughter singled to center; Northey struck out; Kurowski popped to first in foul territory; Marion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4. DODGERS 9TH: Jorgensen walked; Behrman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Stanky was hit by a pitch; Robinson struck out; Reiser made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Rice singled to center; CROSS RAN FOR RICE; GARAGIOLA BATTED FOR WILKS; Garagiola flied out to left; Schoendienst struck out; Diering singled to second [Cross to second]; Musial singled to pitcher [Cross to third, Diering to second]; Slaughter singled to right [Cross scored, Diering scored, Musial to third]; Northey singled to pitcher [Musial scored, Slaughter to second]; CASEY REPLACED BEHRMAN (PITCHING); REISER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HERMANSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kurowski walked [Slaughter to third, Northey to second]; Marion singled to center [Slaughter scored, Northey scored, Kurowski to second]; WILBER BATTED FOR CROSS; Wilber singled to center [Kurowski scored, Marion to third, Wilber to second (on throw)]; KING REPLACED CASEY (PITCHING); Garagiola grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cardinals 10. DODGERS 10TH: HEARN REPLACED GARAGIOLA (PITCHING); WILBER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Furillo made an out to second; Hermanski doubled to left; Edwards was called out on strikes; Reese singled to left [Hermanski scored, Reese to second (on throw)]; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; King struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cardinals 10. CARDINALS 10TH: REISER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HERMANSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Schoendienst flied out to left; Diering grounded out (pitcher to first); Musial walked; Musial was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cardinals 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 11 14 0 13 Cardinals 10 16 1 8
Second Place with an 89-65 record and five games back of Brooklyn is how the Cardinals finish in 1947.
Sam Breadon Sells the Team
About a month later, November 25, Sam Breadon sells the team to some local St. Louisians, Fred Saigh and Bob Hannegan. Hannegan was the Postmaster General.