Play-by-play of second game
Yankee Stadium, New York – (special)
The following is the play-by-play account of the second game of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees:
First inning
CARDINALS: Klein flied to Metheny in short right field. Walker was called out on strikes. Musial flied high to Stainback. No runs, no hits, none left.
YANKEES: Crosetti rolled out. Marion to Sanders. Klein threw out Metheny. Johnson lined to Klein. No runs, no hits, none left.
Second inning
CARDINALS: Walker Cooper popped to Crosetti. Kurowski put up a vehement protest over a second called strike and then went down swinging. Sanders walked. Litwhiler popped to Gordon on the grass in short right field. No runs, no hits, one left.
YANKEES: Keller flied high to Walker. Dickey also flied to Walker. Etten missed a three-and-two pitch. No runs, no runs, none left.
Third inning
CARDINALS: Marion hit the first ball into the lower left field stands for a home run. The drive was fair by only a few feet. M. Cooper was given a great ovation as was his brother Walker when he went to bat. Mort flied to Keller. Klein popped to Gordon behind second base. Walker grounded out. Crosetti to Etten. One run, one hit, none left.
YANKEES: Gordon struck out, going for a low curve. Klein made a leaping catch of Stainback’s liner. Bonham bounced out, Kurowski to Sanders. No runs, no hits, none left.
Fourth inning
CARDINALS: Musial socked Bonham’s first offering over second base for a single. W. Cooper laid down a sacrifice. Dickey to Etten. Kurowski singled to center, scoring Musial. Sanders walloped a home run into the lower right field stands, scoring Kurowski ahead of him, giving the Cards a 4–0 lead. The ball barely cleared Metheny’s outstretched arms. Litwhiler went down swinging. Marion was given a big cheer when he came to bat. He flied to Metheny along the right field foul line. Three runs, three hits, none left.
YANKEES: Crosetti popped a single over first for the Yanks’ first hit. Metheny flied deep to Walker. Johnson banjo single to center sent Crosetti to third. Walker fumbled the ball momentarily but recovered in time to keep the runners from advancing. Keller flied to Walker in short center and Crosetti scored on a daring dash from third. Dickey flied to Litwhiler on the left field foul line. One run, two hits, one left.
Fifth inning
CARDINALS: Mort Cooper fanned. After getting a strike on Klein, Bonham gave him four balls. Walker beat out a slow roller toward first, beating Dickey’s throw by a step. Klein going to second. Musial flied deep to Keller. W. Cooper lined to Gordon. No runs, one hit, two left.
YANKEES: Etten lined to Musial who had to move only a couple of steps. Gordon singled to left center and when Walker fumbled the ball, he went to second, just sliding in ahead of the throw. It was an error for Walker, who made a nice running catch in left center. Bonham grounded out. Marion to Sanders. No runs, one hit, one error, one left.
Sixth inning
CARDINALS: Kurowski took a half-swing on a third strike and was ruled out by Reardon. Sanders fanned on four pitches and Litwhiler did likewise. No runs, no hits, none left.
YANKEES: Crosetti singled past Marion into center. Metheny was awarded first base when Reardon ruled W. Cooper had tipped his bat. Johnson grounded into a fast double play. Marion to Klein to Sanders, as Crosetti took third. Keller flied to Musial along the right field foul line. No runs, one hit, one error, one left.
Seventh inning
CARDINALS: Marion walked on five pitches. Marion stole second as Mort Cooper fanned on a three-and-two pitch. Klein’s hot bounder was taken by Crosetti, who threw him out while holding Marion on second. Walker hit to Johnson and Marion was run down between second and third. Johnson to Gordon. No runs, no hits, one left.
YANKEES: M. Cooper lost Dickey after running the count to three and two. Etten flied to Litwhiler in short left. Gordon lined to Litwhiler. Stainback fanned on three pitches. No runs, no hits, one left.
Eighth inning
CARDINALS: Musial hoisted to Stainback. W. Cooper beat out a high bounder to Johnson for a single. Kurowski struck out for the third time on three pitches. Sanders flied to Keller in short left. No runs, one hit, one left.
YANKEES: Weatherly, a left-handed hitter, batted for Bonham and fouled to Sanders. Crosetti was called out on strikes. Metheny rolled out. Klein to Sanders. No runs no hits, none left.
Ninth inning
CARDINALS: Murphy went to the mound for New York. Litwhiler walked after working the count to three and two. Marion tried to sacrifice but forced Litwhiler at second. Murphy to Crosetti. M. Cooper sacrificed. Dickey to Etten. Klein beat out a high bounder to Johnson for a single. Marion going to third. Walker hoisted to Stainback. No runs, one hit, two left.
YANKEES: Johnson doubled to left center. Keller lined a 425-foot triple past Litwhiler, scoring Johnson and making the score 3–2. Dickey lined to Klein. Etten grounded out. Klein to Sanders. Keller scoring and making the score 4–3. Gordon fouled to W. Cooper. Two runs, two hits, none left.