[Nick Soulis]

ONE SWING AND A WIN

In a classic pitching duel at Comiskey Park where neither pitcher deserved to lose the game, it was a solo home run in the 7th inning by Danny Litwhiler gave the game to the 1944 Cardinals who take the lead in the series.

Both Lefty Williams and Ted Wilks went the distance and kept their opoonents off balance, battling through jams and showing grit and resolve for their teams. Great defense by the Cardinals helped their cause as the White Sox had only 7 base runners on the day.

On the other side the Cardinals stranded 23 runners but actually scored their run with no one on base. Tough luck starter Left Williams really deserved better, but his offense couldnt get it done.

A brilliant game of baseball with strategy and intrigue in Game 3, will the Cards close it out in game 4?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Game 3
44 Cardinals lead series 2-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis Cardinals 1944 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hopp CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0 R. Sanders 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 c-J. Antonelli 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Musial RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 W. Cooper C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 d-K. O'Dea C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W. Kurowski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0 D. Litwhiler LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .000 0 0 M. Marion SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Verban 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 a-P. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-G. Fallon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Wilks P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 32 1 9 1 4 3 23 a - P. Martin pinch hit for E. Verban in the 7th b - G. Fallon substituted for P. Martin in the 7th c - J. Antonelli substituted for R. Sanders in the 9th d - K. O'Dea substituted for W. Cooper in the 9th BATTING Home Runs: D. Litwhiler (0, 7th Inning off L. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Wilks , W. Cooper , R. Sanders , M. Marion 2 , S. Musial 2 , J. Hopp , D. Litwhiler 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sanders , S. Musial , J. Hopp , D. Litwhiler GIDP: W. Kurowski Sac Bunt: T. Wilks 2 , G. Fallon Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING CS: D. Litwhiler (0) FIELDING Errors: W. Cooper	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Felsch CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 C. Gandil 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 c-E. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 d-T. Jourdan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Collins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 B. Weaver 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N. Leibold RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 R. Schalk C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-J. Fournier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-J. Jenkins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Risberg SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Williams P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 32 0 7 0 0 1 7 a - J. Fournier pinch hit for R. Schalk in the 7th b - J. Jenkins substituted for J. Fournier in the 8th c - E. Murphy pinch hit for C. Gandil in the 8th d - T. Jourdan substituted for E. Murphy in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: L. Williams , R. Schalk , J. Jackson , H. Felsch , B. Weaver 2 , C. Gandil Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Williams , E. Collins Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: S. Risberg (0) , J. Jackson (0) CS: R. Schalk (0) , C. Gandil (0) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Risberg-Gandil)
St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA T. Wilks W (0-0) 9.0 7 0 0 0 1 0 115 76 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: T. Wilks 74 Batters Faced: T. Wilks 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wilks 13-11 Pitches - Strikes: T. Wilks 115-76 HB: T. Wilks	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Williams L (0-0) 9.0 9 1 1 4 3 1 131 79 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Williams 64 Batters Faced: L. Williams 39 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Williams 16-7 Pitches - Strikes: L. Williams 131-79
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: T. Wilks Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (12 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm