Redbirds sweep Redlegs to remain unbeaten at 8-0

8/21 - Crosley Field

Brecheen vs Walters

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

St. Louis remained the only undefeated team in the Senior Circuit by relying on the arm of Harry Brecheen, who went 8 strong innings allowing just 1 run on 6 hits.  Donnelly pitched a scoreless 9th to seal the deal.  Stan "the Man" Musial and Verban each had 2 hit days.  Brecheen even had a RBI single himself.

8/22

Munger vs Heusser

Cardinals 7, Reds 2

The Road Warrior Redbirds boosted their season record to 6-0.  Down 2-1 after 7 innings of play the Cardinal offense shifted into 3rd gear with 6 runs in the 8th.  5 of them came off of Red reliever Katz who got 1 out to go with the 5 runs he allowed.  A 2 run shot by Sanders and a bases clearing triple by Kurowski knocked the wind out of the Reds sails.

8/23

Cooper vs Shoun

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

A complete game gem by Mort Cooper kept the Redbirds unbeaten with a 7-0 record.  His brother, Walker, chipped in with 3 hits to make this victory a family affair.  Pitcher Coooper had 2 hits and 2 runs himself.

8/24

Wilks vs de la Cruz

Cardinals 10, Reds 7

Break up the Cardinals.  Two consecutive series sweeps put the Redbirds atop the Senior Circuit all by themselves with an 8-0 record.  When the pitching fails, the bats come alive for this band of baseball brothers.  Stan "the Man" Musial was 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored.  Danny Litwhiler was also 3 for 5 with 2 RBI's.  Glove man Marty Marion was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's.  The poor Reds met the same fate that dem Bums did in the opening series thanks to a Redbird crew that is firing on all cylinders.