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The '''1946 World_Series''' of Major_League_Baseball was played in October 1946 between the St._Louis_Cardinals (representing the National_League) and the Boston_Red_Sox (representing the American_League). In the eighth inning of Game 7, with the score 3-3, the Cardinals' Enos_Slaughter opened the inning with a single but two batters failed to advance him. With two outs, Harry_Walker walloped a hit over Johnny_Pesky's head into left-center field. As Leon_Culberson chased it down, Slaughter started his dash. Pesky caught Culberson's throw, turned and - perhaps surprised to see Slaughter headed for the plate - hesitated just a split second before throwing home. Roy_Partee had to take a few steps up the third base line to catch Pesky's toss, but Slaughter was safe without a play at the plate and Walker was credited with an RBI double. The Cardinals won the game and the Series in seven games, giving them their sixth championship.
Boston superstar Ted_Williams played the Series injured and was largely ineffective but refused to use his injury as an excuse.
'''Managers:''' Joe_Cronin (Boston), Eddie_Dyer (St. Louis)
'''Umpires:''' Lee_Ballanfant (NL), Cal_Hubbard (AL), Al_Barlick (NL), Charlie_Berry (AL)
==Summary==
'''NL St_Louis_Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston_Red_Sox (3)'''
Game Score Date Location Attendance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Red Sox - 3, Cardinals - 2 October 6 Sportsman's Park 36,218 (10 innings) (2) Red Sox - 0, Cardinals - 3 October 7 Sportsman's Park 35,815 (3) Cardinals - 0, Red Sox - 4 October 9 Fenway Park 34,500 (4) Cardinals - 12, Red Sox - 3 October 10 Fenway Park 35,645 (5) Cardinals - 3, Red Sox - 6 October 11 Fenway Park 35,982 (6) Red Sox - 1, Cardinals - 4 October 13 Sportsman's Park 35,768 (7) Red Sox - 3, Cardinals - 4 October 15 Sportsman's Park 36,143==Matchups== ===Game 1=== '''October_6, 1946 at Sportsman's_Park (St._Louis_Cardinals)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - - Boston Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 2 St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 PITCHERS: BOS - Hughson, Johnson (9) STL - Pollet WP - Johnson LP - Pollet HOME RUNS: BOS - York STL - none===Game 2=== '''October_7, 1946 at Sportsman's_Park (St._Louis_Cardinals)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 6 0 PITCHERS: BOS - Harris, Dobson (8) STL - Brecheen WP - Brecheen LP - Harris HOME RUNS: BOS - none STL - none===Game 3=== '''October_9, 1946 at Fenway_Park (Boston_Red_Sox)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Boston Red Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 0 PITCHERS: STL - Dickson, Wilks (8) BOS - Ferriss WP - Ferriss LP - Dickson HOME RUNS: STL - none BOS - York===Game 4=== '''October_10, 1946 at Fenway_Park (Boston_Red_Sox)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - St. Louis Cardinals 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 12 20 1 Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 4 PITCHERS: STL - Munger BOS - Hughson, Bagby (3), Zuber (6), Brown (8), Ryber (9), Driesewerd (9) WP - Munger LP - Hughson HOME RUNS: STL - Slaughter BOS - Doerr===Game 5=== '''October_11, 1946 at Fenway_Park (Boston_Red_Sox)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - St. Louis Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 Boston Red Sox 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 6 11 3 PITCHERS: STL - Pollet, Brazle (1), Beazley (8) BOS - Dobson WP - Dobson LP - Brazle HOME RUNS: STL - none BOS - Culberson===Game 6=== '''October_13, 1946 at Sportsman's_Park (St._Louis_Cardinals)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 0 PITCHERS: BOS - Harris, Hughson (3), Johnson (8) STL - Brecheen WP - Brecheen LP - Harris HOME RUNS: BOS - none STL - none===Game 7=== '''October_15, 1946 at Sportsman's_Park (St._Louis_Cardinals)'''
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Boston Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 0 St. Louis Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4 9 1 PITCHERS: BOS - Ferriss, Dobson (5), Klinger (8), Johnson (8) STL - Dickson, Brecheen (8) WP - Brecheen LP - Klinger HOME RUNS: BOS - none STL - none==Trivia== *This was the first World Series appearance for the Red Sox since 1918 and it would be the last appearance until "the Impossible Dream" 21 years later. *Joe_Cronin became the fourth manager to take two teams to the World Series, but was the first who did not win with either of them (Pat_Moran, Bill_McKechnie, and Joe McCarthy were the other three). * Several sources erroneously reported that Harry_Walker hit a single allowing Enos_Slaughter to score. It was officially scored a doubled and at the end of the game Walker commented, "I hit a low pitch that was sinking. This was the biggest thrill of my life. What a game. What a finish." * Mel_Allen broadcast the 1946 World Series and his play-by-play of the Mad Dash went as follows, "Enos Slaughter is on first base with two away. Harry Walker at bat. Bob_Klinger on the mound. He takes the stretch. Here's the pitch. There goes Slaughter. The ball is swung on, there's a line drive going into left-center field. It's in there for a base hit. Culberson fumbles the ball momentarily and Slaughter charges around second, heads for third. Pesky goes into short left field to take the relay from Culberson. And HERE COMES ENOS SLAUGHTER ROUNDING THIRD. HE'S GOING TO TRY FOR HOME. HERE COMES THE THROW AND IT'S NOT IN TIME. Slaughter scores!" * Enos Slaughter once poetically described his "Mad Dash" with, "When the ball went into left-center, I hit second base and I said to myself, 'I can score.' I didn't know whether the ball had been cut off or not. I didn't know nothin'. It was a gutsy play. But, you know, two men out and the winning run, you can't let the grass grow under your feet." ==External links== * 1946 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com * 1946 World Series at ''WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)'' * 1946 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com * 1946 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org * Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash {{WorldSeries}} Category:World_Series World Series Category:St._Louis_Cardinals Category:Boston_Red_Sox {{baseball-stub}}