Enos Slaughter completes his “Mad Dash” toward home plate, helping the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game Seven of the World Series
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA
Vintage Baseball Memorabilia
On October 15, 1946, In Game 7 of the World Series Enos Slaughter completes his “Mad Dash” toward home plate, helping the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. In the bottom of the eighth, Slaughter scores from first base on a Harry Walker double, the play surprises everyone, including cut-off man shortstop Johnny Pesky who, as legend has it, hesitates throwing the ball home.
Harry Brecheen wins 3 games for the Cardinals‚ including Games 6 and 7‚ the only pitcher ever to win those. Billed as the duel between the 2 best hitters in baseball‚ the Series sees Stan Musial go 6-for-27 and Ted Williams 5-for-25. With the Series held in two small ballparks and the broadcast fees now aimed at a player pension fund‚ the Cardinal share of $3‚748 and the Red Sox portion of $2‚140 is the smallest Series payoff since 1918.
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