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Gas House Gang Spirit Lifts Cardinals Over Red Sox in 1946 Series
Enos Slaughter starred with hustling base running and a pivotal eighth inning dash to home plate as the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the World Series 4 games to 3. Harry Brecheen held the line in relief, while Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio battled for Boston. Pesky erred four times as Boston faltered. Slaughter batted .320 and delivered the decisive run.
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Enos Slaughter
Harry Walker
Eno
Mike Gonzalez
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Roy Partee
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Harry Brecheen
Murry Dickson
Stanley Coveleskit
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Ted Williams
Red Schoendienst
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Rudy York
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Pinky Higgins
Stan Musial
Tom McBride
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Eddie Dyer
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