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Two of the best pitchers in Cardinals history _ Dizzy Dean and Mort Cooper _ each yielded 19 hits in a game, and won.

_ Cardinals 8, Reds 7, May 31, 1936, at St. Louis: Dizzy Dean appeared headed for a loss when Cincinnati took a 7-5 lead into the ninth inning, but the Cardinals scored twice in the ninth and won with a run in the 12th.

Two days after pitching 1.1 innings of relief, Dean went all 12 innings, yielding 19 hits and two walks (he also hit two batters), and improved his record to 9-2. The Reds stranded 13 and had no home runs. Boxscore

_ Cardinals 4, Phillies 3, Sept. 24, 1944, at Philadelphia: In his last regular-season start of the year, Cooper went the route and earned the win when Whitey Kurowski broke a 3-3 tie with a home run off Phillies starter Ken Raffensberger in the 16th inning.

Philadelphia scored single runs in the first, third and fourth before Cooper shut them out over the last 12. Of Philadelphia’s 19 hits, 18 were singles (first baseman Tony Lupien doubled). Boxscore

Cooper’s line: 16 innings, 19 hits, 3 runs, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts.

Raffensberger’s line: 16 innings, 13 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts.

The win improved Cooper’s record to 22-7 _ his third consecutive season with at least 21 wins.

In the 1944 World Series against the Browns, Cooper made two starts and held the American League champions to two runs over 16 innings.