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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 8, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 8, 1939 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 8, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Weiland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Red Evans |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,693 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Bob Weiland | Pitcher |
Ray Blades | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Fred Sington | Right Fielder |
Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
Al Todd | Catcher |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Red Evans | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 8, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Evans
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli juggles the ball. That's an error on Camilli. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Evans
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Evans fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Evans. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Evans
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Sington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Evans
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Evans
Mize takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Evans
Moore hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Weiland
Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Weiland
Coscarart is hit by the pitch. Stainback moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sington vs. Weiland
Sington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Evans
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Evans
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Evans
Weiland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Weiland
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Weiland
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weiland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Weiland
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Weiland
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Evans
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Evans
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Evans
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Weiland
Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Weiland
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Weiland
There goes Stainback. The throw from Owen and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Koy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Evans
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Evans
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Evans
Moore hits a line drive into right field. Sington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Evans
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sington vs. Weiland
Sington strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Weiland
Lazzeri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Weiland
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Evans
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Evans
Weiland bunts towards the mound. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Evans
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Evans
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Weiland
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Weiland
Evans bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Weiland
Stainback hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Weiland
Coscarart strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Evans
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Evans
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Evans
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Evans
There goes Martin, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Martin steals home. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Evans
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sington vs. Weiland
Sington is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Evans
Gutteridge hits a popup towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Evans
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Evans
Weiland hits a popup towards third. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Weiland
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Weiland
Todd bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Weiland
Lary hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Weiland
Cookie Lavagetto pinch hits for Red Evans.
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hutchinson
Ira Hutchinson now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hutchinson
Martin bunts towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Coscarart covering, for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Hutchinson
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Sington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Hutchinson
Medwick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Weiland
Stainback hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Weiland
Johnny Hudson pinch hits for Pete Coscarart.
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Weiland
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Weiland
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sington vs. Weiland
Sington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hutchinson
Johnny Hudson now playing second base.
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hutchinson
Moore hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Hutchinson
Gutteridge hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stainback. Gutteridge reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Hutchinson
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weiland vs. Hutchinson
Weiland hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Weiland
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into left field. Medwick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Medwick. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Weiland
Goody Rosen pinch runs for Tony Lazzeri.
Todd hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Weiland
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durocher vs. Weiland
Leo Durocher pinch hits for Ira Hutchinson.
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/1939 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Brown J, ss 4 0 1 0 Stainback T, cf 4 0 2 0 Martin S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Martin P, rf 4 1 1 0 Hudson J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0 Koy E, lf 4 0 2 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 0 0 Sington F, rf 4 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lazzeri T, 3b 4 0 2 0 Owen M, c 3 0 1 0 Rosen G, pr 0 0 0 0 Weiland B, p 3 0 0 0 Todd A, c 3 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 2 0 0 0 Evans R, p 1 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hutchinson I, p 0 0 0 0 Durocher L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 0 30 0 6 0 St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1 Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Weiland B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Evans R (L) 7.0 3 1 1 1 6 Hutchinson I 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 E -- Camilli D, Evans R, Medwick J LOB -- St.Louis 8, Brooklyn 9 2B -- Koy E, Gutteridge D SB -- Martin P CS -- Stainback T SH -- Weiland B, Evans R, Todd A, Martin S HBP -- by Weiland B (Coscarart P) T -- 2:20 A -- 7693
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