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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 27, 1940
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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 July 27, 1940 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1940 |
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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 | July 27, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clyde Shoun |
Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Davis |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 14,568 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Don Padgett | Catcher |
Stu Martin | Third Baseman |
Johnny Hopp | Left Fielder |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Clyde Shoun | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Joe Gallagher | Right Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Joe Vosmik | Center Fielder |
Johnny Hudson | Second Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Curt Davis | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 27, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Davis
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Davis
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Reese 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: ---
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Medwick reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Davis
Mize hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Davis
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Davis
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Davis
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Shoun
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Davis
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Davis
Shoun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Davis
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Shoun
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Shoun
There goes Lavagetto. The throw from Padgett and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Davis
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Davis
There goes Moore. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Lavagetto applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Davis
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Vosmik who is chasing the ball. Mize reaches third base with a triple. Slaughter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Padgett vs. Davis
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mize scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Davis
There goes Padgett. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Davis
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hudson vs. Shoun
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Davis
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Davis
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoun vs. Davis
Shoun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Hamlin
Luke Hamlin now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marion scores. Shoun moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shoun scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Hamlin
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Shoun
Pete Coscarart pinch hits for Luke Hamlin.
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Tamulis
Vito Tamulis now pitching.
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Tamulis
Padgett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Tamulis
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Tamulis covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Tamulis
Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Tamulis
Marion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Marion reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shoun vs. Tamulis
Shoun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Tamulis
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Tamulis
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Shoun
Hudson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. Hudson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Shoun
Dixie Walker pinch hits for Vito Tamulis.
Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Reese reaches second base with a double. Mancuso scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Pressnell
Tot Pressnell now pitching.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Pressnell
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pressnell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pressnell. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Pressnell
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pressnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Pressnell
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and tags Mize for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Camilli reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Pressnell
Hopp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Pressnell
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Pressnell
Shoun hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Shoun
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Shoun
Babe Phelps pinch hits for Tot Pressnell.
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1940, game 2 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Brown J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Reese P, ss 3 1 1 1 Moore T, cf 4 0 2 1 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 1 0 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Gallagher J, rf 4 0 0 0 Padgett D, c 4 0 0 1 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Martin S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Vosmik J, cf 4 0 1 0 Hopp J, lf 4 1 2 0 Hudson J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 1 1 1 Mancuso G, c 4 1 2 1 Shoun C, p 4 1 1 0 Davis C, p 1 0 0 0 Hamlin L, p 0 0 0 0 Coscarart P, ph 1 0 0 0 Tamulis V, p 0 0 0 0 Walker D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pressnell T, p 0 0 0 0 Phelps B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 9 6 34 3 8 3 St.Louis 010 220 100 -- 6 Brooklyn 001 000 200 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Shoun C (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Davis C (L) 4.1 6 5 5 0 0 Hamlin L 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Tamulis V 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Pressnell T 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Marion M, Pressnell T DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 3, Brooklyn 6 2B -- Mancuso G 2, Hopp J, Marion M, Reese P 3B -- Medwick J, Mize J, Camilli D HR -- Mize J CS -- Lavagetto C, Moore T, Padgett D T -- 2:05 A -- 14568
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