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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 17, 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 September 17, 1940 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Grissom |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 3,784 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
Joe Orengo | Third Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Max Lanier | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Reiser | Third Baseman |
Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Joe Vosmik | Right Fielder |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Johnny Hudson | Shortstop |
Lee Grissom | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 17, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grissom
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball 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: ---
Reiser vs. Lanier
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lanier
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Lanier
Camilli 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Grissom
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Grissom
Orengo hits a popup towards short. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Grissom
Marion hits a popup towards short. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Lanier
Vosmik 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. Lanier
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Lanier
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Vosmik trying to get to third. Martin throws the ball in to Orengo, who tags Vosmik for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Lanier
Hudson hits a fly ball into right field. Martin 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: ---
Owen vs. Grissom
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--
Lanier vs. Grissom
Lanier bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Coscarart covering - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grissom
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Lanier
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lanier
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lanier
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Walker 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: ---
Camilli vs. Lanier
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Lanier
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Lanier
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Grissom
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Grissom covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Grissom
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Grissom
Marion 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: 1--
Owen vs. Grissom
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Lanier
Hudson 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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Lanier
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lanier
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lanier
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Grissom
Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grissom
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grissom
There's a wild pitch. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik throws the ball in to Hudson who tags Martin trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moore scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Lanier
Camilli hits a popup towards third. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Lanier
Vosmik strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize 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, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Grissom
Koy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Grissom
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball 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: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Lanier
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mancuso for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Lanier
Hudson hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball 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: ---
Marion vs. Grissom
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Grissom
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Grissom
Lanier bunts towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Grissom
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore takes first base on ball four. Lanier moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Coscarart picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Coscarart. Lanier scores. Brown scores. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Grissom
There goes Martin. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Grissom
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Grissom
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Tamulis
Vito Tamulis now pitching.
Marion hits a popup towards short. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lanier
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Vito Tamulis.
Gallagher 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, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lanier
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lanier
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lanier
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Rachunok
Steve Rachunok now pitching.
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Rachunok
There goes Owen. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Hudson applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Rachunok
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rachunok fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rachunok
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Lanier
Camilli 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, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Lanier
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lanier
Coscarart hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1940 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Brown J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Reiser P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moore T, cf 3 2 1 0 Walker D, cf 4 0 1 0 Martin P, rf 4 1 3 3 Medwick J, lf 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Koy E, lf 4 0 1 1 Vosmik J, rf 4 0 2 0 Orengo J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 1 0 Owen M, c 2 0 1 0 Hudson J, ss 3 0 0 0 Lanier M, p 4 1 0 0 Grissom L, p 2 0 0 0 Tamulis V, p 0 0 0 0 Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Rachunok S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 7 4 32 0 5 0 St.Louis 000 001 040 -- 5 Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Lanier M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Grissom L (L) 7.2 7 5 5 5 3 Tamulis V 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Rachunok S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Coscarart P, Marion M DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Brooklyn 6 SB -- Martin P CS -- Owen M WP -- Grissom L T -- 1:45 A -- 3784
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