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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 5, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 5, 1939 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Sunkel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,257 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lynn King | Center Fielder |
Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
Tom Sunkel | Pitcher |
Ray Blades | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Bud Hafey | Left Fielder |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 5, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Walters
King hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Sunkel
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Sunkel
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sunkel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Sunkel
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Sunkel
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Sunkel
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Werber tags and scores. Frey tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Sunkel
Craft hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Walters
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Walters
There goes Martin. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Frey applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Sunkel
Hafey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Sunkel
Myers hits a line drive into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Sunkel
Walters is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Gutteridge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sunkel vs. Walters
Sunkel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Walters
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Sunkel
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Sunkel
Frey bunts towards the mound. Sunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Sunkel
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Sunkel
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Werber tags and scores. Goodman tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Sunkel
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Sunkel
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Sunkel
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Sunkel
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Sunkel
Walters hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Sunkel
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Walters
Owen hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Gutteridge hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sunkel vs. Walters
Sunkel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Sunkel
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sunkel
Goodman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Sunkel
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch runs for Ival Goodman.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bordagaray moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Sunkel
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Sunkel
Craft strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Walters
Frenchy Bordagaray now playing right field.
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Sunkel
Hafey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Sunkel
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Sunkel
Walters hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Walters reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Sunkel
Werber is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Sunkel
Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Frey reaches second base with a double. Walters scores. Werber goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bordagaray vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching.
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bowman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Bowman
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Bowman
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Bowman
Hafey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Hafey reaches second base with a double. Lombardi scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Bowman
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Craft tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Bowman
Walters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Bowman
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Walters
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Lynn Myers pinch runs for Mickey Owen.
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Walters
Don Padgett pinch hits for Bob Bowman.
Padgett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Walters
Terry Moore pinch hits for Lynn King.
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Moore reaches second base with a double. Myers scores. Padgett moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching. Don Padgett now catching. Terry Moore now playing center field.
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Shoun
Bordagaray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Shoun
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1939 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI King L, cf 3 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 3 3 1 0 Moore T, ph-cf 1 0 1 1 Frey L, 2b 4 0 2 2 Brown J, ss 4 0 0 0 Goodman I, rf 2 0 2 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Bordagaray F, pr-rf 2 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 1 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 2 1 1 1 Martin S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Craft H, cf 4 1 1 0 Owen M, c 2 0 0 0 Hafey B, lf 4 0 1 1 Myers L, pr 0 1 0 0 Myers B, ss 2 0 0 1 Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 Walters B, p 3 1 1 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 3 1 2 1 Sunkel T, p 2 0 0 0 Bowman B, p 0 0 0 0 Padgett D, ph-c 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 4 2 30 6 9 6 St.Louis 000 010 010 -- 2 Cincinnati 101 002 20x -- 6 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Sunkel T (L) 5.2 6 4 4 5 3 Bowman B 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 Shoun C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Walters B (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 4 E -- Frey L DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- St.Louis 4, Cincinnati 10 2B -- Walters B, Frey L, Hafey B, Moore T HR -- Gutteridge D CS -- Martin S SH -- Frey L SF -- Lombardi E, McCormick F, Myers B T -- 2:04 A -- 7257
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