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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 20, 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 August 20, 1939 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 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 | August 20, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Weiland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
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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Pepper Martin | Third Baseman |
Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Don Padgett | Catcher |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bob Weiland | Pitcher |
Ray Blades | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 20, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Walters
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Weiland
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Weiland
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Weiland
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Walters
Padgett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walters
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Weiland
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Weiland
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Walters
Weiland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Weiland
Craft hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Weiland
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Weiland
Walters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Walters
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Weiland
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Weiland
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Weiland
Goodman hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Walters
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Walters
Weiland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Walters
There's a wild pitch. Weiland moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Walters
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Weiland
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Weiland
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Weiland
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Weiland
Myers bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Craft moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walters vs. Weiland
Walters hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Weiland
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Weiland
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Craft scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Weiland
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, 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, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Walters
Padgett hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Weiland
McCormick 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 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Weiland
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger 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, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Stu Martin pinch hits for Lyn Lary.
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Walters
Weiland bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Martin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Walters covering. Safe. Martin moves to third. Weiland moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Walters
Lynn Myers pinch runs for Bob Weiland.
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Myers scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to second for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Walters
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Werber. Martin scores. Slaughter moves to third. Medwick moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Padgett vs. Walters
Lew Riggs now playing third base.
Padgett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Shoffner
Mickey Owen pinch runs for Don Padgett. Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Moore takes first base on ball four. Slaughter scores. Medwick moves to third. Owen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Davis
Mickey Owen now catching. Stu Martin now playing second base. Jimmy Brown now playing shortstop. Curt Davis now pitching.
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Davis
Myers hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bongiovanni vs. Davis
Nino Bongiovanni pinch hits for Milt Shoffner.
Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Riggs vs. Davis
Riggs strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Thompson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Thompson
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Medwick for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Davis
Don Gutteridge now playing third base.
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Davis
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Davis
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Davis
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1939, game 1 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Martin P, 3b 5 3 3 0 Werber B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Riggs L, 3b 1 0 0 0 Brown J, 2b-ss 5 1 2 2 Joost E, 2b 4 0 2 1 Slaughter E, rf 5 1 2 2 Goodman I, rf 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 1 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Padgett D, c 3 0 0 0 Berger W, lf 3 0 0 0 Owen M, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Craft H, cf 3 1 2 0 Moore T, cf 2 0 0 1 Myers B, ss 2 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 2 0 0 0 Walters B, p 2 0 0 0 Martin S, ph-2b 1 1 0 0 Shoffner M, p 0 0 0 0 Weiland B, p 2 0 0 0 Bongiovanni N, ph 1 0 0 0 Myers L, pr 0 1 0 0 Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0 Davis C, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 8 6 31 1 4 1 St.Louis 100 000 042 -- 7 Cincinnati 000 001 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Weiland B (W) 7.0 2 1 1 0 5 Davis C (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Walters B (L) 7.2 5 5 3 5 7 Shoffner M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson J 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 E -- Werber B DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 4 2B -- Mize J SH -- Myers B, Weiland B SF -- Mize J WP -- Walters B T -- 2:05 A -- 0
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