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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 2, 1940
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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 September 2, 1940 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1940 |
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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 | September 2, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 27,863 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
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 |
Johnny Hopp | Left Fielder |
Stu Martin | Third Baseman |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Jimmy Ripple | Left Fielder |
Bill Baker | Catcher |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 2, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Thompson
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 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Warneke
Ripple hits a line drive into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Warneke
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey 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 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Thompson
Hopp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Thompson
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Thompson
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Marion reaches second base with a double. Owen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warneke vs. Thompson
Warneke 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 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Warneke
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Warneke
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber hits a line drive into center field. Moore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werber scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Thompson
There goes Moore. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Warneke
Ripple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Warneke
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Warneke
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Thompson
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Thompson
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Thompson
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warneke vs. Thompson
Warneke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Owen scores. Warneke moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Warneke
Shoffner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Shoffner
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize hits a line drive into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Shoffner
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Warneke
Ripple 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 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Shoffner
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warneke vs. Shoffner
Warneke 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 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Warneke
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey strikes out. The ball gets by Owen. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Warneke
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoffner vs. Warneke
Shoffner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Shoffner
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Shoffner
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Enos Slaughter.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Shoffner
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koy vs. Shoffner
Ernie Koy pinch hits for Johnny Hopp.
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Pepper Martin now playing right field. Ernie Koy now playing left field.
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shoffner
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Shoffner
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Shoffner
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warneke vs. Shoffner
Warneke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warneke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Shoffner
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warneke scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Riddle
Elmer Riddle now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Riddle
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Warneke
Ripple 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, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Warneke
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a line drive into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Riddle
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Riddle
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Riddle
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Warneke
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riggs vs. Warneke
Lew Riggs pinch hits for Elmer Riddle.
Riggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myers scores. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1940, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brown J, 2b 5 1 3 1 Werber B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Moore T, cf 5 0 3 1 McCormick M, cf 5 1 3 2 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Goodman I, rf 5 1 2 0 Martin P, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 5 0 2 1 Mize J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Ripple J, lf 4 0 1 0 Hopp J, lf 3 1 1 1 Baker B, c 4 0 1 1 Koy E, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Martin S, 3b 5 1 1 0 Myers B, ss 4 1 1 0 Owen M, c 4 2 3 1 Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 1 1 Shoffner M, p 2 0 0 0 Warneke L, p 3 1 1 1 Riddle E, p 0 0 0 0 Riggs L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 7 13 6 40 4 12 4 St.Louis 020 200 030 -- 7 Cincinnati 210 000 001 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Warneke L (W) 9.0 12 4 3 0 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Thompson J (L) 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 Shoffner M 4.0 6 3 3 1 3 Riddle E 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Moore T, Frey L, Owen M DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Cincinnati 9 2B -- Marion M, Brown J 3B -- Martin S HR -- Hopp J SB -- Moore T 2, Brown J T -- 2:23 A -- 27863
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