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Dodgers 9 @ Cardinals 6
Sportsman's Park
May 5, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 5, 1940 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1940 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 9 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 6 H: 14 E: 4 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherMax Macon  
Losing PitcherBob Bowman  
SaveHugh Casey  
Game Winning RBIRoy Cullenbine 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1940 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhit Wyatt  
Home Starting PitcherMax Lanier  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance13,119 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Bick Campbell
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Charlie Gilbert  Center Fielder 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Joe Vosmik  Left Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Roy Cullenbine  Right Fielder 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Gus Mancuso  Catcher 
Whit Wyatt  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Second Baseman 
Don Gutteridge  Third Baseman 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Don Padgett  Catcher 
Terry Moore  Center Fielder 
Marty Marion  Shortstop 
Max Lanier  Pitcher 
Ray Blades  Manager 

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Dodgers 9 @ Cardinals 6
Sportsman's Park
May 5, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/5/1940 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Gilbert C, cf         2  0  0  0   Lake E, 2b-ss         4  1  1  0   
Koy E, ph-cf          3  1  2  3   Gutteridge D, 3b      5  1  3  2   
Coscarart P, 2b       5  0  0  1   Slaughter E, rf       5  0  1  0   
Vosmik J, lf          5  0  2  0   Medwick J, lf         5  0  3  1   
Lavagetto C, 3b       4  1  1  1   Orengo J, pr          0  0  0  0   
Camilli D, 1b         4  1  1  1   Mize J, 1b            5  2  2  1   
Cullenbine R, rf      4  1  1  2   Padgett D, c          2  1  1  1   
Durocher L, ss        3  1  1  0   Owen M, ph-c          1  0  0  0   
Walker D, ph          1  1  1  0   Jones R, ph           1  0  0  0   
Franks H, c           0  0  0  0   Moore T, cf           5  0  1  0   
Giuliani T, ph-c      1  0  0  0   Marion M, ss          2  0  0  0   
Mancuso G, c          2  1  0  0   Martin S, 2b          2  1  2  1   
Phelps B, c           2  0  1  0   Lanier M, p           1  0  0  0   
Reese P, ss           0  1  0  0   Russell J, p          3  0  0  0   
Wyatt W, p            1  1  0  0   Shoun C, p            0  0  0  0   
Tamulis V, p          1  0  1  0   Bowman B, p           0  0  0  0   
Kimball N, p          0  0  0  0   Brecheen H, p         0  0  0  0   
Ripple J, ph          0  0  0  0                                      
Hudson J, ph          1  0  1  1                                      
Macon M, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Ferrell W, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Casey H, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  9 12  9                        41  6 14  6

Brooklyn         000 040 014 --  9
St.Louis         000 221 100 --  6

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyatt W               4.1  8  4  4  1  2
Tamulis V             2.1  5  2  2  1  2
Kimball N             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Macon M (W)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Casey H (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lanier M*             4.0  3  4  0  2  2
Russell J             3.1  6  1  1  1  2
Shoun C+              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Bowman B (L)#         0.2  1  3  1  2  0
Brecheen H            1.0  1  1  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Marion M, Lake E, Lanier M, Martin S
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, St.Louis 10
2B -- Lake E, Cullenbine R, Koy E
3B -- Martin S
HR -- Mize J, Padgett D
SB -- Koy E, Reese P, Cullenbine R
SH -- Wyatt W
Balk -- Casey H
T -- 3:00
A -- 13119

    

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