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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 21, 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 July 21, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 21, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
Home Starting Pitcher | Clyde Shoun |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Joe Gallagher | Right Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Center Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Clyde Shoun | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 21, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Lavagetto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzsimmons
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fitzsimmons
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Fitzsimmons
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Fitzsimmons
Mize strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Shoun
Coscarart hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Shoun fires to first and picks off Camilli. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Fitzsimmons
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Fitzsimmons
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Fitzsimmons
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Fitzsimmons
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Shoun
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Fitzsimmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Fitzsimmons
Shoun hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzsimmons
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Fitzsimmons
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Fitzsimmons
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Vosmik who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mize vs. Fitzsimmons
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Fitzsimmons
Koy hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Fitzsimmons
There's a wild pitch. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orengo vs. Fitzsimmons
Orengo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Fitzsimmons
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Fitzsimmons
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Shoun
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Shoun
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Fitzsimmons
Shoun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzsimmons
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fitzsimmons
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Fitzsimmons
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Fitzsimmons
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koy vs. Fitzsimmons
Koy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orengo vs. Fitzsimmons
Orengo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Fitzsimmons
Marion 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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Shoun
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Shoun
Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Fitzsimmons
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzsimmons covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Fitzsimmons
Shoun hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzsimmons
Brown 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
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Shoun
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Shoun
Reese hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fitzsimmons
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Fitzsimmons
There goes Hopp. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Hopp steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Fitzsimmons
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mize vs. Fitzsimmons
Mize is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koy vs. Fitzsimmons
Koy hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orengo vs. Fitzsimmons
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Shoun
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Shoun
Gallagher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Shoun
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Shoun
Charlie Gilbert pinch runs for Joe Vosmik.
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Shoun
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Shoun
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fitzsimmons
Charlie Gilbert now playing center field. Dixie Walker now playing right field. Pepper Martin pinch hits for Marty Marion.
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fitzsimmons
Stu Martin pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Fitzsimmons
Don Padgett pinch hits for Clyde Shoun.
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Padgett for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/1940, game 1 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Brown J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hopp J, cf 4 0 1 0 Medwick J, lf 4 2 3 1 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 2 0 Gallagher J, rf 4 1 1 2 Mize J, 1b 3 0 2 1 Walker D, rf 0 0 0 0 Koy E, lf 4 0 1 0 Vosmik J, cf 3 0 0 0 Orengo J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilbert C, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 0 1 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Owen M, c 3 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 0 0 Martin S, ph 1 0 0 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 3 0 1 0 Shoun C, p 3 0 0 0 Padgett D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 34 1 7 1 Brooklyn 000 100 002 -- 3 St.Louis 000 100 000 -- 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Shoun C (L) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3 E -- Coscarart P DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 5, St.Louis 8 2B -- Lavagetto C, Fitzsimmons F, Medwick J 3B -- Slaughter E HR -- Medwick J, Gallagher J SB -- Hopp J WP -- Fitzsimmons F T -- 1:57 A -- 0
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