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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 | Luke Hamlin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 16,877 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Babe Phelps | Catcher |
Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Luke Hamlin | 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 |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Mort Cooper | 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. Cooper
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Cooper
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hamlin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hamlin
Hopp 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hamlin
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hamlin
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koy vs. Hamlin
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Cooper
Phelps strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Cooper
Camilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Hamlin
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hamlin
Owen hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Hamlin
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Cooper
Wasdell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Cooper
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamlin vs. Cooper
Hamlin bunts towards third. Brown juggles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Cooper
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavagetto vs. Cooper
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hamlin
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hamlin
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Hamlin
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli juggles the ball. That's an error on Camilli. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Hamlin
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hamlin
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Hamlin
Koy hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Cooper
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Cooper
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Hamlin
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hamlin
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Hamlin
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hamlin
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Coscarart fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Cooper
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Cooper
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Cooper
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Luke Hamlin.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Cooper
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Cooper
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert scores. Reese moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tamulis
Vito Tamulis now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Tamulis
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Tamulis
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Tamulis
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Cooper
Phelps hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Cooper
Camilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Camilli reaches second base with a double. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Cooper
Wasdell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Cooper
Coscarart hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Tamulis
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Tamulis
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Tamulis
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamulis vs. Cooper
Tamulis 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, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cooper
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Cooper
Lavagetto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Cooper
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Tamulis
Marion hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Tamulis
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tamulis
Brown hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Tamulis
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Johnny Hopp.
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Tamulis
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Tamulis
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Cooper
Pepper Martin now playing center field.
Phelps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Cooper
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Cooper
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Franks vs. Cooper
Herman Franks pinch hits for Pete Coscarart.
Franks hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Tamulis
Johnny Hudson now playing second base.
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Tamulis
Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Tamulis
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Cooper
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Vito Tamulis.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cooper
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Cooper
Lavagetto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/1940, game 2 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Brown J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 5 0 1 1 Hopp J, cf 3 1 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0 Martin P, ph-cf 1 0 1 0 Phelps B, c 3 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 2 3 5 Walker D, cf 2 1 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Koy E, lf 4 0 0 0 Wasdell J, rf 4 0 1 0 Orengo J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Owen M, c 4 0 0 0 Franks H, ph 1 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 2 0 0 0 Hudson J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cooper M, p 3 1 1 0 Hamlin L, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert C, ph 1 1 1 0 Tamulis V, p 1 0 0 0 Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 32 5 8 5 Brooklyn 000 011 000 -- 2 St.Louis 103 000 10x -- 5 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Hamlin L (L) 4.0 4 4 3 1 1 Tamulis V 4.0 4 1 1 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cooper M (W) 9.0 5 2 1 5 6 E -- Brown J, Camilli D, Marion M DP -- Brooklyn 1, St.Louis 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 9, St.Louis 5 2B -- Mize J, Camilli D HR -- Slaughter E 2 SH -- Hamlin L T -- 1:52 A -- 16877
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