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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 9, 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 August 9, 1940 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill McGee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,325 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Bill McGee | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 9, 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 short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo misplays the ball. That's an error on Orengo. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick bunts towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werber scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Frey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. McGee
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Thompson
Koy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Thompson
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Thompson
Owen hits a line drive into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Thompson
McGee hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. McGee
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McGee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Thompson
Koy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Thompson
Orengo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Thompson
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koy moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman hits a line drive into left field. Koy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Koy. Lombardi goes all the way around to score. Goodman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Arnovich vs. McGee
Arnovich hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myers vs. McGee
Myers bunts towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to home to get Goodman. Myers moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. McGee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Thompson
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Brown reaches second base with a double. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee scores. Brown scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frey scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
There goes Werber. The throw from Owen and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey bunts towards the right side of the infield. Orengo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Thompson
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Thompson
Orengo bunts towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Thompson
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Thompson
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. McGee
Arnovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Arnovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. McGee
Myers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. McGee
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Koy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Koy. Arnovich scores. Myers goes all the way around to score. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Thompson
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Bill McGee.
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hutchinson
Ira Hutchinson now pitching. Don Padgett now catching. Stu Martin now playing third base. Jimmy Brown now playing shortstop.
Frey hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hutchinson
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Koy. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Hutchinson
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Hutchinson
Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Thompson
Koy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Thompson
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Thompson
Padgett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Thompson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hutchinson
Myers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hutchinson
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hutchinson
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Thompson
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Ira Hutchinson.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Thompson
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1940 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Brown J, 3b-ss 4 1 1 0 Werber B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Moore T, cf 5 0 3 2 McCormick M, cf 3 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Frey L, 2b 4 1 2 1
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 2 2 1
Koy E, lf 3 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 0
Orengo J, 2b 2 0 2 0 Goodman I, rf 4 0 3 2
Owen M, c 3 0 0 0 Arnovich M, lf 4 1 1 0
Padgett D, c 1 0 0 0 Myers B, ss 3 1 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, p 4 0 1 1
Martin S, 3b 1 0 0 0
McGee B, p 2 1 1 0
Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hutchinson I, p 0 0 0 0
Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 33 7 10 5
St.Louis 000 020 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 300 102 10x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGee B (L) 6.0 8 6 2 3 4
Hutchinson I 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W) 9.0 8 2 2 6 3
E -- Myers B 2, Orengo J, Koy E 2
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Cincinnati 6
2B -- McCormick F 2, Brown J, Arnovich M
CS -- Werber B
SH -- McCormick M
T -- 2:04
A -- 28325
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