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Reds 12 @ Cardinals 5
Sportsman's Park
May 11, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 11, 1940 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 11, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 12 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 8 E: 3 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherJunior Thompson  
Losing PitcherMax Lanier  
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Game Winning RBIErnie Lombardi 

Game Info

DateMay 11, 1940 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherJunior Thompson  
Home Starting PitcherMax Lanier  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance4,079 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Harry Craft  Center Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Left Fielder 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Junior Thompson  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Second Baseman 
Stu Martin  Third Baseman 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Don Padgett  Catcher 
Jimmy Brown  Shortstop 
Johnny Hopp  Center Fielder 
Max Lanier  Pitcher 
Ray Blades  Manager 

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Reds 12 @ Cardinals 5
Sportsman's Park
May 11, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/11/1940 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          5  1  3  4   Lake E, 2b            4  0  1  0   
Frey L, 2b            4  1  1  0   Martin S, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Goodman I, rf         5  1  1  0   Slaughter E, rf       4  0  1  0   
McCormick F, 1b       6  1  1  0   Medwick J, lf         4  2  2  0   
Lombardi E, c         6  3  3  1   Mize J, 1b            3  2  2  1   
Craft H, cf           6  1  3  0   Padgett D, c          4  0  1  2   
McCormick M, lf       4  1  3  2   Brown J, ss           2  0  0  0   
Joost E, ss           4  2  1  1   Orengo J, ss          2  0  0  1   
Thompson J, p         5  1  1  3   Hopp J, cf            4  1  1  0   
                                   Lanier M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bowman B, p           2  0  0  1   
                                   Davis C, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Jones R, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 12 17 11                        35  5  8  5

Cincinnati       016 103 001 -- 12
St.Louis         011 102 000 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W)        9.0  8  5  4  2  5

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L)          2.2  8  6  2  1  2
Bowman B              3.0  5  5  1  4  4
Davis C               3.1  4  1  1  1  0

E -- Brown J, Werber B, Frey L, Hopp J, Lake E
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, St.Louis 5
2B -- Hopp J, McCormick F, Medwick J, Joost E, Padgett D
3B -- Frey L
HR -- Mize J, Werber B
SB -- Frey L 2, McCormick M 2
CS -- Craft H
WP -- Lanier M
PB -- Padgett D
T -- 2:30
A -- 4079

    

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