Cardinals @ Cubs
May 28, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 8 1
Cubs 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 8 1
Cubs 0 4 1

Rip Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .274
At Bats 3 60
Hits 0 15
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 9

Max Lanier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
Close
Wrigley Field - May 28, 1940
Out
Max Lanier
Mickey Owen
Johnny Mize
Eddie Lake
Stu Martin
Joe Orengo
Joe Medwick
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Rip Russell
Jim Gleeson
Hank Leiber

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 8 1 7
Chicago Cubs 0 4 1 6
Winning Pitcher Max Lanier
Losing Pitcher Vern Olsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Medwick
Attendance 3,188
Time of Game 1 hour 44 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gleeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leiber moves to second.
Bottom 9 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Galan hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Herman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Lake bunts towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hack hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lake reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mattick hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Orengo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo misplays the ball. That's an error on Orengo.
Bottom 7 Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Leiber hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Medwick moves to second.
Top 7 Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lake scores.
Top 7 Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Martin bunts towards first. Russell scoops it up and throws to first, with Herman covering, for the out. Lake moves to second.
Top 7 Vance Page now pitching. Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gabby Hartnett pinch hits for Vern Olsen. Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. Mize scores. Moore moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Orengo is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Moore reaches second base with a double. Medwick scores. Mize moves to third.
Top 6 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell juggles the ball. That's an error on Russell. Slaughter scores. Medwick moves to third.
Top 6 Medwick hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Lake scores. Slaughter moves to third. Medwick moves to second.
Top 6 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields the ball and throws to Olsen covering. Safe. Lake moves to third.
Top 6 Martin bunts towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lake moves to second.
Top 6 Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Leiber strikes out.
Bottom 4 Galan is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Medwick strikes out.
Top 4 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.
Bottom 3 Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a line drive towards short. Mattick reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lanier strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Orengo bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mize strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Galan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanier covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Medwick throws the ball in to Mize who tags Hack trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Lake takes first base on ball four.