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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 20, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,628 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Pepper Martin | Left Fielder |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Center Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Sturgeon. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Lee
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Warneke
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Warneke
There goes Galan. The throw from Padgett and he is safe. Galan steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Warneke
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Warneke
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Warneke
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Warneke
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Warneke
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Warneke
Lee is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Lee
Padgett takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground that hits Mize. Mize is out and Martin is safe at first. There goes Mize trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Padgett moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Warneke
Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Galan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leiber vs. Warneke
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dallessandro vs. Warneke
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Warneke
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warneke vs. Lee
There goes Marion. The throw from Todd and he is out, Sturgeon applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Warneke
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Warneke
Sturgeon hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Warneke
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan who is chasing the ball. Mize reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Padgett vs. Lee
Padgett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Warneke
Galan hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Lee
There goes Moore. The throw from Todd and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Lee
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Warneke
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Warneke
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Warneke covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Warneke
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Warneke
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Warneke
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Warneke
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Lee
Padgett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Padgett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Lee
Hal Epps pinch runs for Don Padgett.
Martin bunts towards first. Russell juggles the ball. That's an error on Russell. Epps moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Moore reaches second base with a double. Epps scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marion vs. Lee
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Raffensberger
Ken Raffensberger now pitching. Red Jones pinch hits for Lon Warneke.
Jones hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Raffensberger
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching. Mickey Owen now catching.
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Shoun
Galan bunts towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Shoun
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Shoun
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to third. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Shoun
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herman scores. Leiber scores. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Shoun
Todd hits a popup towards short. Marion catches it and steps on second to double up Dallessandro. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Raffensberger
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Raffensberger
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Raffensberger
Johnny Hopp pinch runs for Johnny Mize.
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Raffensberger
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Martin reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores. There goes Owen trying to get to home. Galan throws the ball in to Herman who relays the ball to Todd who tags Owen, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1940 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brown J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin S, 2b 3 1 1 0 Herman B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 5 0 2 0 Galan A, cf 3 2 2 0
Mize J, 1b 5 0 2 1 Leiber H, rf 3 1 1 1
Hopp J, pr 0 1 0 0 Dallessandro D, lf 2 0 1 1
Padgett D, c 3 0 1 0 Russell R, 1b 4 0 2 2
Epps H, pr 0 1 0 0 Todd A, c 4 0 0 0
Owen M, c 1 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, ss 3 0 0 0
Martin P, lf 4 0 2 1 Lee B, p 2 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 4 0 2 1 Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 2 0 1 0
Warneke L, p 2 0 0 0
Jones R, ph 1 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 12 3 29 4 7 4
St.Louis 001 000 011 -- 3
Chicago 101 000 02x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke L 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
Shoun C (L) 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B* 7.0 10 2 2 5 2
Raffensberger K (W) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Sturgeon B, Russell R
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Chicago 6
2B -- Martin S, Padgett D, Moore T, Martin P
3B -- Galan A, Mize J
SB -- Galan A, Moore T
CS -- Marion M
SH -- Martin P, Galan A
HBP -- by Warneke L (Lee B)
T -- 2:11
A -- 5628
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