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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 27, 1938
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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 May 27, 1938 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill McGee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 21,092 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Don Gutteridge | Shortstop |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Bill McGee | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Cooke | Left Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 27, 1938
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Vander Meer
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. McGee
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. McGee
McGee fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McGee. Cooke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McGee, and towards Gutteridge, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vander Meer, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Medwick out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McGee
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. McGee
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. McGee
Riggs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Vander Meer
Stripp hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Vander Meer
McGee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. McGee
Myers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. McGee
Vander Meer bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooke vs. McGee
Cooke strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Vander Meer
The ball gets by Davis for a passed ball. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutteridge vs. Vander Meer
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McGee
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Vander Meer
There goes Owen. The throw from Davis and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Vander Meer
Stripp hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. McGee
Riggs hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. McGee
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. McGee
Vander Meer bunts towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. McGee
Frey 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
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Vander Meer
McGee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Vander Meer
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. McGee
Cooke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. McGee
Davis hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. McGee
Riggs hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. McGee
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. McGee
Vander Meer bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Frey reaches second base with a double. Myers scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooke vs. McGee
Cooke 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
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Owen hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Vander Meer
Stripp strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Vander Meer
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McGee
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a popup towards short. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Riggs vs. McGee
Riggs hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Vander Meer
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Vander Meer
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs has Martin trapped. There's the throw to Davis and back to Riggs, who tags Martin for the out. Gutteridge moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. McGee
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. McGee
Vander Meer bunts towards the mound. McGee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. McGee
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Alex Kampouris now playing second base.
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Vander Meer
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Vander Meer
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McGee
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Craft reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1938 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Martin P, cf 5 1 1 0 Frey L, 2b 5 0 1 1
Martin S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kampouris A, 2b 0 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, ss 4 0 0 1 Cooke D, lf 5 0 2 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 1 0 Goodman I, rf 5 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 3 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 5 0 2 0
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis S, c 4 1 2 0
Owen M, c 4 0 2 0 Craft H, cf 5 0 1 1
Stripp J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Riggs L, 3b 4 0 0 0
McGee B, p 4 0 1 0 Myers B, ss 3 1 2 0
Vander Meer J, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 5 1 37 2 11 2
St.Louis 000 100 000 0 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 000 100 1 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGee B (L) 9.2 11 2 2 2 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 10.0 5 1 1 2 10
E -- McGee B, Myers B
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Cincinnati 11
2B -- Myers B, Martin P, Frey L, Davis S, Craft H
CS -- Owen M
SH -- Vander Meer J 3
PB -- Davis S
T -- 2:49
A -- 21092
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