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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 2, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,904 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Melton
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Melton
Martin strikes out. There goes Moore. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Melton
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Melton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooper covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Melton
Koy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Melton
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Melton
Orengo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koy moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cooper
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Melton
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Melton
Mize is hit by the pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Melton
Koy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Cooper
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Cooper
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Melton
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Melton
Orengo hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cooper
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Cooper covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Cooper
There goes Young. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a popup towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Cooper
Cuccinello hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Cooper
Melton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Melton
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Melton
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koy vs. Melton
Koy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Melton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Melton
Orengo hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper bunts towards third. Cuccinello fields it and throws to first for the out. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Cooper
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Cooper
Cuccinello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuccinello moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melton vs. Cooper
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge has Cuccinello trapped. There's the throw to Owen and back to Gutteridge, who tags Cuccinello for the out. Witek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Cooper
Cooper spins and fires to second, with Brown covering, and Witek is picked off. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Melton
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Melton
Mize hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning 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, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Melton
Koy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Melton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Melton
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Koy moves to third. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Padgett vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching. Don Padgett pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Padgett hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koy scores. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Brown
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Mort Cooper.
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Brown
Stu Martin pinch runs for Joe Orengo.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge scores. Martin scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Brown
Moore takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Martin hits a popup towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Joiner
Roy Joiner now pitching.
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first, with Joiner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Russell
Stu Martin now playing second base. Don Padgett now catching. Jack Russell now pitching.
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1940, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, ss 5 0 2 2 Seeds B, lf 4 1 1 0
Moore T, cf 3 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Martin P, rf 5 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 2
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 1 1 0
Koy E, lf 4 1 3 1 Young B, 1b 4 2 3 3
Gutteridge D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Demaree F, cf 3 0 0 0
Orengo J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 3 0 1 0
Martin S, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Witek M, ss 3 0 1 0
Owen M, c 3 0 1 0 Melton C, p 3 0 0 0
Padgett D, ph-c 1 0 0 1 Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 2 0 0 0 Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 0 0 0 0 Joiner R, p 0 0 0 0
Russell J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 10 4 32 5 9 5
St.Louis 000 001 003 -- 4
New York 000 200 201 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M 8.0 8 4 4 0 5
Russell J (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C* 8.0 9 4 4 2 4
Brown J 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Lynn R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Joiner R (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 3
2B -- Martin P, Ott M
HR -- Ott M, Young B 2
SB -- Moore T, Young B
SH -- Cooper M
HBP -- by Melton C (Mize J)
T -- 2:19
A -- 22904
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