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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 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 September 11, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 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 | September 11, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill McGee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,275 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Joe Orengo | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Bill McGee | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
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. Gumbert
Moore 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gumbert
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Gumbert
Koy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. McGee
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McGee
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. McGee
Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. McGee
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. McGee
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Koy. Ott reaches second base with a double. Demaree scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Dea vs. McGee
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Witek vs. McGee
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. McGee
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Gumbert
Padgett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Gumbert
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Gumbert
Marion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Marion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Gumbert
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. McGee
Gumbert strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. McGee
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. McGee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with McGee covering, for the out. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. McGee
Demaree strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gumbert
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McGee
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. McGee
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. McGee
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. McGee
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Gumbert
Koy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Gumbert
Padgett hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. McGee
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gumbert vs. McGee
Gumbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. McGee
There goes Whitehead. The throw from Padgett and he is safe. Whitehead steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. McGee
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. McGee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Gumbert
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Gumbert
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Gumbert
McGee bunts towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Orengo moves to third. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a popup towards short. Witek 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: ---
Demaree vs. McGee
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McGee
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. McGee
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. McGee
O'Dea hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gumbert
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Mize reaches third base with a triple. Slaughter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koy vs. Gumbert
Koy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mize scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Gumbert
Padgett hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Gumbert
Orengo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Gumbert
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Gumbert
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. McGee
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. McGee
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumbert vs. McGee
Gumbert bunts towards third. Orengo fields it, throws to second, with Marion covering, for one, and over to first, with Brown covering, for the double play. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rucker vs. McGee
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gumbert
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McGee
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. McGee
Demaree bunts for an out with unknown description. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. McGee
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. McGee
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. McGee
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Gumbert
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Gumbert
Padgett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Koy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Gumbert
Don Gutteridge pinch runs for Don Padgett.
Orengo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Gumbert
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. McGee
Mickey Owen now catching.
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. McGee
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. McGee
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Gumbert
McGee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gumbert
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. McGee
Rucker bunts towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to McGee covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. McGee
Moore bunts for an out with unknown description. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. McGee
Demaree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1940, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 0
Moore T, cf 5 1 1 1 Moore J, lf 2 1 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 1 1 0 Demaree F, rf 3 1 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Young B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Koy E, lf 4 0 2 1 Ott M, 3b 3 0 2 1
Padgett D, c 4 0 1 0 O'Dea K, c 3 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, pr 0 0 0 0 Witek M, ss 4 0 1 0
Owen M, c 0 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Orengo J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gumbert H, p 4 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 4 0 2 0
McGee B, p 3 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 32 2 9 2
St.Louis 000 002 001 -- 3
New York 200 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGee B (W) 8.1 9 2 2 6 4
Lanier M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (L) 9.0 10 3 3 2 0
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 11
2B -- Ott M, Marion M
3B -- Mize J
HR -- Moore T
SB -- Whitehead B
SH -- McGee B, Demaree F, Moore J
T -- 2:20
A -- 5275
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