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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 20, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 20, 1938 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Grissom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Macon |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Don Lang | Third Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Lee Grissom | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Lynn Myers | Shortstop |
| Herb Bremer | Catcher |
| Max Macon | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 20, 1938
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Macon
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Macon
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Macon
Goodman bunts towards third. Gutteridge juggles the ball. That's an error on Gutteridge. Frey moves to third. Berger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Macon
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frey scores. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hershberger vs. Macon
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Macon
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Macon
Lang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Macon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Macon
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Macon
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Grissom
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Grissom
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Grissom
There goes Gutteridge. The throw from Hershberger and he is safe. Gutteridge steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Grissom
Myers hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Craft. Myers reaches second base with a double. Gutteridge scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bremer vs. Grissom
Bremer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Macon
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Macon
Berger hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Macon
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Grissom
Macon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin bunts towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Grissom covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Macon
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Macon
Hershberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Macon
Craft hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Craft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lang vs. Macon
There goes Craft. The throw from Bremer and he is out, Gutteridge applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Grissom
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Grissom
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Macon
Lang hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Macon
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Macon
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Macon
Frey hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Grissom
Myers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bremer vs. Grissom
Bremer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macon vs. Grissom
There goes Bremer. The throw from Hershberger and he is out, Frey applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Grissom
Macon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Grissom covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Macon
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Macon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Macon
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Macon
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Macon
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Macon
Craft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Macon
Lang hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Moore. Lang reaches second base with a double. Hershberger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Macon
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Macon
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Grissom
Medwick hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Grissom
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Grissom
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Macon
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Macon
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Macon
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Grissom
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bremer vs. Grissom
Bremer hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grissom
Jimmy Brown pinch hits for Max Macon.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Henshaw
Roy Henshaw now pitching.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Henshaw
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Henshaw
Craft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Henshaw
Lang hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Henshaw
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grissom
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Weaver
Jim Weaver now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Weaver
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Weaver
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey 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 8/20/1938, game 1 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Moore T, cf 3 1 0 0
Berger W, lf 4 0 1 0 Martin S, 2b 3 0 2 0
Goodman I, rf 3 0 0 0 Martin P, rf 4 0 0 1
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 1 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0
Hershberger W, c 4 1 1 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Craft H, cf 3 1 2 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Lang D, 3b 4 1 2 3 Myers L, ss 3 0 1 1
Myers B, ss 4 0 2 0 Bremer H, c 3 0 1 0
Grissom L, p 3 0 0 0 Macon M, p 2 0 0 0
Weaver J, p 0 0 0 0 Brown J, ph 1 0 0 0
Henshaw R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 29 2 6 2
Cincinnati 100 000 102 -- 4
St.Louis 010 000 001 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom L (W)* 8.0 5 2 2 3 1
Weaver J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Macon M (L) 8.0 8 2 2 0 1
Henshaw R 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Gutteridge D
DP -- Cincinnati 3, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, St.Louis 3
2B -- Myers L, Craft H, Myers B, Lang D
HR -- Lang D
SB -- Gutteridge D
CS -- Bremer H
SH -- Goodman I
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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