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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 5, 1939
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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 September 5, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,548 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Bill Klem |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 5, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lanier
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanier
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick who is chasing the ball. Joost reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Lanier
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick 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: ---
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lombardi for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lanier
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lanier
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Walters
There goes Moore. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Gutteridge 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Walters
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Walters
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lanier
Frey hits a popup towards the mound. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Lanier
Walters 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lanier
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanier
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lanier
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters 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: ---
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lanier
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lanier
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Walters
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Walters
Lanier bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lanier
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Lanier
Walters 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lanier
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Walters
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanier
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lanier
Goodman bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Joost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Lanier
Craft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Walters
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Walters
Lanier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frey throws to second for one, and Joost throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lanier
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lanier
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Lanier
Walters takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Lanier
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Walters
Don Padgett pinch hits for Terry Moore.
Padgett hits a fly ball into left field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Walters
Lynn King pinch hits for Don Gutteridge.
King takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Walters
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanier
Lyn Lary now playing third base. Lynn King now playing center field.
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lanier
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Walters
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walters
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Walters
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lanier
Craft hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lanier
Bordagaray hits a line drive into center field. King picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on King. Bordagaray moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Lanier
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walters vs. Lanier
Walters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bordagaray scores. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Andrews
Nate Andrews now pitching.
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Frey scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Andrews
Joost hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick 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, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Lyn Lary.
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1939 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 0 0 1 Brown J, ss 5 0 1 0
Joost E, ss 5 1 3 0 Martin S, 2b 5 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 3 0 1 1 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 3 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Medwick J, lf 5 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 5 0 3 1
Craft H, cf 4 0 0 0 Moore T, cf 3 0 0 0
Bordagaray F, lf 4 1 1 0 Padgett D, ph 1 0 0 0
Frey L, 2b 2 1 0 0 Lary L, 3b 0 0 0 0
Walters B, p 3 0 1 1 Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, 3b 3 0 0 0
King L, ph-cf 0 0 0 0
Owen M, c 2 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 2 0 0 0
Andrews N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 36 1 7 1
Cincinnati 100 000 000 2 -- 3
St.Louis 000 001 000 0 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 10.0 7 1 1 5 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L) 9.1 7 3 3 4 2
Andrews N 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Joost E 2, King L
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 4
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, St.Louis 11
2B -- Slaughter E
3B -- Joost E
SB -- Moore T
SH -- Lanier M, Goodman I
T -- 2:16
A -- 4548
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