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Lineups and Summary
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 12, 1940
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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 May 12, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill McGee |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Stu Martin | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Joe Orengo | Shortstop |
| Bill McGee | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 12, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Derringer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Derringer
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Joost fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Derringer
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Derringer
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Derringer
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Derringer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Derringer
Orengo 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 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. McGee
Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. McGee
Werber takes first base on ball four. Derringer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Derringer moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Derringer scores. Werber moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive towards third. Martin catches it and throws to second to double up Frey. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Derringer
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Derringer
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Joost vs. McGee
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Derringer vs. McGee
Derringer hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Derringer
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Derringer
Medwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Derringer
Mize hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. McGee
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Frey scores. Goodman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Russell
Jack Russell now pitching.
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Russell
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Russell
Joost strikes out. There goes McCormick. The throw from Padgett to second, and McCormick is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Derringer
Padgett hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Derringer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Derringer
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Derringer
Russell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Russell
Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Russell
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Russell
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Russell
Goodman 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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Derringer
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Derringer
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Derringer
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Derringer
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Russell
McCormick hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Russell
Lombardi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Russell
Craft hits a fly ball towards center field. Hopp makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Hopp. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Russell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Derringer
Padgett 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, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Derringer
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, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Derringer
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Russell
Joost hits a line drive towards the mound. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Russell
Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Russell
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Derringer
Red Jones pinch hits for Jack Russell.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp 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, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Derringer
Martin 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, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Frey 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 -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lanier
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Lanier
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Lanier
Craft strikes out. The ball gets by Padgett. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Lombardi. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Derringer
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 -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Derringer
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Derringer
Mize hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1940, game 1 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, cf 4 1 1 0
Frey L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Martin S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Goodman I, rf 3 2 1 2 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 2 2 2 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 1
Lombardi E, c 4 1 2 2 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 5 0 1 0 Padgett D, c 3 0 1 0
McCormick M, lf 5 0 1 1 Brown J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Joost E, ss 3 0 0 0 Orengo J, ss 2 0 0 0
Derringer P, p 4 1 1 0 McGee B, p 1 0 0 0
Russell J, p 1 0 0 0
Jones R, ph 1 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 7 31 1 4 1
Cincinnati 101 040 001 -- 7
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer P (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGee B (L) 4.1 5 6 6 5 0
Russell J 3.2 2 0 0 1 1
Lanier M 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Brown J, Hopp J, Padgett D
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, St.Louis 4
2B -- McCormick F 2, Lombardi E
HR -- Goodman I
CS -- McCormick M
HBP -- by Russell J (Lombardi E)
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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