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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 | Jim Turner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,507 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Jim Turner | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Stu Martin | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Shortstop |
| Bill DeLancey | Catcher |
| Lon Warneke | 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. Warneke
Werber hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize juggles the ball. That's an error on Mize. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Warneke
Hershberger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Warneke
Craft hits a line drive towards short. Orengo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Turner
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Turner
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Warneke
Joost bunts towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Warneke
Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Turner
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeLancey vs. Turner
DeLancey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Turner. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warneke vs. Turner
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Warneke
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Turner
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Turner
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Warneke
Craft hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Warneke
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Turner
The ball gets by Hershberger for a passed ball. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Turner
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeLancey vs. Turner
DeLancey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mize scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warneke vs. Turner
Warneke hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Warneke
Turner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman hits a line drive to right field. Slaughter throws towards the plate. DeLancey fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DeLancey. Frey goes all the way around to score. Goodman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Warneke
Hershberger hits a line drive to right field. Slaughter throws towards Brown. Brown fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Goodman scores. McCormick goes all the way around to score. Hershberger moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Warneke
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hershberger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a fly ball towards center. Martin settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Martin. Hershberger scores. Craft goes all the way around to score. McCormick moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Joost vs. Warneke
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Turner
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, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter 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, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Turner
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Turner
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Warneke
Turner hits a popup in front of the plate. DeLancey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeLancey vs. Turner
DeLancey hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Turner
Red Jones pinch hits for Lon Warneke.
Jones 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 7
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Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching.
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bowman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Bowman
Hershberger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. DeLancey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Bowman
Craft hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bowman
McCormick is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Bowman
There goes McCormick. The throw from DeLancey and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Turner
Don Gutteridge pinch runs for Jimmy Brown.
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Turner
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Turner
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 8
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Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Bowman
Don Gutteridge now playing third base. Stu Martin now playing second base.
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Bowman
Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Bowman
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Turner
Don Padgett pinch hits for Bill DeLancey.
Padgett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Padgett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Turner
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Bob Bowman.
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Padgett scores. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Turner
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Turner
Martin hits a line drive into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lanier
Don Padgett now catching. Max Lanier now pitching.
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lanier
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Lanier
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Lanier
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frey scores. McCormick moves to third. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Lanier
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Lanier
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Hershberger scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Turner vs. Lanier
There goes Joost. The throw from Padgett and he is safe. Joost steals second. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Turner vs. Lanier
Turner 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
Bottom 9
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Reds, 13 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter 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, 13 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Turner
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a fly ball towards center. Craft catches it and throws to first to double up Medwick. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Brown J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 4 2 1 Gutteridge D, pr-3b 1 1 0 0
Goodman I, rf 5 1 1 0 Martin S, 3b-2b 5 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 4 3 2 Slaughter E, rf 5 1 3 0
Hershberger W, c 3 2 1 1 Medwick J, lf 5 0 3 0
Craft H, cf 5 2 3 3 Mize J, 1b 5 1 3 2
McCormick M, lf 3 0 0 0 Martin P, cf 4 0 1 0
Joost E, ss 4 0 1 2 Orengo J, ss 4 0 0 0
Turner J, p 5 0 0 0 DeLancey B, c 3 0 2 1
Padgett D, ph-c 1 1 1 0
Warneke L, p 2 0 0 0
Jones R, ph 1 0 0 0
Bowman B, p 0 0 0 0
Hopp J, ph 1 0 1 1
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 13 11 9 41 4 16 4
Cincinnati 201 050 203 -- 13
St.Louis 000 110 110 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Turner J (W) 9.0 16 4 3 0 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke L (L) 6.0 6 8 1 2 3
Bowman B 2.0 2 2 2 0 2
Lanier M 1.0 3 3 3 2 2
E -- Mize J, Turner J, DeLancey B, Brown J, Martin P
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, St.Louis 10
2B -- Mize J, Padgett D
HR -- McCormick F, Frey L, Craft H
SB -- Joost E
CS -- McCormick M
SH -- Joost E
HBP -- by Warneke L (Hershberger W), by Bowman B (McCormick M)
PB -- Hershberger W
T -- 2:24
A -- 18507
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