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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 20, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 20, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Flowers |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 9,451 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Reiser | Right Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Babe Phelps | Catcher |
Jimmy Wasdell | Left Fielder |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Wes Flowers | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 20, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Warneke
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Warneke
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Warneke
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Flowers
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Flowers
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Flowers
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Flowers
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koy vs. Flowers
There goes Mize. The throw from Phelps and he is safe. Mize steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koy vs. Flowers
Koy strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Warneke
Phelps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Warneke
Wasdell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Warneke
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards right. Martin fields it and throws to second to catch Phelps for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Warneke
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Flowers
Orengo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Flowers
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Flowers
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warneke vs. Flowers
Warneke bunts towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. Orengo moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Flowers
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Warneke
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Warneke
Flowers hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Warneke
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Flowers
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Flowers
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Flowers
Mize hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Flowers
Koy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Flowers
Flowers fires to first and picks off Koy. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Warneke
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Warneke
Camilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Warneke
Phelps hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Warneke
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Flowers
Orengo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Flowers
Owen bunts in front of the plate. Phelps fields it and throws to first for the out. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Flowers
Marion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Marion reaches second base with a double. Orengo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warneke vs. Flowers
There's a wild pitch. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Warneke vs. Flowers
Warneke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Flowers
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Warneke
Lavagetto strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Warneke
Durocher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Warneke
Coscarart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franks vs. Warneke
Herman Franks pinch hits for Wes Flowers.
Franks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Warneke
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Carleton
Tex Carleton now pitching.
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Carleton
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Pepper Martin.
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Carleton
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Warneke
Johnny Hopp now playing left field. Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Warneke
Camilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Warneke
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Warneke
Wasdell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Warneke
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Carleton
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Carleton
Orengo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Carleton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Carleton
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Warneke
Durocher hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Warneke
Coscarart hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Warneke
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Tex Carleton.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Warneke
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Warneke
Walker hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Warneke strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Casey
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Casey
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Warneke
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Warneke
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phelps for the out. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Warneke
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Warneke covering, for the out. Camilli moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Warneke
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Casey
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Casey
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Casey
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Casey
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Casey
Don Padgett pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Padgett takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Casey
Stu Martin pinch hits for Marty Marion.
Martin takes first base on ball four. Mize scores. Slaughter moves to third. Padgett moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Warneke vs. Casey
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Warneke
Don Padgett now catching. Stu Martin now playing third base. Jimmy Brown now playing shortstop. Joe Vosmik pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Warneke
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Warneke
Joe Medwick pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Medwick strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1940, game 2 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Reiser P, rf 4 0 1 0 Brown J, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Walker D, cf 4 1 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 3 1 1 2 Martin P, rf 2 0 1 0 Phelps B, c 3 0 1 0 Hopp J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Wasdell J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 2 3 1 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Koy E, lf 1 0 0 0 Durocher L, ss 3 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 1 0 1 0 Vosmik J, ph 1 0 0 0 Orengo J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 1 1 Owen M, c 2 0 1 0 Flowers W, p 1 0 0 0 Padgett D, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Franks H, ph 1 0 1 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 1 1 Carleton T, p 0 0 0 0 Martin S, ph-3b 0 0 0 1 Gallagher J, ph 1 0 1 0 Warneke L, p 3 0 1 1 Casey H, p 0 0 0 0 Medwick J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 30 4 10 4 Brooklyn 000 012 000 -- 3 St.Louis 001 200 01x -- 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Flowers W 4.0 8 3 3 1 1 Carleton T 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Casey H (L) 2.0 1 1 1 3 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Warneke L (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 4 DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 6, St.Louis 8 2B -- Marion M HR -- Mize J, Coscarart P, Camilli D SB -- Mize J SH -- Warneke L, Owen M WP -- Flowers W T -- 1:51 A -- 9451
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