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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 26, 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 September 26, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 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 | September 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Doyle |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Left Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Carl Doyle | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 26, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber strikes out. Owen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Werber out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Vander Meer
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin strikes out. There goes Brown. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Doyle
Ripple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Ripple reaches second base with a double. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Doyle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCormick scores. Ripple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripple scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Doyle
There goes Frey. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Frey steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Doyle
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. Doyle
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball 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: ---
Gillenwater vs. Vander Meer
Gillenwater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Gillenwater reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orengo vs. Vander Meer
Orengo strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Orengo out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion hits a line drive into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Vander Meer
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown 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: ---
Walker vs. Vander Meer
Walker 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. Vander Meer
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Mize reaches second base with a double. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gillenwater vs. Vander Meer
Gillenwater 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, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Doyle
Ripple 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, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Doyle
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Doyle
Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Joost reaches second base with a double. There goes Frey trying to get to home. Walker throws the ball in to Owen, who tags Frey, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Vander Meer
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Owen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Doyle
Vander Meer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber hits a line drive into left field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. McCormick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Doyle
Ripple 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 5
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vander Meer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Vander Meer
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Doyle
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Doyle
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Doyle
Vander Meer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Vander Meer
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Vander Meer
Orengo hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a line drive towards third. Orengo catches it and throws to first to double up McCormick. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Owen takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Vander Meer
Terry Moore pinch hits for Carl Doyle.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Vander Meer
There goes Moore. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Vander Meer
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Walker reaches second base with a double. Marion scores. Moore scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching. Walker Cooper now catching.
Ripple hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bowman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Bowman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Bowman
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Vander Meer
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Vander Meer
Orengo hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Bowman
Vander Meer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Bowman
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bowman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Vander Meer
Marion 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, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Vander Meer
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Vander Meer
Don Gutteridge pinch hits for Bob Bowman.
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman 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 9/26/1940, game 1 -- 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 5 0 1 0
McCormick M, cf 5 1 1 0 Walker H, cf 4 0 1 2
Goodman I, rf 4 1 1 1 Martin P, rf 4 1 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 2 1 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Ripple J, lf 4 1 1 0 Gillenwater C, lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson J, c 4 0 1 1 Orengo J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Frey L, 2b 3 0 1 1 Marion M, ss 4 1 1 0
Joost E, ss 4 0 2 0 Owen M, c 1 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 4 0 3 0 Cooper W, c 1 0 0 0
Doyle C, p 2 0 0 0
Moore T, ph 1 1 0 0
Bowman B, p 0 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 4 34 3 6 3
Cincinnati 020 020 000 -- 4
St.Louis 001 000 200 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Doyle C (L) 7.0 11 4 4 1 3
Bowman B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Frey L
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Ripple J, Gillenwater C, Mize J, Joost E, McCormick F, Walker H
3B -- Goodman I
SB -- Brown J, Frey L, Moore T
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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