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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 2, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 2, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Bowman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,155 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Herman Franks | Catcher |
| Creepy Crespi | Shortstop |
| Bob Bowman | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Max West | Right Fielder |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 2, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. MacFayden
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. MacFayden
Gutteridge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. MacFayden
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms hits a line drive towards third. Gutteridge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Bowman
Cooney strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Bowman
West hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. MacFayden
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. MacFayden
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Franks vs. MacFayden
Franks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crespi vs. MacFayden
Mickey Owen pinch runs for Herman Franks.
Crespi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowman vs. MacFayden
Bowman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bowman
Mickey Owen now catching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Bowman
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Bowman
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Bowman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. MacFayden
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. MacFayden
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. MacFayden
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Bowman
MacFayden strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Bowman
Cooney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. MacFayden
Medwick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. MacFayden
Mize hits a line drive into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Bowman
West 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bowman
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Bowman
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Bowman
Miller 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
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. MacFayden
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. MacFayden
Crespi hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. MacFayden
Bowman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bowman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
MacFayden vs. Bowman
MacFayden bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooney vs. Bowman
Cooney hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Bowman
West takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to third. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Bowman
Simmons hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bowman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. MacFayden
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. MacFayden
Gutteridge bunts towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. MacFayden
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. MacFayden
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bowman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bowman
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bowman
There goes Miller. The throw from Owen and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. MacFayden
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. MacFayden
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bowman
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Bowman
MacFayden strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespi vs. MacFayden
Crespi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. MacFayden
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. MacFayden
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Bowman
Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Bowman
West hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Bowman
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crespi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Bowman
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Bowman
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. MacFayden
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. MacFayden
Slaughter bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gutteridge moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. MacFayden
Medwick bunts towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. MacFayden
Mize is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. MacFayden
Rabbit Warstler now playing third base.
Moore hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Gutteridge tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. MacFayden
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bowman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Bowman
Buddy Hassett pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Hassett bunts towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodgin vs. Bowman
Ralph Hodgin pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
Hodgin hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Bowman
There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooney vs. Warneke
Lon Warneke now pitching.
Cooney strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1939 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Brown J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Garms D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Warstler R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Hodgin R, ph 1 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 3 0 0 0 Cooney J, cf 5 0 1 0
Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 0 West M, rf 3 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 3 0 0 1 Simmons A, lf 4 1 1 0
Franks H, c 1 0 1 1 Cuccinello T, 2b 2 0 1 1
Owen M, pr-c 3 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Crespi C, ss 3 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 1 0
Bowman B, p 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 2 0
Warneke L, p 0 0 0 0 MacFayden D, p 2 0 0 0
Hassett B, ph 0 0 0 0
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29 2 5 2 30 1 6 1
St.Louis 010 000 001 -- 2
Boston 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman B (W) 8.2 6 1 1 6 3
Warneke L (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 9.0 5 2 2 1 3
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Boston 10
2B -- Simmons A, Brown J
CS -- Miller E
SH -- MacFayden D, Gutteridge D, Slaughter E, Medwick J, Hassett B
SF -- Moore T
WP -- Bowman B 2
T -- 2:16
A -- 2155
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