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Lineups and Summary
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 25, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 25, 1940 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Second Baseman |
| Stu Martin | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Shortstop |
| Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 25, 1940
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Walters
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Walters
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Warneke
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Warneke
Rizzo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Warneke
Craft strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Walters
Orengo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warneke vs. Walters
Warneke bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Walters
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Warneke
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Warneke
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Warneke
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Warneke
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Warneke
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Warneke
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching.
Craft bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Lake covering, for the out. Lombardi moves to third. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Bowman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walters vs. Bowman
Walters hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Walters
Padgett hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Walters
Orengo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Orengo reaches second base with a double. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Walters
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Bob Bowman.
Walters spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Walters. Orengo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Walters
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lake vs. Walters
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orengo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Walters
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Russell
Jack Russell now pitching.
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Russell
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Russell
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Russell
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Russell
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Russell
Rizzo hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Walters
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Walters
Ernie White pinch runs for Don Padgett.
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Walters
Orengo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Orengo reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Walters
Don Gutteridge pinch hits for Jack Russell.
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Walters
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Eddie Lake.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching. Mickey Owen now catching. Don Gutteridge now playing third base. Stu Martin now playing second base.
Craft hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Craft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Shoun
Myers bunts towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walters vs. Shoun
Walters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Craft scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Shoun
Werber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Werber reaches second base with a double. Walters goes all the way around to score. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. Shoun
There's a wild pitch. Werber scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Shoun
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Shoun
Goodman hits a popup towards the mound. Shoun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Shoun
McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Walters
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Shoun
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Shoun
Rizzo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Shoun
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lombardi moves to third. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Shoun
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lombardi scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Shoun
Walters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Walters
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1940, game 1 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lake E, 2b 3 0 0 1 Werber B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Frey L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 Goodman I, rf 3 1 0 0
Martin S, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 2 2 1
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 3 1 1 1
Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0 Rizzo J, lf 4 0 2 1
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Craft H, cf 3 1 1 0
Padgett D, c 3 0 0 0 Myers B, ss 3 0 0 1
White E, pr 0 0 0 0 Walters B, p 4 1 1 1
Owen M, c 1 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 4 1 1 0
Orengo J, ss 3 1 3 1
Warneke L, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman B, p 0 0 0 0
Hopp J, ph 0 0 0 0
Russell J, p 0 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 4 2 30 7 8 6
St.Louis 000 020 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 010 200 31x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke L (L)* 3.0 4 3 3 2 2
Bowman B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Russell J 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Shoun C 2.0 4 4 4 2 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 4 2 1 2 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Walters B, Myers B
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Orengo J 2, Craft H, Werber B
HR -- McCormick F
SH -- Warneke L, Craft H, Myers B
WP -- Shoun C
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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