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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 18, 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 August 18, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 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 | Carl Doyle |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,836 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Jim Turner | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | Left Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Carl Doyle | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 18, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Werber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick bunts towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey strikes out. Owen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Frey out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Doyle
Arnovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Arnovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Doyle
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Arnovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Doyle
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. Arnovich scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Doyle
Turner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Turner
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Turner
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Turner
There goes Hopp. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Hopp steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Turner
Marion strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman 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 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Turner
Doyle 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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Doyle
Arnovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Doyle
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Doyle
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turner
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Turner
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo hits a line drive towards short. Joost catches it and throws to first to double up Hopp. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Doyle
Turner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Doyle
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Turner
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Turner
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Turner
Doyle hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnovich vs. Doyle
Arnovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Doyle
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Arnovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Doyle
There go the runners. The throw from Owen and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Joost vs. Doyle
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Turner vs. Doyle
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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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 the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a line drive into center 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 short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Turner
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Turner
Hopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mize scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Turner
Don Padgett pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Padgett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Turner
Stu Martin pinch hits for Marty Marion.
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
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Doyle
Don Padgett now catching. Stu Martin now playing third base. Jimmy Brown now playing shortstop.
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Doyle fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Doyle
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Doyle
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Doyle
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Goodman reaches second base with a double. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Arnovich vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching.
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Turner
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Bob Bowman.
Martin hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Turner
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, 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. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. McGee
Bill McGee now pitching. Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Bill Baker.
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. McGee
Turner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Moore 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. Turner
Ernie Lombardi now catching.
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Turner
Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. Mize goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orengo vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koy vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching. Ernie Koy pinch hits for Don Padgett.
Koy hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutteridge vs. Shoffner
Don Gutteridge pinch hits for Stu Martin.
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Shoffner
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Bill DeLancey now catching. Don Gutteridge now playing third base.
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
There goes Frey. The throw from DeLancey and he is safe. Frey steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arnovich vs. Shoun
Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Shoun
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brown fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 1 3 0 Brown J, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0
McCormick M, cf 3 0 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 1 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 3 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 2 2 1
Goodman I, rf 5 1 2 0 Hopp J, lf 4 1 4 2
Arnovich M, lf 4 2 2 1 Orengo J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Baker B, c 3 0 2 0 Owen M, c 2 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Padgett D, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Joost E, ss 3 0 0 1 Koy E, ph 1 0 0 0
Turner J, p 4 0 0 0 DeLancey B, c 0 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 2 0 0 0
Shoffner M, p 0 0 0 0 Martin S, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, ph-3b 1 0 1 1
Doyle C, p 2 0 0 0
Bowman B, p 0 0 0 0
Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0
McGee B, p 1 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0
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36 4 12 3 33 5 11 5
Cincinnati 010 002 100 -- 4
St.Louis 000 003 02x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Turner J (L)* 7.0 10 5 5 2 1
Beggs J+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Shoffner M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Doyle C 6.2 10 4 4 3 7
Bowman B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
McGee B (W)# 1.0 2 0 0 2 0
Shoun C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Owen M
DP -- Cincinnati 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, St.Louis 7
2B -- Werber B, Arnovich M, Goodman I 2
3B -- Hopp J
SB -- Hopp J, Baker B, Arnovich M, Frey L
SH -- McCormick M 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 15836
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