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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		7
10
NYY
@BOS		6
3
CLE
@CHW		9
3
DET
@SLB		7
5
CHC
@CIN		5
3		 
(10)
BRO
@NYG		8
4
BSN
@PHI		6
3
STL
@PIT		9
10
STL
@PIT		6
12
Wednesday, August 7, 1940,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 5,640, Time of Game: 2:15
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
6
47-50
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Pirates
12
49-48
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
W: Max Butcher (6-7)
L: Max Lanier (4-6)
S: Joe Bowman (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  3  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    6 11  1
Pirates         0  0  9   0  0  2   1  0  X   12 13  2

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jimmy Brown 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .272 .625 2 4
Terry Moore CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .283 .785 1 0
   Clyde Shoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .368 0 0
   Don Padgett 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .725
   Mort Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .327 0 0
Enos Slaughter RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .803 6 0 2B
Johnny Mize 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .313 1.069 9 0
Ernie Koy LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .312 .852 0 1
Stu Martin 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .249 .663 0 0
Mickey Owen C 3 2 0 0 1 0 .276 .671 2 2 GDP
Marty Marion SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .275 .625 3 3
Max Lanier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0 0 SH
   Carl Doyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .769 0 0
   Ira Hutchinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0 0
   Jack Russell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Johnny Hopp CF 2 1 2 2 0 0 .287 .711 1 0 2B
Team Totals 36 6 11 4 4 1 .306 .736 24 10
2B: E Slaughter (12); J Hopp (6).
SH: M Lanier (1).
TB: J Hopp 3; M Marion 2; J Brown 2; E Slaughter 2; J Mize; T Moore; E Koy; S Martin.
GIDP: M Owen (5).
RBI: J Hopp 2 (9); T Moore (42); M Marion (21).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: E Koy (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lee Handley 3B 6 2 2 2 0 1 .279 .660 1 1
Bob Elliott RF 5 2 2 0 1 0 .266 .723 2 1 2B
Frankie Gustine 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .315 .794 2 5 2B
Arky Vaughan SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .816 1 3
Elbie Fletcher 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 .281 .900 8 2
Maurice Van Robays LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .276 .718 2 0 2B
Vince DiMaggio CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .240 .799 6 0 SH
Spud Davis C 2 1 0 1 3 0 .333 .933 2 1
Max Butcher P 4 1 2 4 0 1 .400 .918 2 2 2B
   Joe Bowman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .818 1 0
Team Totals 37 12 13 11 9 4 .351 .938 27 15
2B: M Butcher (3); M Van Robays (17); F Gustine (24); B Elliott (21).
SH: V DiMaggio (1).
TB: F Gustine 4; M Butcher 3; B Elliott 3; L Handley 2; M Van Robays 2; V DiMaggio; E Fletcher; A Vaughan.
RBI: M Butcher 4 (10); L Handley 2 (14); F Gustine 2 (39); V DiMaggio (24); S Davis (20); E Fletcher (75).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Gustine-E Fletcher.
E: F Gustine (31); S Davis (8).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Max Lanier, L (4-6) 2.1 5 4 4 2 3 0 4.59 14 32
Carl Doyle 0.1 2 4 4 0 0 0 9.08 5
Ira Hutchinson 0.2 3 1 1 3 0 0 3.74 6
Jack Russell 2.2 2 2 1 3 1 0 2.50 14
Clyde Shoun 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.30 5
Mort Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.24 3
Team Totals 8 13 12 11 9 4 0 12.38 47 32

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Max Butcher, W (6-7) 7 9 5 5 4 1 0 6.11 34 36
Joe Bowman, S (2) 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.62 7
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 4 1 0 6.00 41 36
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - (none), 3B - Beans Reardon.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 5,640.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Jimmy Brown 2B 1 Lee Handley 3B
2 Terry Moore CF 2 Bob Elliott RF
3 Enos Slaughter RF 3 Frankie Gustine 2B
4 Johnny Mize 1B 4 Arky Vaughan SS
5 Ernie Koy LF 5 Elbie Fletcher 1B
6 Stu Martin 3B 6 Maurice Van Robays LF
7 Mickey Owen C 7 Vince DiMaggio CF
8 Marty Marion SS 8 Spud Davis C
9 Max Lanier P 9 Max Butcher P

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