Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 9, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rosen cf 4 2 4 1
Hudson 2b 4 0 2 2
Hassett 1b 5 1 2 1
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 1 1
  Brack pr 0 0 0 0
  English 3b 1 0 1 0
Cuyler rf 5 0 1 0
Koy lf 5 0 2 2
Durocher ss 4 1 1 0
  Manush ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer c 4 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons p 3 1 1 0
  Phelps ph 0 1 0 0
  Marrow p 0 0 0 0
  Mungo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 5 1 3 1
Bucher 2b 5 1 2 1
Slaughter rf 5 1 1 0
Medwick lf 5 0 4 3
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Padgett cf 3 2 0 0
  Moore cf 0 0 0 0
Gutteridge 3b 4 3 3 2
Owen c 3 0 1 2
McGee p 3 1 1 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
Brooklyn 300 100 1207151
St. Louis 021 200 22x9152
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons   7.0 12 7 5 3 1
  Marrow  L(0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
7
3
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGee   7.2 13 7 6 3 7
  Davis  W(2-1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Harrell  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
6
4
8

  E–Durocher (5), Brown (2), Bucher (2).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hassett-Durocher-Hassett, St. Louis 2. Brown-Bucher-Mize, Bucher-Mize.  2B–Brooklyn Rosen (3); Lavagetto (3); Koy (3); Fitzsimmons (1), St. Louis Bucher (3); Medwick (4); Gutteridge (2); Owen (6).  3B–Brooklyn Koy (2), St. Louis Medwick (3).  HR–St. Louis Gutteridge (3,7th inning off Fitzsimmons 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  U–Tiny Parker, Charlie Moran, George Magerkurth.  T–2:37.  A–1,414.
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