New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 11, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 4 0 3 1
Bartell ss 5 1 0 0
Ripple rf 5 0 1 0
Ott 3b 5 2 3 1
Leiber cf 4 1 2 0
McCarthy 1b 5 0 2 1
Chiozza 2b 4 0 1 0
  Berger ph 0 0 0 0
  Leslie ph 1 0 0 1
  Haslin 2b 0 0 0 0
Danning c 4 1 3 1
Melton p 5 0 1 0
Totals 42 5 16 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge ss 4 1 2 0
Stripp 3b 4 0 2 1
Slaughter cf 4 0 1 0
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 2 0
Padgett rf 3 1 1 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Owen c 4 0 1 0
Bucher 2b 3 0 1 2
Weiland p 3 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
New York 110 010 0025162
St. Louis 011 100 0003102
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  W(6-0) 9.0 10 3 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
0
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Weiland  L(1-3) 8.1 15 5 3 3 5
  Davis   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
5
3
3
6

  E–Ott (4), Melton (1), Mize (2), Owen (3).  DP–New York 3. Bartell-Chiozza-McCarthy, Chiozza-Bartell-McCarthy, Ott-Haslin-McCarthy, St. Louis 2. Stripp-Mize, Gutteridge-Bucher.  2B–New York McCarthy (3), St. Louis Stripp (1).  3B–New York Danning (1), St. Louis Gutteridge (2); Bucher (1).  Team LOB–13.  Team–4.  U–George Magerkurth, Tiny Parker, Charlie Moran.  T–2:27.  A–3,875.
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