St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
July 26, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1938 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 5 0 2 0
Brown 2b 4 1 0 0
Martin rf 5 2 2 1
Medwick lf 5 1 2 3
Mize 1b 5 1 2 1
Gutteridge 3b 3 0 0 0
Owen c 4 0 0 0
Myers ss 4 1 2 0
Shoun p 2 0 0 0
  McGee p 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Seeds lf 6 1 2 0
Bartell ss 3 1 2 0
Ripple rf 4 1 2 2
Ott 3b 3 0 1 0
Leiber cf 4 1 1 2
McCarthy 1b 3 0 0 0
Chiozza 2b 5 0 2 1
Mancuso c 5 1 2 0
  Schumacher pr 0 0 0 0
Melton p 1 0 0 0
  Kampouris ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 1 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Leslie ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
St. Louis 003 030 0006102
New York 100 120 0105123
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun  W(2-3) 6.1 9 4 4 5 5
  McGee   2.1 3 1 1 4 1
  Davis  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
9
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(9-9) 5.0 7 6 4 2 4
  Coffman   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Brown   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
2
4

  E–Mize (9), Owen (7), Chiozza (11), Mancuso (4), Coffman (2).  DP–St. Louis 3. Brown-Myers-Mize, Myers-Brown-Mize, Gutteridge-Mize.  2B–St. Louis Moore (6); P. Martin (15).  HR–St. Louis Medwick (13,5th inning off Melton 1 on); Mize (14,5th inning off Melton 0 on).  SH–Shoun (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–14.  SB–Gutteridge (8).  U–Charlie Moran, George Magerkurth, Tiny Parker.  T–2:45.  A–5,784.
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