Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 21, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Frey 2b 5 1 2 0
Berger lf 4 1 0 0
Goodman rf 5 1 1 3
McCormick 1b 5 2 2 0
Lombardi c 5 0 2 0
  Hershberger c 0 0 0 0
Craft cf 5 0 1 1
Lang 3b 3 0 0 1
  Cooke ph 1 0 0 0
  Riggs 3b 1 0 1 1
Myers ss 2 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 1 1 0
  Richardson ss 1 0 1 0
Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Walters ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
  Schott p 1 0 0 0
  Cascarella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 5 2 3 1
  Martin P. ph 1 0 0 0
Martin S. 2b 4 1 2 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 0 2
Medwick lf 5 1 1 1
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Gutteridge 3b 3 1 0 0
Myers ss 5 0 1 2
Owen c 5 1 2 0
Shoun p 2 0 0 0
  Harrell p 1 0 0 0
  Weiland p 0 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 1 0
  Henshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 11 7
Cincinnati 000 014 001 006112
St. Louis 100 310 010 017111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   4.0 4 4 4 3 3
  Davis   4.0 5 2 2 0 0
  Schott  L(4-4) 2.2 2 1 1 4 1
  Cascarella   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
11
7
7
7
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun   5.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Harrell   3.1 4 1 1 0 2
  Weiland   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Henshaw  W(5-9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
11
6
6
2
4

  E–Craft (7), Myers (38), Gutteridge (43).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Myers-Frey-McCormick, St. Louis 2. Myers-S. Martin, S. Martin-Myers-Mize.  2B–Cincinnati Gamble (2), St. Louis Medwick (33); Padgett (14).  HR–Cincinnati Goodman (28,6th inning off Shoun 2 on), St. Louis Moore (3,1st inning off Moore 0 on 0 out); Mize (18,5th inning off P. Davis 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Slaughter (2).  Team–9.  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Stewart, George Barr.
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