New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 27, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 12

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 5 1 2 0
Myatt 3b 3 1 1 1
Danning c 4 0 0 0
Seeds cf 5 1 3 0
Ripple rf 3 0 0 1
Cissell 2b 4 0 2 0
Bartell ss 4 0 2 0
McCarthy 1b 3 0 0 1
Lohrman p 1 0 0 0
  Leslie ph 1 0 0 0
  Wittig p 0 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
  Melton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 4 2 2 0
Martin 2b 5 2 1 1
Padgett rf 5 3 3 2
Medwick lf 4 2 2 4
  Bordagaray lf 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 2 3
Gutteridge 3b 4 1 1 1
Myers ss 5 0 1 1
Bremer c 5 1 2 0
McGee p 4 0 2 0
Totals 40 12 16 12
New York 000 011 1003104
St. Louis 023 016 00x12160
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman  L(8-3) 4.0 6 5 1 0 1
  Wittig   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Melton   3.0 8 6 5 3 0
Totals
8.0
16
12
7
4
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGee  W(6-10) 9.0 10 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
1

  E–Myatt (3), Bartell (32), McCarthy 2 (7).  DP–New York 1. McCarthy-Bartell-McCarthy, St. Louis 1. Gutteridge-S. Martin-Mize.  2B–New York Bartell (24), St. Louis S. Martin (18); Medwick (35).  3B–St. Louis Medwick (8).  HR–New York Myatt (2,5th inning off McGee 0 on), St. Louis Mize (21,2nd inning off Lohrman 1 on).  SH–Myatt (2); McGee (3).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Gutteridge (13); Myers (4).  U–George Magerkurth, Charlie Moran.  T–2:25.  A–4,387.
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