St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
September 5, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1938 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 3 0 0 0
Martin S. 2b 3 1 0 0
Padgett rf 4 2 1 0
Medwick lf 4 0 1 0
Mize 1b 3 0 2 1
Bordagaray 3b 4 0 0 2
Brown ss 4 0 0 0
Owen c 2 0 1 0
  Martin P. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bremer c 0 0 0 0
Warneke p 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Riggs 3b 5 0 1 0
Berger lf 4 1 0 0
Goodman rf 4 1 1 1
McCormick 1b 4 0 2 0
Lombardi c 4 0 2 0
Craft cf 3 1 1 1
Frey 2b 4 1 1 0
Richardson ss 3 0 2 0
Weaver p 2 0 2 1
  Derringer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 3
St. Louis 000 000 102353
Cincinnati 200 100 01x4121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke  L(13-6) 7.0 10 3 2 1 1
  Harrell   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
4
3
1
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  W(5-3) 8.0 4 3 2 3 2
  Derringer  SV(3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
2

  E–Padgett (5), Medwick (7), Bordagaray (3), McCormick (7).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Richardson-Frey-McCormick, Riggs-Frey-McCormick.  2B–St. Louis Padgett (17); Mize 2 (26), Cincinnati Goodman (24).  HR–Cincinnati Craft (14,8th inning off Harrell 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Richardson (1); Weaver 2 (4).  Team–9.  SB–Frey (4).  U–George Magerkurth, Tiny Parker, Charlie Moran.
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