Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 1, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 2 1 0
Herman 2b 5 3 4 1
Demaree rf,lf 6 1 3 2
Marty cf 3 0 0 0
  Cavarretta rf 2 1 1 1
Reynolds lf,cf 4 3 3 1
Garbark c 2 0 1 0
  O'Dea c 3 0 1 1
Collins 1b 4 0 1 1
Jurges ss 3 0 1 1
Root p 5 0 1 0
Totals 42 10 17 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 4 1 1 0
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
Padgett rf 4 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 0 2 1
Mize 1b 4 0 2 0
Gutteridge 3b 3 1 1 0
  Bordagaray ph 1 0 1 0
Myers ss 3 1 1 1
  Epps ph 1 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 0 1
Shoun p 2 0 0 0
  McGee p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Warneke p 0 0 0 0
  Henshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 100 110 43010170
St. Louis 120 000 000384
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  W(8-7) 9.0 8 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun   4.2 8 3 3 2 2
  McGee  L(7-12) 2.1 3 4 1 2 2
  Warneke   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Henshaw   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
10
7
4
4

  E–Padgett (9), Mize (15), Myers (16), Owen (11).  DP–Chicago 1. Herman-Jurges-Collins, St. Louis 1. Myers-S. Martin-Mize.  2B–Chicago Hack (33); Reynolds (28); O'Dea (12), St. Louis Moore (20).  3B–Chicago Herman (7), St. Louis Myers (2).  SH–Reynolds (8); Jurges (12).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  U–Dolly Stark, Bick Campbell, George Barr.  T–2:14.  A–3,988.
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