Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 2, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 3 2
Lazzeri 2b 5 0 0 0
Demaree lf 3 0 1 1
Asbell rf 5 0 0 0
Marty cf 5 0 2 0
O'Dea c 4 1 0 0
Collins 1b 3 1 1 0
  Cavarretta 1b 1 0 0 0
Mesner ss 3 2 1 0
French p 0 1 0 0
  Herman ph 1 0 0 0
  Epperly p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 5 1 3 3
Martin 2b 4 0 2 0
Bordagaray rf 4 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 2 2 2
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Gutteridge 3b 4 0 0 0
Myers ss 3 1 1 1
Owen c 4 2 1 0
Dean p 2 1 0 0
  Epps ph 1 0 0 0
  Cooper p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Chicago 002 012 000583
St. Louis 121 210 00x7104
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
French  L(10-19) 5.0 8 7 3 1 2
  Epperly   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
3
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dean  W(3-1) 6.0 7 5 3 3 5
  Cooper  SV(1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
5
10

  E–Demaree (6), O'Dea (10), Mesner (1), Moore (6), Bordagaray (6), Myers 2 (18).  DP–St. Louis 1. Mize-Myers-Mize.  2B–Chicago Hack (34); Collins (22), St. Louis Moore (21); Medwick (47).  HR–St. Louis Medwick (21,3rd inning off French 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U–Bick Campbell, George Barr, Dolly Stark.  T–1:33.  A–11,986.
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