St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 21, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 16
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 0 2 1
Brown 2b 5 0 0 0
Padgett c 3 0 0 0
  Bremer c 1 0 0 0
  Medwick ph 1 0 0 0
Mize 1b 3 0 2 0
Slaughter rf 3 0 1 0
Moore cf 2 1 0 0
  King cf 1 0 1 0
Gutteridge 3b 4 1 0 0
Myers ss 4 0 0 0
Davis p 2 0 2 1
  McGee p 0 0 0 0
  Dean p 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 1b 6 1 3 2
Martin cf 4 2 1 1
Brack rf 5 2 3 0
Arnovich lf 4 2 2 4
May 3b 5 2 4 2
Hughes 2b 4 1 3 0
Scharein ss 1 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 0 0 0 1
  Young ss 3 1 2 0
Millies c 5 3 3 2
Higbe p 4 2 1 2
Totals 41 16 22 14
St. Louis 020 000 000–292
Philadelphia 001 380 40x–16221
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L(11-11) 3.1 7 4 4 2 1
  McGee   0.2 3 4 4 1 1
  Dean   4.0 12 8 8 0 0
Totals
8.0
22
16
16
3
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  W(6-4) 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
3
  E–Davis (1), Dean (2), Young (13).  DP–St. Louis 1. Moore-Gutteridge-Mize, Philadelphia 1. Hughes-Scharein-Bolling.  PB–Padgett (4).  2B–St. Louis Slaughter (27); King (2), Philadelphia Bolling (8); Brack (10); May (18); Young 2 (6); Millies (3).  3B–St. Louis Mize (5).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Mueller (3); Higbe (3).  Team–6.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Ziggy Sears.
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