St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
September 28, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1939 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 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 5 0 3 0
Gutteridge 3b 5 1 0 0
Slaughter rf 5 0 1 0
Medwick lf 5 0 2 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 0
Padgett c 3 0 1 1
  Myers pr 0 0 0 0
  Owen c 0 0 0 0
Moore cf 4 1 2 2
Martin 2b 4 0 2 0
Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 3 0 1 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 1 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 14 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 3 2 1 0
Frey 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodman rf 4 0 1 0
McCormick 1b 3 1 2 1
Lombardi c 3 0 0 0
Craft cf 3 1 1 1
Berger lf 2 1 1 1
  DiMaggio lf 1 0 0 0
Myers ss 4 0 2 0
Derringer p 3 0 0 1
Totals 30 5 8 4
St. Louis 020 010 0003142
Cincinnati 210 001 01x583
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier   0.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Davis  L(22-16) 6.1 6 2 1 2 1
  Bowman   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
4
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(25-7) 9.0 14 3 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
14
3
1
1
4

  E–Gutteridge (23), Mize (19), Myers 3 (42).  DP–St. Louis 2. Brown-S. Martin-Mize, Brown-S. Martin-Mize, Cincinnati 1. Frey-Myers-McCormick.  2B–St. Louis Slaughter (49); Medwick (48); Hopp (1), Cincinnati Goodman (36); Berger (14).  3B–St. Louis Brown (8), Cincinnati Werber (5).  HR–St. Louis Moore (17,2nd inning off Derringer 1 on), Cincinnati Craft (13,8th inning off Bowman 0 on).  SH–Padgett (5); Derringer (17).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Craft (3).  Team–7.  SB–S. Martin (4).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Bick Campbell, 3B–Beans Reardon.  T–1:52.  A–17,421.
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