Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 16, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 1 2 0
Garms rf 5 1 2 0
Vaughan ss 5 2 3 2
Rizzo lf 5 0 2 1
Fletcher 1b 4 0 2 1
Elliott cf 5 0 1 0
Davis c 3 1 1 1
  Mueller c 0 0 0 0
Young 2b 3 0 1 0
  Waner ph 1 0 0 0
  Gustine 2b 0 0 0 0
Klinger p 3 1 1 0
  Lanning p 0 0 0 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanahan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 15 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin S. 2b 5 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 1 2 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 0
Padgett c 3 1 1 1
  Owen c 1 0 0 0
Martin P. lf 4 0 1 1
Moore cf 2 0 0 1
Marion ss 4 1 1 0
Davis p 1 0 0 0
  Epps ph 1 0 0 0
  McGee p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 1
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Gutteridge ph 1 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Pittsburgh 101 112 000–6153
St. Louis 000 004 000–471
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger  W(1-0) 5.2 5 4 4 4 0
  Lanning   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lanahan  SV(1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L(0-1) 5.0 11 4 3 1 1
  McGee   1.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Russell   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Shoun   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
4
2
3
  E–Garms (1), Fletcher (1), Young (1), S. Martin (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. S. Martin-Mize.  PB–Padgett (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Rizzo (1); Fletcher (1), St. Louis Slaughter (1); Padgett (1); Marion (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Davis (1,4th inning off Davis 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Moore (1).  Team–10.  SB–Garms (1); Vaughan (1).  U–Dolly Stark, Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn.  T–2:27.  A–16,600.
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