St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
April 22, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1940 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 1, Cincinnati Reds 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 3 0 2 0
  Gutteridge 3b 0 0 0 0
Martin S. 2b 3 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 1 1 0
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
Padgett c 4 0 2 1
  Lake pr 0 0 0 0
Martin P. lf 4 0 0 0
Epps cf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 0 2 0
McGee p 2 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
  Brecheen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 0 0 0
Frey 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodman rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 2 0
Lombardi c 2 2 1 0
Craft cf 4 2 2 0
McCormick M. lf 4 2 2 1
Myers ss 3 0 1 0
Walters p 3 0 1 3
Totals 33 6 9 4
St. Louis 000 000 001172
Cincinnati 000 030 03x690
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGee  L(0-1) 7.0 5 3 1 2 2
  Shoun   0.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Brecheen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
3
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(1-0) 9.0 7 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
2

  E–Padgett (1), Epps (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Werber-Frey-F. McCormick, Frey-Myers-F. McCormick.  2B–St. Louis Slaughter (2); Marion (3), Cincinnati F. McCormick 2 (2); Craft (2); Myers (2).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Walters (1).  Team–7.  U–Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth, George Barr.  T–1:56.  A–5,197.
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