Boston Bees vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 4, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Bees 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Rowell 2b 4 0 1 1
Hassett rf 4 0 0 0
West cf 2 0 1 0
Cuccinello 3b 4 0 0 0
Ross lf 4 0 0 0
Scarsella 1b 4 0 0 0
Masi c 3 0 0 0
Miller ss 3 1 2 0
Sullivan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lake 2b 2 1 0 0
Gutteridge 3b 3 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 3 2
Medwick lf 4 0 1 0
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
Moore cf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 1 1 0
Owen c 3 0 1 0
McGee p 2 1 1 1
Totals 28 3 7 3
Boston 000 000 010–141
St. Louis 003 000 00x–371
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L(1-1) 8.0 7 3 3 4 4
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGee  W(1-1) 9.0 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
3
  E–Sullivan (2), Marion (3).  DP–Boston 2. Rowell-Miller-Scarsella, Cuccinello-Rowell-Scarsella, St. Louis 1. Lake-Mize.  2B–Boston Miller 2 (3), St. Louis Slaughter (5).  Team LOB–5.  SH–McGee (1).  Team–6.  U–Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth, George Barr.  T–1:58.  A–2,071.
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