Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilbert cf 2 0 0 0
  Koy cf 3 1 2 3
Coscarart 2b 5 0 0 1
Vosmik lf 5 0 2 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 1 1
Camilli 1b 4 1 1 1
Cullenbine rf 4 1 1 2
Durocher ss 3 1 1 0
  Walker ph 1 1 1 0
  Reese ss 0 1 0 0
Franks c 0 0 0 0
  Giuliani c 1 0 0 0
  Mancuso c 2 1 0 0
  Phelps c 2 0 1 0
Wyatt p 1 1 0 0
  Tamulis p 1 0 1 0
  Kimball p 0 0 0 0
  Ripple ph 0 0 0 0
  Hudson ph 1 0 1 1
  Macon p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lake 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Gutteridge 3b 5 1 3 2
Slaughter rf 5 0 1 0
Medwick lf 5 0 3 1
  Orengo pr 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 5 2 2 1
Padgett c 2 1 1 1
  Owen c 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Moore cf 5 0 1 0
Marion ss 2 0 0 0
  Martin 2b 2 1 2 1
Lanier p 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 3 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Brecheen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 14 6
Brooklyn 000 040 014–9120
St. Louis 000 221 100–6144
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wyatt   4.1 8 4 4 1 2
  Tamulis   2.1 5 2 2 1 2
  Kimball   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Macon  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Casey  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier   4.0 3 4 0 2 2
  Russell   3.1 6 1 1 1 2
  Shoun   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bowman  L(0-2) 0.2 1 3 1 2 0
  Brecheen   1.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
2
6
6
  E–Lake (1), Marion (4), S. Martin (3), Lanier (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Gutteridge-S. Martin-Mize.  2B–Brooklyn Koy (1); Cullenbine (1), St. Louis Lake (1).  3B–St. Louis S. Martin (2).  HR–St. Louis Mize (3,4th inning off Wyatt 0 on); Padgett (1,4th inning off Wyatt 0 on).  SH–Wyatt (3).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  U–Bill Klem, Bick Campbell, George Barr.  T–3:00.  A–13,119.
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