Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 2, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mahan 1b 4 0 0 0
Young 2b 3 0 1 0
Arnovich lf 4 0 0 0
Klein rf 4 0 0 0
Marty cf 4 0 2 0
May 3b 4 1 3 0
Bragan ss 4 0 0 0
Warren c 3 1 1 2
Smoll p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Blanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Martin P. rf 3 0 1 0
Martin S. 2b 4 1 2 1
Marion ss 3 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
  Hopp lf 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 2 2 3
Owen c 4 1 1 0
Orengo 3b 2 3 1 0
Moore cf 4 2 2 4
Bowman p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 9 10 9
Philadelphia 000 020 000270
St. Louis 002 220 03x9100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Smoll  L(1-4) 2.1 3 2 2 2 1
  Johnson   3.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Blanton   2.0 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman  W(1-3) 9.0 7 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. May-Young-Mahan, St. Louis 1. Marion-S. Martin-Mize.  2B–Philadelphia Marty (5).  HR–Philadelphia Warren (1,5th inning off Bowman 1 on), St. Louis Mize 2 (14,4th inning off Smoll 0 on,5th inning off Si Johnson 1 on); Moore (5,8th inning off Blanton 2 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Marion (2); Bowman (1).  Team–3.  SB–Orengo (2).  U–Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon, Bill Klem.  T–1:48.  A–7,061.
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