Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 6, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 4 3 2 1
Wasdell rf 4 0 0 0
Vosmik lf 5 1 1 1
Phelps c 5 1 2 0
Lavagetto 3b 2 3 0 0
Camilli 1b 4 1 3 2
Coscarart 2b 3 0 1 1
Durocher ss 3 0 1 3
Hamlin p 4 0 0 0
  Kimball p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 5 0 1 0
Martin S. 2b 5 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 1 0 0
Medwick lf 4 1 1 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 3
Orengo 3b 4 2 2 1
Marion ss 3 0 1 0
  Martin P. ph 1 0 0 0
  Lake ss 0 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 3 1
McGee p 1 0 0 0
  White p 1 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Brooklyn 004 111 1019101
St. Louis 002 001 020592
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin  W(4-3) 7.1 9 5 5 2 4
  Kimball  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGee  L(4-3) 2.1 4 4 4 4 1
  White   3.2 3 3 2 3 0
  Russell   2.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Shoun   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
7
8
1

  E–Wasdell (1), Medwick (1), Marion (5).  PB–Owen (1).  2B–Brooklyn Phelps (6); Durocher (4), St. Louis Orengo (5).  3B–Brooklyn Walker (1), St. Louis Owen (1).  HR–Brooklyn Walker (1,3rd inning off McGee 0 on), St. Louis Mize (15,3rd inning off Hamlin 1 on); Orengo (4,8th inning off Hamlin 0 on).  SH–Wasdell (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, George Barr.  T–2:27.  A–1,802.
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