St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
June 26, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1940 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants 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 9, New York Giants 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Martin S. 3b 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter rf 2 0 0 0
Moore cf 4 2 3 2
Koy lf 5 2 2 2
Mize 1b 4 1 1 3
Martin P. rf 4 1 3 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper p 1 0 0 0
  Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  McGee p 0 0 0 0
Orengo 2b 3 0 0 0
Marion ss 5 1 1 0
Owen c 4 1 1 0
Warneke p 2 0 0 0
  Gutteridge 3b 3 1 2 2
Totals 40 9 13 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 3b 5 1 2 0
Rucker cf 5 1 1 0
  Seeds cf 1 0 0 0
Moore lf 5 1 1 2
Young 1b 6 1 2 0
Danning c 6 3 4 3
Ott rf 4 1 3 0
Cuccinello 2b 5 1 2 2
Witek ss 5 0 0 0
Melton p 2 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 1 1 0
  O'Dea ph 0 0 0 0
  Gumbert p 1 0 1 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 47 10 18 8
St. Louis 000 002 700 09132
New York 020 100 600 110182
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke   6.0 8 3 3 0 2
  Shoun   0.2 5 5 5 0 0
  Cooper   1.2 3 1 1 3 1
  Lanier  L(2-4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  McGee   0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.1
18
10
10
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton   6.1 7 6 6 2 3
  Brown   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Gumbert  W(7-4) 3.0 2 0 0 3 0
Totals
10.0
13
9
9
5
3

  E–Mize (7), Orengo (9), Witek 2 (9).  DP–New York 1. Whitehead-Cuccinello-Young.  2B–St. Louis Moore (12); Gutteridge (1), New York Rucker (1); Ott (10); Stewart (1).  HR–St. Louis Koy (3,6th inning off Melton 1 on); Mize (20,7th inning off Brown 2 on), New York Moore (4,4th inning off Warneke 0 on); Danning (10,2nd inning off Warneke 1 on); Cuccinello (1,7th inning off Shoun 1 on).  SH–Orengo (2); Ott (4).  Team LOB–7.  Team–16.  U–Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda.  T–3:05.  A–17,322.
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