Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 5, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 2 0
Herman 2b 4 2 4 1
Gleeson cf 4 3 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 2 1 2
Galan lf 4 2 2 4
Russell 1b 5 1 2 4
Collins c 5 0 1 0
Mattick ss 4 1 1 0
Olsen p 4 0 1 0
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 15 11
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 5 0 1 0
Moore cf 5 1 2 1
Koy lf 4 0 0 0
Mize 1b 3 2 2 1
Martin P. rf 4 1 1 1
Orengo 2b 3 0 1 1
Marion ss 4 1 0 0
Owen c 3 0 0 0
Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 1 0 1 1
  Martin S. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 1 0 0 0
  Gutteridge ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Chicago 310 050 00211151
St. Louis 020 000 030580
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen  W(4-5) 7.1 7 5 4 3 2
  Raffensberger  SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  L(2-5) 1.2 7 4 4 1 0
  Doyle   3.1 3 5 5 2 2
  Hutchinson   4.0 5 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
4
2

  E–Mattick (23).  DP–Chicago 1. Herman-Russell, St. Louis 1. Marion-Orengo-Mize.  2B–St. Louis Moore (14).  3B–St. Louis P. Martin (4).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (10,9th inning off Hutchinson 1 on); Galan (3,1st inning off Lanier 2 on); Russell (3,5th inning off Doyle 3 on), St. Louis Moore (7,8th inning off Olsen 0 on); Mize (21,2nd inning off Olsen 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Owen (2).  Team–7.  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:55.  A–1,770.
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