Boston Bees vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 16, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Bees 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 5 1 2 1
Hassett 1b 5 1 1 0
Cooney cf 5 0 1 0
Ross lf 4 1 2 0
Miller ss 4 0 3 1
Glossop 2b 4 0 2 1
Rowell rf 4 0 0 0
Berres c 3 0 0 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
  Masi c 0 0 0 0
Posedel p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 3 12 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 4 0 3 0
Moore cf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 3 2 2
Mize 1b 4 1 2 2
Koy lf 4 0 0 0
Orengo 2b 3 0 1 0
Marion ss 3 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 1 0
Shoun p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Boston 201 000 0003120
St. Louis 100 201 00x491
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel  L(6-10) 8.0 9 4 4 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun  W(5-4) 9.0 12 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
7

  E–Orengo (16).  2B–Boston Miller (17), St. Louis Brown (4); Mize (13).  HR–Boston Sisti (4,1st inning off Shoun 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Slaughter 2 (10,4th inning off Posedel 0 on,6th inning off Posedel 0 on); Mize (24,4th inning off Posedel 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  U–Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda.  T–1:38.  A–9,819.
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