St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 7, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1940 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 3 0 3 0
  Martin 3b 3 1 1 0
Moore cf 2 0 1 0
  Hopp cf 3 2 3 1
Slaughter rf 5 1 1 2
Mize 1b 5 1 2 2
Padgett c 5 1 2 0
Koy lf 4 2 1 0
Orengo 2b 5 0 2 0
Marion ss 5 1 2 3
Warneke p 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 1 0 0 0
  DeLancey ph 2 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
  Gutteridge ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 9 18 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner cf 4 1 2 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 2
  Sewell pr 0 0 0 0
  MacFayden p 0 0 0 0
  Lanning p 0 0 0 0
Elliott rf 4 1 0 0
Garms 3b 3 1 1 1
Vaughan ss 3 2 1 1
Fletcher 1b 3 1 0 0
Van Robays lf 4 1 1 2
Gustine 2b 2 1 1 1
Lopez c 4 1 1 1
Brown p 3 0 1 0
  Klinger p 0 0 0 0
  Handley ph 0 1 0 0
  DiMaggio cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 10 9 8
St. Louis 000 000 7119183
Pittsburgh 404 000 02x1093
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke   3.0 6 8 4 2 1
  Hutchinson   3.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Shoun  L(7-7) 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
10
6
6
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   6.2 14 7 6 0 4
  Klinger  W(7-10) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  MacFayden   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Lanning  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
9
8
1
6

  E–Brown (17), Padgett (9), Orengo (24), Elliott (4), Vaughan (34), Gustine (30).  DP–St. Louis 2. Brown-Orengo-Mize, Orengo-Marion-Mize.  2B–St. Louis Brown (8); S. Martin (12); Marion (10), Pittsburgh Gustine (23).  3B–St. Louis Hopp (3); Slaughter (6), Pittsburgh Lopez (3).  HR–St. Louis Mize (32,7th inning off Brown 1 on), Pittsburgh Vaughan (5,3rd inning off Warneke 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Gustine (4).  Team–4.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:38.  A–5,640.
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