St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
September 2, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1940 at Crosley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b 5 1 3 1
Moore cf 5 0 3 1
Slaughter rf 3 0 0 0
  Martin P. rf 2 0 0 0
Mize 1b 5 0 0 0
Hopp lf 3 1 1 1
  Koy lf 2 0 0 0
Martin S. 3b 5 1 1 0
Owen c 4 2 3 1
Marion ss 3 1 1 1
Warneke p 3 1 1 1
Totals 40 7 13 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 1 2 0
McCormick M. cf 5 1 3 2
Goodman rf 5 1 2 0
McCormick F. 1b 5 0 2 1
Ripple lf 4 0 1 0
Baker c 4 0 1 1
Frey 2b 4 0 0 0
Myers ss 4 1 1 0
Thompson p 1 0 0 0
  Shoffner p 2 0 0 0
  Riddle p 0 0 0 0
  Riggs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
St. Louis 020 200 030–7132
Cincinnati 210 000 001–4121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke  W(14-8) 9.0 12 4 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
0
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L(13-9) 3.2 7 4 4 1 0
  Shoffner   4.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Riddle   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
3
  E–Moore (5), Owen (8), Frey (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Myers-Frey-F. McCormick.  2B–St. Louis Brown (12); Marion (14).  3B–St. Louis S. Martin (6).  HR–St. Louis Hopp (1,2nd inning off Thompson 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Brown (6); Moore 2 (16).  U–George Barr, Ziggy Sears, Lou Jorda.  T–2:23.  A–27,863.
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