St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 16, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Moore cf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 0 1 0
Mize 1b 3 0 0 1
Koy lf 4 1 1 0
Orengo 3b,2b 4 0 2 1
Marion ss 3 0 0 0
  Martin 3b 1 0 0 0
Owen c 2 0 0 0
Cooper p 4 1 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jumonville ss 4 0 0 0
Mahan 1b 4 1 1 0
Litwhiler rf 4 0 1 1
Marty cf 4 1 1 0
Rizzo lf 3 0 1 0
May 3b 2 1 1 0
Schulte 2b 2 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 0 0 0 0
Millies c 2 0 0 0
  Mazzera ph 1 0 0 0
  Warren c 1 0 0 1
Johnson p 3 0 1 1
Totals 30 3 7 3
St. Louis 001 001 000–251
Philadelphia 000 110 001–372
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper  L(9-12) 8.2 7 3 3 3 6
Totals
8.2
7
3
3
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(5-12) 9.0 5 2 2 4 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
7
  E–Orengo (29), Millies (3), Warren (11).  2B–St. Louis Brown (13); Koy (20), Philadelphia Mahan (23); Marty (17); May (24).  3B–St. Louis Slaughter (11).  Team LOB–7.  SH–May (8); Schulte (19).  Team–6.  SB–Orengo (9); Owen (2).  U–Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears, George Barr.
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