Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 26, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 0 0 0
McCormick M. cf 5 1 1 0
Goodman rf 4 1 1 1
McCormick F. 1b 4 1 2 1
Ripple lf 4 1 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Frey 2b 3 0 1 1
Joost ss 4 0 2 0
Vander Meer p 4 0 3 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b 5 0 1 0
Walker cf 4 0 1 2
Martin rf 4 1 1 0
Mize 1b 4 0 1 1
Gillenwater lf 4 0 1 0
Orengo 3b 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 1 1 0
Owen c 1 0 0 0
  Cooper c 1 0 0 0
Doyle p 2 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 1 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Gutteridge ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Cincinnati 020 020 0004121
St. Louis 001 000 200360
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  W(3-1) 9.0 6 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Doyle  L(3-3) 7.0 11 4 4 1 3
  Bowman   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
4

  E–Frey (20).  DP–St. Louis 1. Orengo-Mize.  2B–Cincinnati F. McCormick (44); Ripple (10); Joost (6), St. Louis Walker (1); Mize (31); Gillenwater (1).  3B–Cincinnati Goodman (6).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Frey (22); Brown (9); Moore (18).  U–Ziggy Sears, George Barr, George Magerkurth.
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