Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1941 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 4 1 2 0
Herman 2b 4 0 0 0
Reiser cf 4 1 2 1
Medwick lf 4 1 2 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 0 1 2
Camilli 1b 4 0 1 0
Owen c 3 0 0 0
  Phelps c 1 0 0 0
Durocher ss 2 0 1 0
  Wasdell ph 1 0 0 0
  Reese ss 1 0 0 0
Wicker p 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
  Riggs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 5 0 1 0
Moore cf 3 2 0 0
Triplett lf 5 3 4 3
  Hopp lf 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 1 1
Mancuso c 5 1 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 1 1
Crespi 2b 3 1 3 0
Gumbert p 4 1 2 1
Totals 37 9 13 7
Brooklyn 200 010 000392
St. Louis 000 320 04x9131
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wicker  L(1-1) 4.1 6 5 5 4 0
  Davis   3.2 7 4 4 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
5
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  W(3-1) 9.0 9 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
1

  E–Herman 2 (8), Triplett (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Herman-Durocher-Camilli.  2B–Brooklyn Reiser (6); Medwick 2 (5); Camilli (5), St. Louis Triplett (1); Crespi (6).  HR–St. Louis Triplett (1,3rd inning off Wicker 0 on).  SH–Wicker (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U–Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn, George Magerkurth.  T–2:14.  A–6,453.
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