Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 24, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1942 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 1 2
Frey 2b 3 0 1 0
Marshall lf 4 0 1 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 0 0
Haas 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick M. cf 3 0 1 0
  Goodman ph 0 0 0 0
  Craft cf 0 1 0 0
Hemsley c 4 1 1 0
Vander Meer p 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Moore cf 3 0 0 0
Triplett lf 3 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 1 0
Cooper W. c 4 1 3 1
Sanders 1b 3 0 1 1
  Hopp 1b 1 0 0 0
Crespi 2b 3 0 0 0
Marion ss 1 0 0 0
  Kurowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Blattner ss 0 0 0 0
Cooper M. p 2 0 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 0 0
  Beazley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Cincinnati 000 002 001–360
St. Louis 010 000 100–252
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  W(4-3) 9.0 5 2 2 3 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper   7.0 5 2 2 0 5
  Beazley  L(3-3) 2.0 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
6
  E–W. Cooper (7), Blattner (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Hemsley-Frey-F. McCormick.  2B–Cincinnati Marshall (4), St. Louis W. Cooper 2 (8); Sanders (10).  HR–Cincinnati Joost (4,6th inning off M. Cooper 1 on).  SH–Vander Meer (3); Crespi (5).  HBP–Frey (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  U–Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn, Bill Stewart.
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