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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1940-08-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:12

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 7th. Hal Schumacher earned the win. Ernie Koy went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
NY1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		3	11

W: Hal Schumacher L: Clyde Shoun SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Brown	5	0	2	0	0	0
Terry Moore	4	1	1	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	0	0	0
Don Padgett	2	0	0	1	2	0
Ernie Koy	4	1	1	1	0	1
Stu Martin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Orengo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Clyde Shoun	2	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Hopp	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Seeds	4	0	1	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	2	2	0	1	0
Harry Danning	4	0	2	1	0	0
Babe Young	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Demaree	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Schumacher	4	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clyde Shoun	8.0	11	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	9.0	7	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Brown: 31
Terry Moore: 7
Enos Slaughter: K

Bot 1

Bob Seeds: 9
Burgess Whitehead: 53
Mel Ott: S8
Harry Danning: S9.1-3
Babe Young: 31

Top 2

Johnny Mize: 6/L
Don Padgett: 43
Ernie Koy: HR/7
Stu Martin: 31

Bot 2

Frank Demaree: S7
Tony Cuccinello: K
Mickey Witek: 9
Hal Schumacher: S7.1-2
Bob Seeds: S5.2-3;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 9

Top 3

Joe Orengo: 63
Clyde Shoun: K
Jimmy Brown: S6
Terry Moore: 4/P

Bot 3

Mel Ott: W
Harry Danning: 9
Babe Young: 43.1-2
Frank Demaree: S9.2-H
Tony Cuccinello: 8

Top 4

Enos Slaughter: S8
Johnny Mize: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Don Padgett: W
Ernie Koy: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: 13
Hal Schumacher: 8
Bob Seeds: 8

Top 5

Stu Martin: 9
Joe Orengo: S8
Clyde Shoun: 34/SH.1-2
Jimmy Brown: 3/G

Bot 5

Burgess Whitehead: 1/P
Mel Ott: 2/P
Harry Danning: S8
Babe Young: 13

Top 6

Terry Moore: S8
Enos Slaughter: 6/L
Johnny Mize: S8.1-3
Don Padgett: 346(1)/FO.3-H
Ernie Koy: K

Bot 6

Frank Demaree: 6/P
Tony Cuccinello: 8
Mickey Witek: S9
Hal Schumacher: 6/P

Top 7

Stu Martin: 7
Joe Orengo: W
Clyde Shoun: K
Jimmy Brown: S9.1-2
Terry Moore: 13

Bot 7

Bob Seeds: 63
Burgess Whitehead: S1
Mel Ott: S9.1-3
Harry Danning: 8.3-H;1-2(THH)
Babe Young: S8.2-H
Frank Demaree: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Enos Slaughter: 8
Johnny Mize: 7
Don Padgett: W
Ernie Koy: 4/P

Bot 8

Tony Cuccinello: 8
Mickey Witek: 6/L
Hal Schumacher: 6/P

Top 9

Stu Martin: W
Joe Orengo: 3/BP
Johnny Hopp: 36(1)/FO
Jimmy Brown: 3/G