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St. Louis Cardinals @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-06-18 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 11 innings · Att: 6460 · 3:07

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 2nd. Mort Cooper earned the win. Cookie Lavagetto went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
SLN	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	12
BRO	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	9

W: Mort Cooper L: Hugh Casey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stu Martin	6	0	3	1	0	0
Johnny Hopp	6	1	1	0	0	2
Ernie Koy	5	0	0	0	0	2
Enos Slaughter	4	2	3	2	1	0
Don Padgett	4	1	0	0	1	1
Terry Moore	4	1	1	0	1	2
Joe Orengo	4	1	1	2	0	1
Marty Marion	4	0	0	1	1	0
Ira Hutchinson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	1	0	1	0	0	0
Mort Cooper	2	1	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dixie Walker	4	1	1	0	2	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	2	3	2	2	0
Joe Vosmik	6	1	1	1	0	2
Joe Medwick	0	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Phelps	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	5	0	2	1	0	1
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	0	1	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Hamlin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jimmy Wasdell	4	1	0	0	0	0
Herman Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gallagher	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Bowman	0.0	3	0	0
Ira Hutchinson	6.0	3	1	2
Mort Cooper	5.0	3	4	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	9.2	10	3	8
Hugh Casey	0.1	0	1	0
Newt Kimball	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stu Martin: S7
Johnny Hopp: PO1(13)
Johnny Hopp: 7
Ernie Koy: K

Bot 1

Dixie Walker: S8
Cookie Lavagetto: D7.1-H
Joe Vosmik: S9.2-H
Joe Medwick: HP.1-2
Babe Phelps: 7.2-3
Dolph Camilli: S7.3-H;1-H(E7)(NR)
Pete Coscarart: 9
Leo Durocher: 53

Top 2

Enos Slaughter: S7
Don Padgett: W.1-2
Terry Moore: K
Joe Orengo: T9.1-H;2-H
Marty Marion: 8.3-H
Ira Hutchinson: S8
Stu Martin: 43

Bot 2

Luke Hamlin: 8
Dixie Walker: W
Cookie Lavagetto: E4.1-2
Joe Vosmik: K/C
Jimmy Wasdell: 2/FL

Top 3

Johnny Hopp: K/C
Ernie Koy: 13
Enos Slaughter: 43

Bot 3

Babe Phelps: S
Dolph Camilli: 7
Pete Coscarart: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Don Padgett: 7
Terry Moore: S
Joe Orengo: CS2(24)
Joe Orengo: K

Bot 4

Leo Durocher: 43
Luke Hamlin: K
Dixie Walker: 8

Top 5

Marty Marion: 8
Ira Hutchinson: 53
Stu Martin: 43

Bot 5

Cookie Lavagetto: S
Joe Vosmik: 3/FL
Jimmy Wasdell: 7
Babe Phelps: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Babe Phelps: 7

Top 6

Johnny Hopp: K
Ernie Koy: 8
Enos Slaughter: D9
Don Padgett: K/C

Bot 6

Dolph Camilli: 8
Pete Coscarart: 9
Leo Durocher: 4

Top 7

Terry Moore: K/C
Joe Orengo: 2/FL
Marty Marion: W
Johnny Mize: S8.1-2
Stu Martin: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Luke Hamlin: 13
Dixie Walker: FLE2
Dixie Walker: 6
Cookie Lavagetto: HR/7
Joe Vosmik: 4

Top 8

Johnny Hopp: D8
Ernie Koy: K
Enos Slaughter: HR/9.2-H
Don Padgett: 9
Terry Moore: 7

Bot 8

Jimmy Wasdell: 5
Babe Phelps: 43
Dolph Camilli: S9
Pete Coscarart: SB2
Pete Coscarart: 43

Top 9

Joe Orengo: 3/FL
Marty Marion: 9
Mort Cooper: 63

Bot 9

Leo Durocher: 8
Luke Hamlin: K/C
Dixie Walker: W
Cookie Lavagetto: SB2
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Joe Vosmik: K

Top 10

Stu Martin: S9
Johnny Hopp: 2/FL
Ernie Koy: 54(1)/FO
Enos Slaughter: W.1-2
Don Padgett: 13

Bot 10

Jimmy Wasdell: 5/FL
Babe Phelps: 8
Dolph Camilli: K

Top 11

Terry Moore: W
Joe Orengo: 14/SH.1-2
Marty Marion: SB3.2-H(E6/TH3)
Marty Marion: 8
Mort Cooper: D7
Stu Martin: D9.2-H
Johnny Hopp: 31

Bot 11

Pete Coscarart: W
Herman Franks: 9
Joe Gallagher: S1.1-2
Dixie Walker: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Vosmik: 8

Notes & reviews

Joe Medwick hit on the head and knocked unconscious; carried from field on stretcher and taken to hospital where he was admitted; missed three days before returning on 6/22; pitcher Bob Bowman removed for fear of retaliation by the Dodgers
pickoff attempt at 2B but Terry Moore broke for 3B

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