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St. Louis Cardinals @ Boston Braves

1940-07-31 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2040 · 2:12

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Boston Bees 17–8. St. Louis Cardinals put up 6 in the 2nd. Bill McGee earned the win. Johnny Mize went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	1	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	4	17	22
BSN	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	8	13

W: Bill McGee L: Joe Sullivan 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
Jimmy Brown	5	3	3	2	1	0
Terry Moore	4	2	2	1	0	0
Pepper Martin	6	4	5	3	0	0
Johnny Mize	5	2	3	5	1	0
Ernie Koy	6	0	2	2	0	1
Don Gutteridge	6	1	2	1	0	1
Joe Orengo	4	1	1	1	2	1
Mickey Owen	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bill McGee	5	1	1	2	0	0
Johnny Hopp	2	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	1	2	1
Gene Moore	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	2	1	1	0	0
Max West	5	1	2	0	0	0
Chet Ross	5	1	3	2	0	1
Eddie Miller	5	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	5	1	2	1	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Coffman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Andrews	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Piechota	2	1	1	1	1	0
Al Glossop	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill McGee	9.0	13	3	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Sullivan	1.1	3	2	0
Jim Tobin	0.0	3	0	0
Dick Coffman	2.1	6	0	0
Al Piechota	4.1	5	1	1
Ace Williams	1.0	5	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Brown: W
Terry Moore: S.1-2
Pepper Martin: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Johnny Mize: 8/F.3-H
Ernie Koy: 53

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: W
Gene Moore: 7/F
Bama Rowell: 64(1)/FO
Max West: S.1-3
Chet Ross: T.3-H;1-H
Eddie Miller: 43

Top 2

Don Gutteridge: 13
Joe Orengo: W
Mickey Owen: S.1-2
Bill McGee: D.2-H;1-H
Jimmy Brown: S.2-H
Terry Moore: D.1-H
Pepper Martin: D.2-H
Johnny Mize: 4/L
Ernie Koy: S.2-H
Don Gutteridge: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Buddy Hassett: 43
Phil Masi: E9/F.B-2
Dick Coffman: K
Sibby Sisti: 43

Top 3

Joe Orengo: 63
Mickey Owen: 8/F
Bill McGee: 2/FL

Bot 3

Gene Moore: 8/F
Bama Rowell: HR/9
Max West: 5/P
Chet Ross: D
Eddie Miller: 53

Top 4

Jimmy Brown: S4/G
Terry Moore: 64(1)/FO
Pepper Martin: S7.1-3(E7);B-1
Johnny Mize: HR/8.3-H;1-H
Ernie Koy: 8/F
Don Gutteridge: S
Joe Orengo: D.1-H
Mickey Owen: WP.2-3
Mickey Owen: 7/F

Bot 4

Buddy Hassett: 13
Stan Andrews: 53
Al Piechota: W
Sibby Sisti: W.1-2
Gene Moore: S.2-H;1-3
Bama Rowell: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Bill McGee: 13
Jimmy Brown: 53
Terry Moore: 6/P

Bot 5

Max West: 43
Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: 63

Top 6

Pepper Martin: S
Johnny Mize: T.1-H
Ernie Koy: S8.3-H;BX2(8E4)
Don Gutteridge: K
Joe Orengo: W
Mickey Owen: SB3
Mickey Owen: 6/P
Bill McGee: SB2
Bill McGee: 7/F

Bot 6

Buddy Hassett: D
Stan Andrews: S6/G.2-3
Al Piechota: S.3-H;1-3
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Gene Moore: 7/F
Bama Rowell: 4/P

Top 7

Jimmy Brown: 7/F
Johnny Hopp: 5/FL
Pepper Martin: S8.BX2(86)

Bot 7

Max West: 2/FL
Chet Ross: S
Eddie Miller: S.1-2
Buddy Hassett: 6/P
Stan Andrews: 5(2)/FO

Top 8

Johnny Mize: S
Ernie Koy: 64(1)/FO
Don Gutteridge: 8/F
Joe Orengo: 3/FL

Bot 8

Al Piechota: 3/P
Sibby Sisti: 13
Gene Moore: S
Bama Rowell: 7/F

Top 9

Mickey Owen: D
Bill McGee: 3/G.2-3
Jimmy Brown: S.3-H
Johnny Hopp: S.1-2
Pepper Martin: WP.2-3;1-2
Pepper Martin: D.3-H;2-H
Johnny Mize: W
Ernie Koy: SB3;SB2
Ernie Koy: K
Don Gutteridge: S6/G.3-H;2-3
Joe Orengo: K

Bot 9

Max West: S
Chet Ross: 54(1)/FO
Eddie Miller: E5/TH.1-H(NR);B-2
Buddy Hassett: S.2-H
Stan Andrews: E6/G.1-2
Al Glossop: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Sibby Sisti: K

Notes & reviews

Mize's 30th home run.

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