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St. Louis Cardinals @ Boston Braves

1940-09-12 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2711 · 1:40

Boston Bees defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–1. Boston Bees put up 4 in the 8th. Bill Posedel earned the win. Johnny Cooney went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6
BSN	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		6	15

W: Bill Posedel L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Brown	3	0	1	0	1	0
Terry Moore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ernie Koy	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Orengo	3	1	1	0	1	0
Marty Marion	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Owen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mort Cooper	3	0	2	1	0	1
Johnny Hopp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stu Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Padgett	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	1	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	5	0	4	2	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Max West	5	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Moore	3	2	2	0	1	1
Eddie Miller	4	1	3	1	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sig Broskie	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Posedel	3	1	1	1	1	0
Al Glossop	4	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	7.1	15	2	2
Ira Hutchinson	0.2	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	9.0	6	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Brown: E5
Terry Moore: 46(1)/FO
Enos Slaughter: 7
Johnny Mize: 7

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: D
Johnny Cooney: S.2-H
Bama Rowell: 7
Max West: 8
Gene Moore: K

Top 2

Ernie Koy: 9
Joe Orengo: W
Marty Marion: 5
Mickey Owen: 43

Bot 2

Eddie Miller: S
Buddy Hassett: 46(1)/FO
Sig Broskie: K
Bill Posedel: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Mort Cooper: K
Jimmy Brown: S
Terry Moore: 46(1)/FO
Enos Slaughter: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Al Glossop: 7
Johnny Cooney: 43
Bama Rowell: 7

Top 4

Enos Slaughter: S
Johnny Mize: 9
Ernie Koy: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Max West: 13
Gene Moore: D
Eddie Miller: S.2-3
Buddy Hassett: S.1-2;3-H
Sig Broskie: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Bill Posedel: W.1-2
Al Glossop: 43

Top 5

Joe Orengo: 63
Marty Marion: 63
Mickey Owen: 3/L

Bot 5

Johnny Cooney: S
Bama Rowell: S.1-2
Max West: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Gene Moore: W
Eddie Miller: 5/FL

Top 6

Mort Cooper: S
Jimmy Brown: W.1-2
Terry Moore: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Enos Slaughter: 3/G.1-2;2-3
Johnny Mize: W
Ernie Koy: 9

Bot 6

Buddy Hassett: 5/FL
Sig Broskie: 63
Bill Posedel: 63

Top 7

Joe Orengo: S
Marty Marion: 4
Mickey Owen: 8
Mort Cooper: D.1-H
Jimmy Brown: 43

Bot 7

Al Glossop: 4
Johnny Cooney: S
Bama Rowell: 43.1-2
Max West: 4

Top 8

Terry Moore: 8
Enos Slaughter: 31
Johnny Mize: W
Ernie Koy: S5.1-3(E5)
Joe Orengo: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Gene Moore: S9
Eddie Miller: D7.1-H
Buddy Hassett: S1/BG.2-H(E1/TH1);B-3
Sig Broskie: 4/P
Bill Posedel: S7.3-H
Al Glossop: S8.1-2
Johnny Cooney: S8.2-H;1-2
Bama Rowell: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Max West: 9

Top 9

Johnny Hopp: 31
Stu Martin: 5/P
Don Padgett: 43