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St. Louis Cardinals @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1940-09-19 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 5048 Β· 1:58
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8β2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 8th. Ira Hutchinson earned the win. Johnny Mize went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
W: Ira Hutchinson L: Ken Heintzelman SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Larry Goetz Β· 1B: Babe Pinelli Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Beans Reardon Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Terry Moore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pepper Martin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Mize | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie Koy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Orengo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Marty Marion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey Owen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ira Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankie Gustine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Debs Garms | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Spud Davis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Heintzelman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Waner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Ira Hutchinson | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Heintzelman | 7.0 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
Bob Klinger | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jimmy Brown: S4
- Terry Moore: W.1-2
- Pepper Martin: S/78.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Johnny Mize: 9.3-H
- Ernie Koy: K
- Joe Orengo: 9
Bot 1
- Frankie Gustine: W
- Debs Garms: S9.1-2
- Bob Elliott: 3/FL
- Arky Vaughan: 8.2-3
- Maurice Van Robays: S8.3-H;1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: 43
Top 2
- Marty Marion: 7
- Mickey Owen: 3
- Bob Bowman: K/C
Bot 2
- Vince DiMaggio: S7
- Spud Davis: S7.1-3
- Ken Heintzelman: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H
- Frankie Gustine: S8
- Debs Garms: 6(1)/FO
Top 3
- Jimmy Brown: 13
- Terry Moore: S9
- Pepper Martin: HP.1-2
- Johnny Mize: D9/89.2-H;1-3;BX3(926)
- Ernie Koy: 9
Bot 3
- Bob Elliott: 13
- Arky Vaughan: 6
- Maurice Van Robays: 8
Top 4
- Joe Orengo: K/C
- Marty Marion: 9
- Mickey Owen: 6
Bot 4
- Elbie Fletcher: 63
- Vince DiMaggio: 5/FL
- Spud Davis: 8
Top 5
- Ira Hutchinson: 13
- Jimmy Brown: S6
- Terry Moore: S8.1-2
- Pepper Martin: 6(B)6(2)/LDP
Bot 5
- Ken Heintzelman: 13
- Frankie Gustine: 7
- Debs Garms: D7
- Bob Elliott: K/C
Top 6
- Johnny Mize: S8
- Ernie Koy: 16(1)/FO
- Joe Orengo: 7
- Marty Marion: 13
Bot 6
- Arky Vaughan: 3/G
- Maurice Van Robays: 63
- Elbie Fletcher: 8
Top 7
- Mickey Owen: W
- Ira Hutchinson: 14/SH.1-2
- Jimmy Brown: K
- Terry Moore: 5
Bot 7
- Vince DiMaggio: K
- Spud Davis: S9
- Ken Heintzelman: 8
- Frankie Gustine: 9
Top 8
- Pepper Martin: S8
- Johnny Mize: S5/BG.1-2
- Ernie Koy: WP.2-H;1-3
- Ernie Koy: S9.3-H
- Joe Orengo: S7.1-2
- Marty Marion: S8.2-H;1-H(E8/TH)(NR);B-3
- Mickey Owen: 9.3-H(UR)
- Ira Hutchinson: S7
- Jimmy Brown: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Debs Garms: 9
- Bob Elliott: D/78
- Arky Vaughan: 3/G.2-3
- Maurice Van Robays: 8
Top 9
- Terry Moore: 9
- Enos Slaughter: T/89
- Johnny Mize: 6/L
- Ernie Koy: 63
Bot 9
- Elbie Fletcher: 9
- Vince DiMaggio: S7
- Ed Fernandes: 54(1)/FO
- Paul Waner: S1.1-2
- Frankie Gustine: 5/FL




















