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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-04-16 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 4198 · 72°F, overcast, wet · 2:09

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 2nd. Mort Cooper earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mort Cooper L: Johnny Vander Meer SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ernie Koy	4	0	0	0	0	4
Jimmy Brown	4	0	1	2	1	0
Terry Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	1	0	0	0	3	0
Enos Slaughter	3	1	1	0	1	1
Walker Cooper	4	1	1	0	0	1
Marty Marion	3	0	0	0	1	0
Creepy Crespi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mort Cooper	4	1	1	0	0	1
Coaker Triplett	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lonny Frey	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Gleeson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Ripple	3	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Craft	2	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Joost	3	0	1	2	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	0	0	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	9.0	5	1	7

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	7	6	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ernie Koy: K
Jimmy Brown: 8
Terry Moore: 63

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 5
Lonny Frey: 6/L
Jim Gleeson: K/C

Top 2

Johnny Mize: 43
Enos Slaughter: W
Walker Cooper: S8.1-2
Marty Marion: 13.2-3;1-2
Creepy Crespi: E6/TH1.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Mort Cooper: 7

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 13
Jimmy Ripple: D8
Harry Craft: W
Eddie Joost: D8.2-H;1-H
Johnny Vander Meer: 31

Top 3

Ernie Koy: K
Jimmy Brown: 43
Terry Moore: T9
Johnny Mize: W
Enos Slaughter: K/C

Bot 3

Billy Werber: K/C
Lonny Frey: 4
Jim Gleeson: 7/L

Top 4

Walker Cooper: K
Marty Marion: W
Creepy Crespi: CS2(26)
Creepy Crespi: K

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 2/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Jimmy Ripple: 43

Top 5

Mort Cooper: K
Ernie Koy: K
Jimmy Brown: 8

Bot 5

Harry Craft: 53
Eddie Joost: 5/FL
Johnny Vander Meer: K

Top 6

Terry Moore: 43
Johnny Mize: W
Enos Slaughter: S6.1-2
Walker Cooper: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Marty Marion: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Billy Werber: D8
Lonny Frey: 13/SH.2-3
Jim Gleeson: 6
Frank McCormick: 6

Top 7

Creepy Crespi: 6
Mort Cooper: 63
Ernie Koy: K/C

Bot 7

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Jimmy Ripple: 8
Harry Craft: S7
Eddie Joost: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Jimmy Brown: W
Terry Moore: 1E4/SH.1-2
Johnny Mize: W.2-3;1-2
Enos Slaughter: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Walker Cooper: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Johnny Vander Meer: K
Billy Werber: K23
Lonny Frey: K

Top 9

Marty Marion: 63
Creepy Crespi: D8
Mort Cooper: S5.2-2
Coaker Triplett: S/G6/BR.2X3(6);1-2
Jimmy Brown: D8.2-H;1-H
Terry Moore: 9

Bot 9

Jim Gleeson: K
Frank McCormick: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

rain delay of unknown length before start of game

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