St. Louis Cardinals 9 – 2 Boston Braves
22 June 1940 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 2-10-8 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Bill Posedel | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stu Martin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Koy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Johnny Mize | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Padgett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Terry Moore | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Orengo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Marion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mort Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mort Cooper | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hassett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sibby Sisti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chet Ross | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Max West | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bama Rowell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miller | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Berres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Posedel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Glossop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rabbit Warstler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Javery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |