St. Louis Cardinals 6 – 12 Pittsburgh Pirates
7 August 1940 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | final score 12–6 | 1 in 491 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Spud Davis | 1 in 192 player-games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Max Butcher | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 13 | 2 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Padgett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Mize | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ernie Koy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stu Martin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mickey Owen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marty Marion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max Lanier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ira Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Lanier | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Carl Doyle | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ira Hutchinson | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Russell | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Clyde Shoun | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mort Cooper | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Handley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Frankie Gustine | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Maurice Van Robays | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Vince DiMaggio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Spud Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Max Butcher | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Joe Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Butcher | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Joe Bowman | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |