April 19, 1940 (Payoff Pitch Replay)

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Looking at today's scoreboard, there were a number of great individual performances, if only one great or really good game...although now as I type this, I realize that the scoreboard doesn't reveal how deep the Cardinals-Cubs game went, so keep reading below to see what was the runaway Game of the Day.

Game of the Day: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs


4-19-1940 (Day Game): 1940-Cardinals (0-2) vs. 1940-Cubs (3-0) 

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13   R  H  E
1940-Cardinals        0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  4  0  0  0  0   6 12  2
1940-Cubs             0  0  0  3  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  1   7 15  1

Gabby Hartnett (CHC)

What looked like a runaway Cubs victory turned out to have so much more - a four-run 9th inning comeback, the Cardinals turning 6 double plays on the day, taking 13 innings to decide things, and ultimately the Cubs getting a walkoff win in a game that they should have put away in the standard nine innings.  The Cubs, and starting pitcher Larry French in particular, were rolling as the game went into the final inning, leading the Cardinals 6-2.  French got into trouble in the 9th, however, and was forced to exit and the bullpen could not pick him up.  The Cardinals rallied off four runs in the inning to send things into extras, where suddenly the bats of both teams went dormant.  Finally, in the bottom of the 13th, with two outs and nobody on, former National League MVP Gabby Hartnett was sent up as a pinch hitter and sent the crowd home happy, blasting one over the left field wall and securing the Cubs a third straight victory to open the season.

1940-Cardinals               AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO   AVE
J. Brown (3B)                 7   1   2   0   0   0  .200
S. Martin (2B)                6   1   3   1   0   0  .333
E. Slaughter (RF)             5   1   0   1   1   2  .000
J. Mize (1B)                  5   0   1   1   1   0  .222
P. Martin (LF)                6   0   1   1   0   1  .200
T. Moore (CF)                 6   1   1   0   0   1  .100
M. Marion (SS)                6   0   1   1   0   1  .200
M. Owen (C)                   6   1   2   0   0   0  .333
M. Cooper (P)                 2   0   0   0   0   2  .000
 D. Gutteridge (PH7)          1   0   1   0   0   0  .500
 J. Russell (P7)              0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 E. Lake (PH9)                0   1   0   0   1   0  .000
 B. Bowman (P9)               0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 D. Padgett (PH10)            1   0   0   0   0   1  .250
 M. Lanier (P10)              0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 J. Orengo (PH13)             1   0   0   0   0   1  .000
 C. Shoun (P13)               0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
                             52   6  12   5   3   9  .205
5 for 16 with runners in scoring position.

2B: J. Brown[1], S. Martin[1], T. Moore[1], M. Owen[1]
RBI: S. Martin[1], E. Slaughter[1], J. Mize[3], P. Martin[1], M. Marion[1]
E:  P. Martin[1], M. Marion[1]
DP: 6
LOB: 10

1940-Cubs                    AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO   AVE
S. Hack (3B)                  5   1   3   0   1   1  .286
B. Herman (2B)                6   1   2   0   0   0  .385
A. Galan (CF)                 3   1   2   2   2   0  .444
H. Leiber (RF)                4   1   1   0   1   1  .500
D. Dallessandro (LF)          5   0   1   0   1   1  .273
R. Russell (1B)               5   1   2   1   1   0  .385
A. Todd (C)                   6   0   1   1   0   1  .133
B. Sturgeon (SS)              6   0   0   0   0   1  .067
L. French (P)                 4   1   2   0   0   1  .500
 J. Mooty (P9)                0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 K. Raffensberger (P11)       0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 J. Gleeson (PH11)            1   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 V. Olsen (P12)               0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 G. Hartnett (PH13)           1   1   1   1   0   0 1.000
                             46   7  15   5   6   6  .293
2 for 10 with runners in scoring position.

2B: S. Hack[2], A. Galan[1], R. Russell[1], A. Todd[1], L. French[1]
HR: G. Hartnett[1]
RBI: A. Galan(2)[2], R. Russell[4], A. Todd[2], G. Hartnett[1]
SF: A. Galan[1]
CS: A. Galan[1]
E:  S. Hack[2]
PB:  A. Todd[1]
HBP:  H. Leiber[1]
GIDP:  B. Herman[1], H. Leiber(2)[2], A. Todd(2)[3]
LOB: 9

1940-Cardinals                IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR   ERA
M. Cooper                    6.0   6   4   4   4   5   0  6.00
J. Russell                   2.0   3   2   0   2   1   0  0.00
B. Bowman                    1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0  0.00
M. Lanier                    3.0   4   0   0   0   0   0  0.00
C. Shoun (L, 0-1)            0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1  3.38
                            12.2  15   7   5   6   6   1  8.31
Game Score: M. Cooper (49)
Pitches Thrown: M. Cooper (113)

1940-Cubs                     IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR   ERA
L. French                    8.1  10   5   5   3   5   0  5.40
J. Mooty                     1.2   1   1   1   0   2   0  5.40
K. Raffensberger             1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0  0.00
V. Olsen (W, 1-0)            2.0   0   0   0   0   1   0  0.00
                            13.0  12   6   6   3   9   0  2.32
Game Score: L. French (54)
Pitches Thrown: L. French (170)

DDBB Player of the Game: A. Galan
Wrigley Field, Chicago
Cardinals turned 6 double plays.

Today's Best



George Selkirk (NYY)

1. George Selkirk, New York Yankees (3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R) - Yankees right fielder turned in the first multi-home run performance of the young season as the Yankees routed the Nationals.

2. George Caster, Philadelphia Athletics (9 IP, R, 3 H) - Caster was nearly untouchable in leading the surprise Athletics to a 2-1 start to the year.

3. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox (2-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB) - The Kid blasted his first home run of the season as the Red Sox moved to 2-2 on the year.

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