NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/29/1940
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NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1232 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (61-93) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (95-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
St. Louis Draws Blanks Against Root
Charlie Root really had his stuff working at Sportsman's Park IV (NL) today. The Chicago Cubs hurler mystified the St. Louis Cardinals and shut them out 1-0. Root allowed a total of 8 hits in the ballgame and struck out 1.

"The shutout is nice but I'm just happy we won," Root said with a smile after the game. "Coach can be a real bear when we lose."

Root has a 3-5 season record so far. In 12 starts, he has fanned 21 batters in 72.2 innings with a 4.21 ERA.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hill RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 3 37
   a-B. Repass SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
F. Bordagaray CF, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .305 2 40
A. Galan SS, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 9 57
J. Moore LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 8 69
   b-B. Bates CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Cavarretta 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 6 59
K. Richardson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 0 14
P. Richards C 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .209 0 7
R. Peters 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .105 0 2
C. Root P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .095 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 4 3 10      
a - B. Repass substituted for J. Hill in the 9th
b - B. Bates substituted for J. Moore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Peters (1, 7th Inning off E. White, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Richards (7, 5th Inning off E. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hill , R. Peters 2 , P. Cavarretta , P. Richards 2 , F. Bordagaray 2
2-out RBI: R. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Root 2 , R. Peters
GIDP: F. Bordagaray
Sac Bunt: C. Root
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Higgins 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .259 6 68
   d-S. Jethroe PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 3
D. Cramer CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311 1 37
J. Mize 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .346 42 150
E. Slaughter LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 14 83
B. Tebbetts C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .279 5 58
D. Walker RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .285 16 104
M. Marion SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 1 70
   a-R. Weatherly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 1 16
   b-R. Kress SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 1 9
S. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 5 72
E. White P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Hopp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
   L. Mills P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0 2 1 13      
a - R. Weatherly pinch hit for M. Marion in the 7th
b - R. Kress substituted for R. Weatherly in the 8th
c - J. Hopp pinch hit for E. White in the 8th
d - S. Jethroe pinch ran for P. Higgins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Walker (29, 2nd Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 2 outs) P. Higgins (41, 8th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out) B. Tebbetts (33, 7th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Walker 3 , D. Cramer , P. Higgins 4 , B. Tebbetts 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Marion , E. Slaughter , J. Mize , S. Martin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Cramer (4) , B. Tebbetts (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Higgins-Martin-Mize)
OF assists: 1 (Cramer (Richards at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Root W (3-5) 9.0 8 0 0 2 1 0 128 74 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Root 70
Batters Faced: C. Root 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Root 10-14
Pitches - Strikes: C. Root 128-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. White L (4-3) 8.0 5 1 1 3 2 0 106 60 2.17   
L. Mills 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. White 67
Batters Faced: E. White 30, L. Mills 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. White 11-9, L. Mills 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. White 106-60, L. Mills 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Root
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (NL)
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 16643
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