PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
10/18/1940
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2223 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Los Angeles Angels 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 2
Major League Baseball Title To Los Angeles
The creme de la creme of Major League Baseball baseball are the Los Angeles Angels. The team just put away the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 to capture the overall title. The Angels finished the Cardinals off 4-1. Speaking with reporters after the victory, the Angels manager extolled his team, "It was pure bliss this season. From day one they put their hearts and souls into this team. When you have talented players and they work hard and play together, it doesn't take much to manage them. All I did was make the lineup card and let 'em play." During the Coast League regular season, the Angels finished second in the standings, posting a record of 87-67.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Higgins 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
D. Cramer CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
J. Mize 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
J. Medwick LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .167 0 0
D. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Tebbetts C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Martin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
M. Marion SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-E. Slaughter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
P. Derringer P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-R. Weatherly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 2 18      
a - E. Slaughter pinch hit for M. Marion in the 9th
b - R. Weatherly pinch hit for P. Derringer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Cramer (1, 5th Inning off R. Buxton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Derringer , J. Mize , S. Martin 2 , D. Cramer 2 , P. Higgins 2 , E. Slaughter
2-out RBI: D. Cramer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Medwick , J. Mize , P. Higgins
GIDP: J. Medwick , D. Walker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marion-Martin-Mize)
OF assists: 1 (Cramer (Statz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Scales 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 0 2
J. Moore LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .467 0 1
   a-P. Oana RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
T. Stearnes 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .385 1 6
   b-J. Reese 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Berger RF, LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .560 3 6
G. Lillard 3B, 1B 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .227 0 2
J. Statz CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .348 0 1
T. Butts SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Greene C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
R. Buxton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 2
Totals 28 3 7 3 1 5 7      
a - P. Oana substituted for J. Moore in the 7th
b - J. Reese substituted for T. Stearnes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Statz (1, 4th Inning off P. Derringer, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Moore (2, 1st Inning off P. Derringer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Berger (3, 4th Inning off P. Derringer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Statz 2 , T. Butts , J. Greene , J. Moore 3 , W. Berger 4 , T. Stearnes
2-out RBI: J. Statz , W. Berger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Scales
GIDP: W. Berger
Sac Bunt: R. Buxton
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Butts , G. Scales
Double Plays: 2 (Scales-Butts-Stearnes, Butts-Reese-Lillard)
OF assists: 1 (Statz (Higgins at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Derringer L (0-1) 8.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 100 67 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Derringer 60
Batters Faced: P. Derringer 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Derringer 11-6
Pitches - Strikes: P. Derringer 100-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Buxton W (2-0) 9.0 8 1 0 3 2 0 130 84 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Buxton 68
Batters Faced: R. Buxton 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Buxton 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Buxton 130-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph Buxton
Ballpark: Wrigley Field L.A.
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 22341
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