NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON BEES
07/30/1940
 
NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON BEES
GAME ID: 784 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (60-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Boston Bees (51-48) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 9 1
Matlock Twirls 5-0 Shutout for Bees
Leroy Matlock of the Boston Bees was really in the zone as he mowed down the St. Louis hitters 5-0 in a sterling mound performance.

"I'm feeling good overall," he said. "I'm executing my pitches, I'm able to hit my spots and I'm getting outs in key situations."

Matlock shut down the St. Louis Cardinals, blanking them on 5 hits while registering 3 strikeouts and 2 walks.

Checking out his stats for the season, Matlock has racked up 14 wins and 9 losses in 24 starts, 3.55 ERA and struck out 80 batters in 197.2 innings.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Higgins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 3 48
D. Cramer CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .331 0 29
J. Mize 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .349 28 112
E. Slaughter LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .331 9 52
B. Tebbetts C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 3 37
D. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 12 67
M. Marion SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264 1 37
S. Martin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .297 1 45
P. Derringer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .221 2 11
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 3 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Marion (14, 7th Inning off L. Matlock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Marion 2 , E. Slaughter , J. Mize , D. Cramer , P. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Slaughter , B. Tebbetts , D. Walker , D. Cramer , P. Higgins
GIDP: B. Tebbetts
Sac Bunt: P. Derringer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: P. Higgins (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Mize-Marion-Mize)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DiMaggio CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .280 6 45
J. Brown 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .306 2 36
T. Strong 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .337 12 74
C. Laabs RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .260 15 69
C. Lavagetto 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .292 3 37
F. Hawkins C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 27
B. Rowell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 13
S. Webb SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 1 29
L. Matlock P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .171 0 6
Totals 32 5 9 5 2 1 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Laabs (15, 5th Inning off P. Derringer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Matlock , T. Strong , D. DiMaggio , C. Laabs 5 , J. Brown 3 , S. Webb
2-out RBI: C. Laabs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. DiMaggio , F. Hawkins , C. Lavagetto
GIDP: C. Laabs
Sac Fly: T. Strong
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DiMaggio (24) , J. Brown (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lavagetto (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Webb-Brown-Strong)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Derringer L (16-6) 8.0 9 5 2 2 1 1 114 70 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Derringer 49
Batters Faced: P. Derringer 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Derringer 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: P. Derringer 114-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Matlock W (14-9) 9.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 106 74 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Matlock 78
Batters Faced: L. Matlock 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Matlock 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: L. Matlock 106-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leroy Matlock
Ballpark: Braves Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:10
Attendance: 7365
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