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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 4, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 4, 1947 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Gumpert |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 45,612 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Weafer |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Gene Handley | Third Baseman |
Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Randy Gumpert | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 4, 1947
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gumpert
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Gumpert covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gumpert
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Gumpert
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Gumpert
Fain takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Gumpert
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Valo scores. Fain goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosar vs. Gumpert
Rosar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich throws the ball in to Rizzuto who tags Rosar trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Chapman scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Dietrich
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Henrich is hit by the pitch. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Dietrich
Berra hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dietrich
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Dietrich
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley. Henrich moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lindell vs. Dietrich
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Johnson
Don Johnson now pitching.
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietrich vs. Johnson
Dietrich bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Handley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Johnson
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Dietrich
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Dietrich
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Henrich hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Rizzuto scores. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain juggles the ball. That's an error on Fain. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Scheib
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Scheib
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Scheib
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Scheib
Lindell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Chapman. Lindell reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Scheib
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Johnson
Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheib vs. Johnson
Scheib hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Johnson
Joost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Scheib
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Scheib
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Scheib
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Scheib
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Scheib
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich who is chasing the ball. Fain reaches third base with a triple. Valo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Drews
Karl Drews now pitching.
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Drews
Rosar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suder vs. Drews
Suder is hit by the pitch. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Drews
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. Chapman scores. Rosar moves to third. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheib vs. Drews
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rosar scores. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCosky vs. Drews
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suder scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Drews
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Scheib
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Scheib
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Scheib
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Karl Drews.
Brown hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Valo hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Page
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Page
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Scheib
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Scheib
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Scheib
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stirnweiss scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Scheib
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Scheib
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Page
Rosar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Page
There goes Rosar. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Page
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Page
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scheib vs. Page
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Suder scores. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Page
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scheib moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Page
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Scheib
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Scheib
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Scheib
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Page
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Page
Fain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Page
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Scheib
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Scheib
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Scheib covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Scheib
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Page
Rosar hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Page
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Page
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scheib
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Scheib
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Scheib
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1947 -- Philadelphia at New York (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI McCosky B, lf 5 0 2 1 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 3 3 0 Joost E, ss 5 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 4 0 2 1 Valo E, rf 5 2 2 0 Berra Y, lf 4 0 0 1 Fain F, 1b 4 2 1 1 Robinson A, c 4 0 1 1 Chapman S, cf 5 2 3 3 McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 0 0 Rosar B, c 4 1 2 1 Johnson B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Suder P, 2b 4 2 2 0 Lindell J, cf 4 0 1 1 Handley G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 2 0 Dietrich B, p 0 0 0 0 Gumpert R, p 0 0 0 0 Scheib C, p 3 0 0 1 Johnson D, p 2 0 0 0 Drews K, p 0 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0 Page J, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 14 8 38 5 11 4 Philadelphia 300 050 100 -- 9 New York 121 001 000 -- 5 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Dietrich B 1.1 4 3 2 1 2 Scheib C (W) 7.2 7 2 2 2 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gumpert R 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 Johnson D (L)* 3.0 5 2 2 1 1 Drews K 1.0 3 3 2 0 0 Page J 4.0 3 1 1 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Handley G, Fain F, Rizzuto P DP -- Philadelphia 2, New York 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 10 2B -- Henrich T, Lindell J 3B -- Chapman S, Fain F CS -- Rosar B SH -- Dietrich B HBP -- by Dietrich B (Henrich T), by Drews K (Suder P) T -- 2:23 A -- 45612
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