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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 26, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 26, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Thomas |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Fred Johnson | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Lou Finney | Left Fielder |
| Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Bud Thomas | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 26, 1938
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Thomas
Almada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Almada moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Thomas
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Thomas
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Johnson
Moses hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Johnson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finney for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Johnson
Sperry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Johnson
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Thomas
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Thomas
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Thomas
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kress scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thomas
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Johnson
Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Johnson
There goes Johnson. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Heffner applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Johnson
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Johnson
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Thomas
Almada hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Johnson
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Johnson
Finney bunts in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperry vs. Johnson
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Johnson
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Thomas
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Thomas
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Thomas
Kress hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Johnson
Werber takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Johnson
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ambler vs. Johnson
Ambler takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Werber moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Hayes moves to third. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Johnson
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Thomas
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Thomas
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Thomas
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Almada vs. Thomas
Almada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Johnson
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Johnson
Sperry hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Johnson
Siebert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sperry moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Johnson
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Thomas
Clift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Finney. Clift reaches second base with a double. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Thomas
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mills scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kress vs. Thomas
Kress hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clift scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Thomas
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Johnson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress misplays the ball. That's an error on Kress. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Johnson
Ambler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada who is chasing the ball. Ambler reaches third base with a triple. Hayes goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Johnson
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. Ambler scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Johnson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Johnson
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Thomas
Heffner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Heffner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Thomas
Johnson bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Sperry covering, for the out. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almada vs. Thomas
Almada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heffner scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Thomas
There goes Almada. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Almada steals second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Thomas
There's a wild pitch. Almada moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Almada scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Thomas
Clift hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Johnson
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Johnson
Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Cole
Ed Cole now pitching.
Hayes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ambler vs. Cole
Ambler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Ambler reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. There goes Werber trying to get to home. Mills throws the ball in to Sullivan, who tags Werber for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Thomas
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Thomas
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry misplays the ball. That's an error on Sperry. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Thomas
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Thomas
Heffner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Heffner reaches second base with a double. Kress goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Thomas
Cole strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Cole
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Bud Thomas.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Cole
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Cole
Finney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Almada hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Smith
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Cole
Sperry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Cole
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cole
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1938, game 2 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Almada M, cf 4 1 2 1 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 1
McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 1 1 Finney L, lf 4 0 0 0
Mills B, lf 5 1 2 0 Sperry S, 2b 4 0 2 0
Clift H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Siebert D, 1b 5 0 1 0
Bell B, rf 4 0 0 1 Johnson B, cf 4 2 2 0
Kress R, ss 4 2 1 1 Werber B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sullivan B, c 4 0 2 0 Hayes F, c 2 1 0 0
Heffner D, 2b 4 1 2 2 Ambler W, ss 3 1 2 3
Johnson F, p 2 0 0 0 Thomas B, p 2 0 0 0
Cole E, p 1 0 0 0 Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 32 4 8 4
St.Louis 010 002 210 -- 6
Philadelphia 000 102 100 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson F (W) 6.1 7 4 3 8 0
Cole E (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas B (L) 8.0 11 6 5 1 3
Smith D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Kress R, Sperry S
DP -- St.Louis 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Philadelphia 10
2B -- McQuinn G, Sullivan B, Clift H, Heffner D 2, Ambler W
3B -- Ambler W
SB -- Almada M
CS -- Johnson B
SH -- Finney L, Johnson F
WP -- Thomas B
T -- 2:17
A -- 5000
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