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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
June 8, 1940
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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 June 8, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 8, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chubby Dean |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 2,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Cullenbine | Left Fielder |
Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Elden Auker | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Al Brancato | Third Baseman |
Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
Chubby Dean | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
June 8, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Dean
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Dean
Laabs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Dean
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Dean
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Dean
Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Dean
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses 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 -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Dean
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Dean
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato juggles the ball. That's an error on Brancato. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Dean
Auker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Dean
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it 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: ---
Laabs vs. Dean
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Dean
McQuinn bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Dean
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Dean
Hoag hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Auker
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Auker
Dean hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCoy for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Dean
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Dean
Heffner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Heffner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Dean
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Auker vs. Dean
Auker hits a popup 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: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Heffner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Dean
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Dean
Laabs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Laabs reaches third base with a triple. Cullenbine goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Dean
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Laabs scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Dean
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Dean
Hoag hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Dean
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clift scores. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Heffner hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Hoag scores. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Beckmann
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato juggles the ball. That's an error on Brancato. Berardino scores. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auker vs. Beckmann
Auker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heffner moves to third. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Beckmann
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Cullenbine reaches second base with a double. Heffner scores. Swift scores. Auker moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Laabs vs. Beckmann
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato 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, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Auker
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Auker
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brancato scores. Lillard moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Auker
Moses 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
Top 6
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Miles
Carl Miles now pitching.
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Miles
Hoag takes first base on ball four. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Miles
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Miles
Heffner takes first base on ball four. Clift moves to third. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swift vs. Miles
Swift hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Auker vs. Miles
Auker takes first base on ball four. Clift scores. Hoag moves to third. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Miles
Cullenbine hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Miles
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Miles
Earle Brucker now catching.
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Miles
Emil Bildilli pinch runs for George McQuinn.
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Miles
Hoag hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Miles
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Miles
Heffner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Miles
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Rip Radcliff now playing first base.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino misplays the ball. That's an error on Berardino. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Auker
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miles vs. Auker
Miles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Miles
Joe Gantenbein now playing left field.
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Miles
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Miles
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Miles
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Auker
Gantenbein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Auker
Brucker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Miles
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Miles
Hoag is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Miles
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
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 -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards first. Radcliff juggles the ball. That's an error on Radcliff. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lillard vs. Auker
Lillard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Radcliff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 15 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Auker
Crash Davis pinch hits for Carl Miles.
Davis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1940 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cullenbine R, lf 5 2 3 6 McCoy B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Laabs C, cf 5 1 1 1 Moses W, rf 2 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 1 1 1 Johnson B, lf 2 0 0 0 Bildilli E, pr 0 1 0 0 Gantenbein J, lf 1 0 0 0 Radcliff R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 2 1 0 Brucker E, c 1 0 0 0 Hoag M, rf 5 3 3 3 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berardino J, ss 6 1 1 1 Chapman S, cf 4 0 2 0 Heffner D, 2b 4 2 3 0 Brancato A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Swift B, c 5 1 0 0 Lillard B, ss 4 0 0 0 Auker E, p 4 1 1 1 Dean C, p 1 0 0 0 Beckmann B, p 0 0 0 0 Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0 Miles C, p 1 0 0 0 Davis C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 15 14 13 33 1 5 1 St.Louis 100 075 200 -- 15 Philadelphia 000 010 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Auker E (W) 9.0 5 1 0 3 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Dean C (L) 4.1 6 6 6 4 2 Beckmann B 0.2 3 2 1 0 1 Miles C 4.0 5 7 7 4 3 E -- Brancato A 2, Johnson B, Heffner D, Berardino J, Radcliff R DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Heffner D, Cullenbine R, Chapman S 3B -- Laabs C HR -- Cullenbine R, Hoag M SH -- McQuinn G T -- 2:01 A -- 2000
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