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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 20, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on April 20, 1947 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Marchildon |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 33,446 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
Ken Silvestri | Catcher |
Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Don Johnson | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
George Binks | Right Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Don Richmond | Third Baseman |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Phil Marchildon | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 20, 1947
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marchildon
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Marchildon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Marchildon
Henrich hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Johnson
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Binks vs. Johnson
Binks strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Marchildon
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Marchildon
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Binks. Berra reaches second base with a double. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindell vs. Marchildon
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keller scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Silvestri vs. Marchildon
Silvestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Marchildon
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Marchildon
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richmond vs. Johnson
Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marchildon
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field. Binks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Binks. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Marchildon
Brown bunts towards the mound. Marchildon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Marchildon
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto scores. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Marchildon
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marchildon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Marchildon
Berra 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
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Johnson
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marchildon vs. Johnson
Marchildon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Johnson
Joost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Marchildon
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Marchildon
Silvestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Marchildon
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Marchildon
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Johnson
Binks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Binks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Binks moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss catches it and throws to first to double up McCosky. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marchildon
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Marchildon
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Marchildon
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Marchildon
Keller takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Marchildon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Henrich trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Keller moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richmond vs. Johnson
Richmond hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Johnson
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marchildon vs. Johnson
Marchildon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Marchildon
Lindell hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Marchildon
Silvestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Marchildon
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Johnson
Binks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Binks moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Binks moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Binks scores. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marchildon
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marchildon
Rizzuto 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Marchildon
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Marchildon
There goes Brown. The throw from Rosar and he is out, Joost applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richmond vs. Johnson
Richmond hits a line drive into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Johnson
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marchildon vs. Johnson
Marchildon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Marchildon
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Marchildon
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Marchildon
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Johnson
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Johnson
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Binks for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Fain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Marchildon
Lindell hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Marchildon
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Marchildon covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Marchildon
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Marchildon
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richmond vs. Johnson
Richmond hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Johnson
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marchildon vs. Johnson
Marchildon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marchildon
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond juggles the ball. That's an error on Richmond. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Marchildon
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Marchildon
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Marchildon
Keller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Marchildon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Marchildon
Lindell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Johnson
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Johnson
Binks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a line drive into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1947, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Rizzuto P, ss 5 2 1 0 Joost E, ss 5 0 1 0 Brown B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Binks G, rf 5 1 3 0 Henrich T, 1b 4 0 1 2 Fain F, 1b 4 0 2 0 Keller C, lf 3 1 1 0 Chapman S, lf 5 0 0 0 Berra Y, rf 5 0 2 0 McCosky B, cf 4 0 3 1 Lindell J, cf 5 0 0 1 Rosar B, c 4 1 1 1 Silvestri K, c 2 0 0 0 Richmond D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Suder P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, p 4 0 0 0 Marchildon P, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 9 3 39 2 11 2 New York 011 000 000 1 -- 3 Philadelphia 000 001 001 0 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Johnson D (W) 10.0 11 2 2 1 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Marchildon P (L) 10.0 9 3 1 5 8 E -- Binks G, Richmond D DP -- New York 2, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Joost E, Berra Y, Binks G, Fain F, Henrich T HR -- Rosar B CS -- Brown B T -- 2:20 A -- 33446
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