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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
June 23, 1951
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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 23, 1951 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 23, 1951 |
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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 23, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Fowler |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 1,314 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
Hank Arft | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Ray Coleman | Left Fielder |
Ken Wood | Right Fielder |
Fred Marsh | Third Baseman |
Johnny Bero | Shortstop |
Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
Zack Taylor | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
Lou Klein | Second Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Dick Fowler | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
June 23, 1951
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fowler
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Fowler
Lehner hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arft vs. Fowler
Arft hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Fowler
Lollar hits a line drive towards third. Majeski reaches out 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: ---
Joost vs. Byrne
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Byrne
Fain is hit by the pitch. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Byrne
Majeski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fowler
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Fowler
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Fowler
Marsh hits a line drive towards first. Fain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Byrne
Klein hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Byrne
Astroth hits a popup towards first. Arft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Byrne
Fowler strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bero vs. Fowler
Bero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Fowler
Byrne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Byrne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Fowler
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Byrne moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lehner vs. Fowler
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Byrne
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Fowler
Arft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Fowler
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Arft moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Fowler
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Arft moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Fowler
Wood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Byrne
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Byrne
Dale Long now playing first base.
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Byrne
Klein takes first base on ball four. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Byrne
Astroth hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fowler vs. Byrne
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Majeski moves to third. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Byrne
Joost hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Fowler
Marsh hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bero vs. Fowler
Bero hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Fowler
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial hits a line drive into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Byrne
Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark scores. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Byrne
Majeski hits a line drive into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Byrne
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Byrne
Byrne fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Byrne. Fain moves to third. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Astroth vs. Byrne
Astroth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fowler vs. Byrne
Fowler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fowler
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Fowler
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Fowler
Lollar hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Byrne
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching.
There goes Joost. The throw from Lollar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Joost scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Hogue
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Hogue
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Hogue
Fain is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Hogue
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fowler
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Fowler
Wood hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Fowler
Marsh hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Hogue
Klein hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Hogue
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Hogue
Fowler hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bero vs. Fowler
Bero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Fowler
Johnny Berardino pinch hits for Bobby Hogue.
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fowler
Young strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Fowler
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Suchecki
Jim Suchecki now pitching.
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Suchecki
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Suchecki
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Suchecki
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Suchecki
Fain takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Majeski vs. Suchecki
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bero fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Fowler
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Fowler
Tom Upton pinch runs for Sherm Lollar.
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Fowler
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Batts vs. Fowler
Matt Batts pinch hits for Fred Marsh.
Batts takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bero vs. Fowler
Bero is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/23/1951 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Young B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Joost E, ss 3 1 0 0 Lehner P, cf 4 0 0 0 Clark A, rf 3 2 1 1 Arft H, 1b 2 0 1 0 Philley D, cf 2 1 1 0 Long D, 1b 2 1 1 1 Zernial G, lf 5 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 2 0 Fain F, 1b 2 0 1 1 Upton T, pr 0 0 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 5 0 1 0 Coleman R, lf 4 0 2 0 Klein L, 2b 3 0 1 1 Wood K, rf 4 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 3 0 0 0 Marsh F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fowler D, p 4 0 0 0 Batts M, ph 0 0 0 0 Bero J, ss 4 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 2 0 1 0 Hogue B, p 0 0 0 0 Berardino J, ph 0 0 0 0 Suchecki J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 8 1 30 4 5 3 St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1 Philadelphia 100 021 00x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Byrne T (L)* 5.0 4 4 4 7 3 Hogue B 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Suchecki J 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Fowler D (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 4 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Young B, Byrne T, Lollar S DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Philadelphia 14 2B -- Byrne T HR -- Clark A, Long D SB -- Joost E HBP -- by Byrne T (Fain F), by Byrne T (Philley D) T -- 2:18 A -- 1314
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