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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 17, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 17, 1927 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1927 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1927 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Zachary |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 2,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
Bill Lamar | Left Fielder |
Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
Al Simmons | Center Fielder |
Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
Cy Perkins | Catcher |
Dud Branom | First Baseman |
Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Spencer Adams | Third Baseman |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
George Sisler | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
Tom Zachary | Pitcher |
Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 17, 1927
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Zachary
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Melillo. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Zachary
There goes Collins. The throw from O'Neill and he is safe. Collins steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamar vs. Zachary
Lamar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to Melillo who tags Lamar trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Collins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Zachary
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Zachary
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ehmke
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Ehmke
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Ehmke
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Ehmke
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Miller trying to get to home. Galloway throws to Perkins who tags Miller for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Zachary
Hale hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Zachary
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branom vs. Zachary
Branom hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galloway vs. Zachary
Galloway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perkins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ehmke vs. Zachary
Ehmke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Ehmke
O'Neill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Gerber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar. Gerber reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zachary vs. Ehmke
Zachary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Ehmke
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Gerber scores. Zachary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Ehmke
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Collins scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Zachary
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Zachary
Lamar hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Zachary
Cobb takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Zachary
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Zachary
There goes Collins. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Adams applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Ehmke
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Zachary
Hale is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Zachary
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branom vs. Zachary
Branom hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Ehmke
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Gerber bunts towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachary vs. Ehmke
Zachary strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Ehmke
Adams hits a popup towards short. Galloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Zachary
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Zachary
Ehmke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Zachary
Collins takes first base on ball four. Ehmke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamar vs. Zachary
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. Ehmke moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cobb vs. Zachary
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Ehmke
Melillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Ehmke
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller bunts towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. Melillo moves to third. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams hits a fly ball to center field. Simmons throws towards the infield. Ehmke fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ehmke. Melillo scores. Sisler scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. Ehmke
O'Neill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching.
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zachary vs. Rommel
Zachary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Zachary
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Zachary
Hale hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Zachary
Perkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Zachary
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Dud Branom.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Zachary
Galloway hits a line drive towards short. Gerber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Rommel
Jimmie Foxx now playing first base.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Rommel
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Rommel
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Rommel
Miller hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Rommel
Rice hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Simmons who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. Sisler scores. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Rommel
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rommel
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Zachary
Jimmy Dykes pinch hits for Eddie Rommel.
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Zachary
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Zachary
Lamar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Zachary
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lamar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Zachary
Walt French pinch runs for Ty Cobb.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Gray
Jimmy Dykes now playing right field. Sam Gray now pitching.
Gerber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar. Gerber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachary vs. Gray
Zachary bunts towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Gray
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melillo vs. Gray
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Zachary
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Zachary
Perkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Zachary
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Gray
Sisler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gray
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Collins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gray
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Zachary
Galloway hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Galloway reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Zachary
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Zachary
Collins bunts for a single. Galloway moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lamar vs. Zachary
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Melillo can't make a play. That's a base hit. Galloway scores. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wheat vs. Zachary
Zack Wheat pinch hits for Sam Gray.
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Zachary
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1927 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Collins E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Adams S, 3b 5 0 1 2 Lamar B, lf 5 0 3 2 Melillo S, 2b 5 1 1 0 Cobb T, rf 2 0 1 0 Sisler G, 1b 5 3 3 0 French W, pr 0 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 4 1 2 0 Gray S, p 0 0 0 0 Rice H, cf 4 2 3 2 Wheat Z, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams K, lf 3 2 2 3 Simmons A, cf 5 1 1 0 O'Neill S, c 3 1 1 2 Hale S, 3b 4 1 1 2 Gerber W, ss 3 1 3 0 Perkins C, c 3 0 1 0 Zachary T, p 3 0 0 0 Branom D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Foxx J, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Galloway C, ss 4 1 2 0 Ehmke H, p 2 0 1 0 Rommel E, p 0 0 0 0 Dykes J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 12 4 35 11 16 9 Philadelphia 100 002 001 -- 4 St.Louis 120 053 00x -- 11 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ehmke H (L) 4.1 10 8 8 4 1 Rommel E 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 Gray S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Zachary T (W) 9.0 12 4 3 4 2 E -- Melillo S, Ehmke H DP -- Philadelphia 2, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, St.Louis 6 2B -- Gerber W 2, Galloway C 3B -- Rice H HR -- O'Neill S, Hale S SB -- Collins E, Miller B, Sisler G CS -- Collins E SH -- Gerber W, Miller B T -- 2:04 A -- 2000
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