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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1947
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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 August 21, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1947 |
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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 | August 21, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill McCahan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 2,514 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
George Binks | Right Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
Bill McCahan | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Ray Coleman | Right Fielder |
Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
Jake Early | Catcher |
Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
Muddy Ruel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1947
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kramer
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Kramer
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Kramer
Binks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Kramer
Fain takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Kramer
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. McCahan
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCahan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. McCahan
Lehner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Kramer
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Kramer
Suder bunts for an out with unknown description. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Kramer
Majeski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosar scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCahan vs. Kramer
McCahan bunts for an out with unknown description. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Kramer
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Majeski scores. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Kramer
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Kramer
Binks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. McCahan
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McCahan
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCahan
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kramer
Fain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kramer
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Kramer
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. McCahan
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. McCahan
Early strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. McCahan
Kramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Kramer
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Kramer
Majeski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCahan vs. Kramer
McCahan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner. McCahan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Kramer
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCahan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Joost vs. Kramer
Joost hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McCahan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. McCahan
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCahan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. McCahan
Lehner hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. McCahan
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McCahan
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. McCahan
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Potter
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Potter
Fain is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Potter
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Potter
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. McCahan
Judnich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. McCahan
Early strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. McCahan
Potter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Potter
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Potter
Majeski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCahan vs. Potter
McCahan bunts for an out with unknown description. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Potter
McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Majeski scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Potter
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. McCahan
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCahan
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. McCahan
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields the ball and throws to McCahan covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. McCahan
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McCahan
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Potter
Binks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Potter
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Potter
There goes Fain. The throw from Early and he is safe. Fain steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Potter
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Potter
Rosar takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suder vs. Potter
Suder hits a fly ball towards right. Coleman catches it and throws to first to double up Rosar. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCahan
Coleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. McCahan
Judnich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. McCahan
Early hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Potter
Majeski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCahan vs. Potter
McCahan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Potter
McCosky bunts towards third. Dillinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Potter
Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner. Joost reaches second base with a double. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Binks vs. Potter
Binks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Joost scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Potter
There goes Binks. The throw from Early and he is safe. Binks steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Potter
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Potter
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. McCahan
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Nels Potter.
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. McCahan
Dillinger hits a line drive to left field. McCosky throws towards Joost. Joost fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Joost. Dillinger moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. McCahan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Dillinger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. McCahan
Lehner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Sanford
Fred Sanford now pitching.
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Sanford
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Sanford
Majeski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. McCahan
Heath 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 -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McCahan
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. McCahan
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Judnich vs. McCahan
Judnich hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Early vs. McCahan
Early hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1947 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI McCosky B, lf 5 2 4 2 Dillinger B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Joost E, ss 5 1 3 2 Thompson H, 2b 4 1 1 1 Binks G, rf 5 0 1 2 Lehner P, cf 4 1 1 0 Fain F, 1b 3 0 2 0 Heath J, lf 4 2 2 4 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 0 2 0 Rosar B, c 4 1 1 0 Coleman R, rf 4 0 1 0 Suder P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Judnich W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 5 3 3 2 Early J, c 4 0 0 0 McCahan B, p 2 1 1 0 Kramer J, p 1 0 0 0 Potter N, p 1 0 0 0 Schultz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanford F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 15 8 35 5 8 5 Philadelphia 030 201 020 -- 8 St.Louis 000 202 010 -- 5 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO McCahan B (W) 9.0 8 5 4 0 8 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Kramer J (L) 3.2 8 5 5 1 1 Potter N 4.1 7 3 3 3 2 Sanford F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Joost E DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, St.Louis 3 2B -- McCahan B, McCosky B, Joost E, Coleman R HR -- Majeski H, Heath J 2 SB -- Fain F, Binks G CS -- Fain F SH -- Suder P, McCahan B 2 T -- 2:04 A -- 2514
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