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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 31, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 31, 1947 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 31, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Sanford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 7,059 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
Willard Brown | Right Fielder |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Fred Sanford | Pitcher |
Muddy Ruel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
Sherry Robertson | Left Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
Mark Christman | Shortstop |
Al Evans | Catcher |
Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 31, 1947
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Haefner
Dillinger hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Haefner
Berardino hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Spence. Berardino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehner vs. Haefner
Lehner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Haefner
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Haefner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sanford
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Sanford
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Haefner
Judnich hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Haefner
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Sanford
Spence hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Sanford
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Sanford
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Haefner
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Haefner
Sanford bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Haefner
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Haefner
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sanford
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Sanford
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Haefner
Lehner hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Haefner
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sanford
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Sanford
There's a wild pitch. Lewis moves to third. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Sanford
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spence vs. Sanford
Spence is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Priddy vs. Sanford
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to home to get Lewis. Robertson moves to third. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christman vs. Sanford
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Haefner
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Judnich for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Haefner
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Haefner
Moss hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sanford
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanford covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Sanford
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost strikes out. Moss drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Yost out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Haefner
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Haefner
Dillinger hits a popup in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Haefner
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Haefner
Lehner hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sanford
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner who is chasing the ball. Robertson reaches third base with a triple. Lewis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Sanford
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spence vs. Sanford
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robertson scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Sanford
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Sanford
Christman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Sanford
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Christman moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haefner vs. Sanford
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Haefner
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spence. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Haefner
Judnich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spence. Judnich reaches second base with a double. Stephens scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Haefner
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Judnich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moss vs. Haefner
Moss hits a fly ball towards left. Robertson catches it and throws to home to double up Judnich. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sanford
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Haefner
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Fred Sanford.
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Haefner
Dillinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Haefner
Berardino takes first base on ball four. Dillinger moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lehner vs. Haefner
Lehner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Priddy catches it and throws to first to double up Berardino. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Moulder
Glen Moulder now pitching.
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Moulder
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Moulder
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Christman vs. Moulder
Christman hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Moulder
Evans is walked intentionally. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haefner vs. Moulder
Haefner hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Haefner
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Haefner
Billy Hitchcock pinch hits for Wally Judnich.
Hitchcock is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1947 -- St.Louis at Washington (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Dillinger B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Berardino J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Lewis B, rf 4 1 2 0 Lehner P, cf 4 0 0 0 Robertson S, lf 3 1 2 1 Heath J, lf 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 2 1 0 Stephens V, ss 4 1 1 0 Spence S, cf 3 0 0 1 Judnich W, 1b 3 0 1 1 Priddy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hitchcock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Christman M, ss 3 0 0 1 Brown W, rf 3 0 1 0 Evans A, c 3 0 1 1 Moss L, c 3 0 1 0 Haefner M, p 4 0 0 0 Sanford F, p 1 0 0 0 Peters R, ph 1 0 0 0 Moulder G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 5 1 31 4 7 4 St.Louis 000 000 100 -- 1 Washington 000 003 01x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Sanford F (L) 7.0 5 3 3 4 2 Moulder G 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Haefner M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 6 DP -- Washington 2 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Washington 8 2B -- Berardino J, Stephens V, Judnich W 3B -- Robertson S SH -- Sanford F WP -- Sanford F T -- 1:44 A -- 7059
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