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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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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