St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
May 18, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1918 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 6, New York Yankees 5
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin cf 6 0 2 3
Austin 3b 4 0 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 1 3 0
Gedeon 2b 5 0 1 1
Demmitt rf 4 0 1 0
  Johns lf 1 1 1 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
  Maisel rf 1 0 0 0
Nunamaker c 5 2 3 0
Gerber ss 4 0 2 0
  Johnson ss 0 1 0 0
Lowdermilk p 3 0 1 0
  Hendryx ph 1 0 0 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Shocker p 1 1 1 0
Totals 42 6 16 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gilhooley rf 4 0 2 1
Peckinpaugh ss 4 1 1 1
Baker 3b 3 1 1 0
Pratt 2b 4 0 0 1
Pipp 1b 4 0 2 0
High lf 4 0 0 0
Miller cf 4 1 3 0
Hannah c 1 2 0 0
Caldwell p 2 0 0 0
  Mogridge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 3
St. Louis 100 000 014–6164
New York 210 100 010–592
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Lowdermilk   7.0 7 4 0 5 2
  Rogers  W(1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Shocker  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   7.2 12 2 2 3 3
  Mogridge  L(4-3) 1.1 4 4 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
4
3
0
0
  E–Austin (2), Sisler (2), Gerber 2 (11), Peckinpaugh (9), Hannah (4).  DP–St. Louis 1. Gedeon-Gerber-Sisler, New York 1. High-Hannah.  2B–St. Louis Sisler (5), New York Miller (4).  SH–Smith (8); Peckinpaugh (8); Baker (5); Pratt (7); Mogridge (2).  HBP–Johnson (1).  Team LOB–14.  Team–8.  SB–Sisler 2 (13); Pipp 2 (3); Miller 2 (3).  U–Billy Evans, Dick Nallin.
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