St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 12, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1920 at Shibe Park. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Austin 3b 3 1 2 1
Gedeon 2b 5 0 1 1
Tobin lf 4 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 1 1 0
Jacobson rf 4 1 1 2
Severeid c 4 1 1 1
Gerber ss 2 0 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Shovlin ss 1 1 1 0
Shocker p 2 0 0 0
  Burwell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 5 1 2 2
Thomas 3b 2 0 1 0
Walker lf 3 0 1 0
Burns rf 4 0 1 0
Welch cf 5 0 1 0
Griffin 1b 5 0 1 0
Perkins c 4 1 2 0
Galloway ss 5 1 2 0
Naylor p 1 0 0 0
  Burrus ph 1 1 1 2
  Bigbee p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
St. Louis 000 030 010 1582
Philadelphia 000 040 000 04121
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker   5.0 8 4 3 1 0
  Burwell  W(1-0) 5.0 4 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
12
4
3
3
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Naylor   5.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Bigbee  L(0-1) 5.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
5
5
2
2

  E–Tobin (2), Gerber (12), Galloway (11).  DP–St. Louis 1. Austin-Gedeon-Austin, Philadelphia 1. Perkins-Dykes.  2B–St. Louis Gedeon (7), Philadelphia Thomas (1); Perkins (7).  HR–St. Louis Jacobson (2,5th inning off Naylor 1 on); Severeid (1,5th inning off Naylor 0 on), Philadelphia Dykes (1,5th inning off Shocker 1 on).  SH–Austin (3); Burwell (1); Thomas (2); T. Walker (5); Perkins (3).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Thomas (1).  Team–10.  CS–Austin 2 (3); Gerber (2); Welch (2).  U–George Moriarty, Tommy Connolly.
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