St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1920 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 2, New York Yankees 3
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Austin 3b 3 0 1 0
Gedeon 2b 3 0 0 0
Tobin lf 3 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams cf 4 1 1 0
Jacobson rf 4 1 2 2
Billings c 4 0 0 0
Gerber ss 4 0 0 0
Weilman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Ward 3b 3 0 2 0
Peckinpaugh ss 3 0 0 0
Pipp 1b 4 1 1 0
Ruth rf 4 2 2 2
Lewis lf 3 0 1 0
Pratt 2b 3 0 0 0
Bodie cf 3 0 0 0
Hannah c 3 0 0 0
Shawkey p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 2
St. Louis 000 200 000–252
New York 000 102 00x–361
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Weilman  L(3-1) 8.0 6 3 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey  W(4-5) 9.0 5 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
4
  E–Austin (6), Billings (2), Peckinpaugh (6).  2B–St. Louis Williams (8).  HR–St. Louis Jacobson (3,4th inning off Shawkey 1 on), New York Ruth (6,6th inning off Weilman 1 on).  SH–Gedeon (11); Peckinpaugh (6).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Dick Nallin, Bill Dinneen.
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