St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
July 15, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 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 10, New York Yankees 13

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 6 1 1 4
Gedeon 2b 6 1 2 0
Sisler 1b 6 2 3 2
Jacobson cf 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 6 2 3 1
Smith 3b 6 2 3 1
Gerber ss 4 0 2 1
Severeid c 4 1 2 0
Sothoron p 1 1 1 0
  Burwell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 47 10 18 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Peckinpaugh ss 6 1 2 0
Ward 3b 4 2 1 0
Pipp 1b 4 2 1 3
Ruth rf 5 3 2 3
Lewis lf 2 2 2 0
Bodie cf 4 0 0 1
Pratt 2b 5 1 4 3
Ruel c 4 1 0 0
Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Thormahlen p 2 1 1 2
  Collins p 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 13 12
St. Louis 160 011 001 0010182
New York 300 600 100 0313130
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Sothoron   3.1 5 8 5 4 0
  Burwell  L(3-3) 6.2 8 5 4 2 2
Totals
10.0
13
13
9
6
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mays   1.1 6 6 6 1 1
  Thormahlen   4.1 7 3 3 1 1
  Collins  W(6-3) 5.1 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
11.0
18
10
10
3
4

  E–Smith (1), Sothoron (10).  DP–St. Louis 2. Gerber-Gedeon-Sisler, Gerber-Gedeon-Sisler, New York 2. Pipp, Peckinpaugh-Pipp.  2B–St. Louis Gedeon 2 (20); Smith (5); Gerber (12).  3B–St. Louis Williams (8).  HR–St. Louis Tobin (4,2nd inning off Mays 3 on); Sisler (6,1st inning off Mays 0 on); Williams (6,5th inning off Thormahlen 0 on), New York Pipp (4,4th inning off Burwell 2 on); Ruth (29,11th inning off Burwell 2 on 0 out).  SH–Gerber (8); Pipp 2 (12); Lewis (6); Ruel (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Sisler 2 (23); Jacobson (5); Williams (13); Smith (1).  U–Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.
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