St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 4, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1921 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 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 5 1 1 0
Ellerbe 3b 4 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 5 2 3 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
Jacobson cf 5 2 3 1
Severeid c 5 0 1 1
Gerber ss 3 0 0 1
McManus 2b 3 1 0 0
Shocker p 3 0 2 1
Totals 38 7 12 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Witt rf 4 0 0 1
Dykes 2b 5 0 1 1
Welch cf 5 1 2 0
Walker T. lf 4 0 0 0
Walker J. 1b 4 1 0 0
Perkins c 4 1 1 2
Dugan 3b 4 0 1 0
Galloway ss 3 2 3 0
Rommel p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Keefe p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 1 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  McCann ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 4
St. Louis 100 030 3007123
Philadelphia 000 000 014592
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(14-10) 9.0 9 5 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
1
2
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rommel  L(10-14) 5.0 7 4 1 3 3
  Keefe   3.0 5 3 1 1 0
  Freeman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
2
4
3

  E–Severeid (12), Gerber 2 (19), Dykes (26), Galloway (34).  DP–St. Louis 1. Ellerbe-McManus-Sisler, Philadelphia 1. Galloway-Dykes-J. Walker.  PB–Perkins (6).  2B–St. Louis Tobin (19); Sisler 2 (29); Williams (26); Jacobson (20); Severeid (13), Philadelphia Welch (16); Galloway 2 (18).  SH–Ellerbe (15); Witt (16).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–McManus (4).  CS–Shocker (2).  U–Billy Evans, Bill Dinneen.
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