Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
May 9, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1923 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 10

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 4 1 2 0
Hale 3b 4 1 0 0
Perkins c 1 0 0 0
  Riconda pr 0 0 0 0
  Bruggy c 1 0 1 2
Hauser 1b 5 0 0 0
Miller lf 4 0 0 0
Galloway ss 4 0 1 2
McGowan rf 4 1 0 0
Dykes 2b 4 1 2 0
Naylor p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Neill p 0 0 0 0
  Kinney p 1 1 1 1
  Heimach p 1 0 0 0
  Welch ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 3 1 1 1
Foster 2b 3 1 1 1
Jacobson cf 5 1 2 2
Williams lf 5 1 1 0
McManus 1b 4 1 3 1
Severeid c 4 2 1 1
Robertson 3b 3 2 2 0
Gerber ss 4 1 2 4
Shocker p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 10
Philadelphia 000 003 002571
St. Louis 030 040 03x10134
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Naylor   2.0 4 3 3 1 1
  O'Neill   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Kinney  L(0-1) 2.2 2 3 3 2 3
  Heimach   3.0 7 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
6
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(4-1) 9.0 7 5 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
4
4

  E–Hauser (1), Foster (2), Robertson (4), Gerber (10), Shocker (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Galloway-Hauser, Heimach-Dykes-Hauser, St. Louis 1. Shocker-Foster-McManus.  2B–St. Louis Foster (1); Gerber 2 (6).  3B–St. Louis Jacobson (2); Williams (1).  HR–Philadelphia Kinney (1,6th inning off Shocker 0 on).  SH–Hale (1); Tobin (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U–Pants Rowland, George Moriarty.  T–2:00.  A–2,000.
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