New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
August 15, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1923 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 3, St. Louis Browns 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 3 1 1 0
Dugan 3b 4 0 0 0
Ruth lf 2 1 1 2
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Pipp 1b 4 0 0 0
Ward 2b 4 1 2 1
Scott ss 3 0 1 0
  Meusel ph 1 0 0 0
Schang c 4 0 0 0
Hoyt p 3 0 1 0
  Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 4 2 3 1
Gerber ss 3 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Jacobson cf 4 0 2 2
McManus 2b 3 0 0 1
Severeid c 4 0 3 0
Ezzell 3b 4 0 0 0
Schliebner 1b 3 1 1 0
Shocker p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 12 5
New York 000 000 021–360
St. Louis 004 010 00x–5121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  L(12-7) 8.0 12 5 5 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
0
0
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(17-9) 9.0 6 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
3
  E–McManus (22).  DP–New York 2. Dugan-Ward-Pipp, Pipp-Scott-Pipp.  2B–New York Witt (14), St. Louis Tobin (25); Severeid (22).  HR–New York Ruth (30,8th inning off Shocker 1 on); Ward (7,9th inning off Shocker 0 on).  SH–Witt (16); Gerber (22); McManus (18); Shocker (11).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U–George Hildebrand, Billy Evans.  T–1:30.  A–10,000.
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