St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 26, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1926 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics 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 3, Philadelphia Athletics 4

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Bennett lf 6 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 1 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 1 1 2
Miller rf 5 0 2 0
McManus 2b 5 0 0 0
Hargrave c 5 0 2 0
  Schang c 0 0 0 0
Robertson 3b 5 1 0 0
Gerber ss 5 0 2 0
Zachary p 3 0 0 1
  Wingard p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 0
  Durst pr 0 0 0 0
  Ballou p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 8 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 6 0 1 1
Barbee rf 6 0 0 0
Welch lf 4 1 1 1
Hale 3b 5 0 0 0
Simmons cf 5 1 3 0
Poole 1b 3 0 1 0
  Wambsganss ph 1 1 1 0
  Hauser 1b 2 0 1 1
Perkins c 4 0 1 0
  Cochrane c 0 0 0 0
Galloway ss 4 1 1 0
Rommel p 0 0 0 0
  French ph 1 0 1 1
  Gray p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 11 4
St. Louis 000 000 210 000380
Philadelphia 000 010 011 0014111
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary   10.0 9 3 3 6 0
  Wingard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ballou  L(10-7) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.2
11
4
4
6
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rommel   9.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Gray  W(9-9) 3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
12.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–Hale (11).  DP–St. Louis 1. Zachary-McManus-Sisler.  HR–St. Louis Sisler (7,7th inning off Rommel 1 on), Philadelphia Welch (3,8th inning off Zachary 0 on).  SH–Zachary (2); Hale (11); Rommel 2 (7).  Team LOB–7.  Team–12.  CS–Sisler (8); Miller (6).  SB–Simmons (11); Hauser (1).  U–Pants Rowland, Tommy Connolly, Harry Geisel.
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