Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
September 17, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1926 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 3, St. Louis Browns 6

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 3 1 1 0
Welch rf 4 1 1 2
Metzler lf 4 1 1 0
Hale 3b 4 0 1 0
Simmons cf 4 0 1 1
Poole 1b 3 0 0 0
  Barbee ph 1 0 0 0
Perkins c 2 0 0 0
Sigafoos ss 3 0 0 0
Ehmke p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Bennett cf 5 1 3 2
Rice 3b 5 1 3 1
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 2 1 0 1
Miller rf 3 1 1 0
McManus 2b 3 1 1 1
Schang c 4 1 3 0
Gerber ss 4 0 1 0
Falk p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 5
Philadelphia 100 020 000352
St. Louis 002 003 10x6121
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ehmke  L(13-14) 8.0 12 6 3 2 3
Totals
8.0
12
6
3
2
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Falk  W(3-3) 9.0 5 3 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
1
1

  E–Sigafoos (3), Ehmke (5), Rice (15).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Dykes-Sigafoos-Poole, St. Louis 1. McManus-Gerber-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Dykes (27), St. Louis Bennett (13); Rice (26); Schang (16).  HR–Philadelphia Welch (4,5th inning off Falk 1 on).  SH–Sigafoos (1); Miller (24); McManus (21).  HBP–Dykes (8); Perkins (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  U–Red Ormsby, Tommy Connolly, Pants Rowland.
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