Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
September 18, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 9, St. Louis Browns 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 5 1 2 1
Metzler rf 5 1 2 1
Lamar lf 2 0 0 0
  Welch lf 0 1 0 0
Hale 3b 5 2 1 3
Simmons cf 5 2 2 0
Poole 1b 5 1 3 3
Cochrane c 3 1 1 1
Sigafoos ss 5 0 0 0
Walberg p 4 0 1 0
  Pate p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 9
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Bennett lf 4 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 1 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 1 1 1
Miller rf 4 0 1 1
McManus 2b 4 1 2 1
Schang c 3 0 0 0
Robertson 3b 3 1 0 0
Gerber ss 3 0 1 0
Gaston p 2 0 0 0
  Wingard p 1 0 0 0
  Hargrave ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Philadelphia 010 211 0049123
St. Louis 001 100 020462
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg  W(10-10) 7.0 5 4 3 3 3
  Pate  SV(5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston  L(10-17) 6.0 7 5 3 2 1
  Wingard   3.0 5 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
2
2

  E–Dykes (19), Cochrane (14), Sigafoos (4), McManus (26), G. Robertson (16).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hale-Dykes-Poole, St. Louis 1. McManus-Gerber-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Dykes (28); Simmons (49); Poole (22).  3B–St. Louis Sisler (11); McManus (9).  HR–Philadelphia Hale (4,9th inning off Wingard 2 on); Poole (7,2nd inning off Gaston 0 on), St. Louis McManus (9,4th inning off Walberg 0 on).  SH–Lamar (18); Cochrane (26); Gerber (16).  HBP–Welch (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Gaston (1).  U–Red Ormsby, Tommy Connolly, Pants Rowland.
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