Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 21, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1928 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
West lf 3 0 0 0
  Judge 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice rf 6 0 2 0
Sisler 1b,lf 7 0 3 0
Barnes cf 6 0 2 0
Tate c 6 1 1 0
Bluege 3b 5 1 2 0
Hayes 2b 6 0 1 0
Reeves ss 6 1 3 1
Zachary p 5 0 1 0
Totals 54 3 15 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 5 0 0 0
Cobb rf 5 1 1 0
Speaker cf 2 0 0 1
  Haas cf 2 0 0 0
Miller lf 2 0 0 0
  French lf 4 0 2 1
Hale 3b 6 0 1 0
Foxx c 5 2 1 1
Boley ss 6 0 2 0
Hauser 1b 4 1 1 0
Quinn p 4 0 1 1
Totals 45 4 9 4
Washington 000 201 000 000 03152
Philadelphia 001 100 010 000 1493
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  L(2-3) 12.2 9 4 2 7 3
Totals
12.2
9
4
2
7
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn  W(5-1) 13.0 15 3 0 2 2
Totals
13.0
15
3
0
2
2

  E–Hayes (5), Reeves (6), Foxx (3), Boley (7), Hauser (4).  DP–Washington 2. Reeves-Hayes-Sisler, Hayes-Reeves-Judge.  2B–Washington Reeves (4).  HR–Philadelphia Foxx (4,3rd inning off Zachary 0 on).  SH–Zachary (2); Haas (1); Quinn (2).  Team LOB–15.  Team–12.  CS–Sisler (1).  SB–Cobb (3); Boley (3).  U–Roy Van Graflan, Bill McGowan, Tommy Connolly.
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