Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 20, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1929 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 1, St. Louis Browns 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 3 0 1 1
Haas cf 4 0 0 0
Cochrane c 3 0 0 0
Simmons lf 4 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 4 0 1 0
Summa rf 3 0 1 0
Hale 3b 3 0 1 0
Boley ss 2 1 0 0
Earnshaw p 1 0 0 0
  French ph 1 0 0 0
  Quinn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 3 0 0 0
McGowan rf 3 0 1 0
Manush lf 4 1 1 0
Schulte cf 4 0 0 0
Kress ss 4 1 2 2
O'Rourke 3b 4 0 1 0
Melillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Manion c 3 0 1 0
Crowder p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Philadelphia 001 000 000140
St. Louis 000 002 00x280
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw  L(19-6) 7.0 8 2 2 1 3
  Quinn   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
1
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Crowder  W(12-12) 9.0 4 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. McGowan-Blue, Melillo-Kress-Blue.  2B–Philadelphia Foxx (19); Hale (14), St. Louis McGowan (21); Crowder (3).  HR–St. Louis Kress (8,6th inning off Earnshaw 1 on).  SH–Earnshaw (10); Blue (7).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  SB–Melillo (9).  U–Bill McGowan, Dick Nallin, Bill Dinneen.
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