Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 31, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1937 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Athletics 1, St. Louis Browns 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 3 0 0 0
Finney 1b 4 0 0 0
Werber 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 0
Hill cf 4 0 2 1
Hayes c 3 0 1 0
Peters 2b 4 0 1 0
Newsome ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas p 2 0 2 0
  Fink p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Allen rf 4 1 2 0
West cf 4 1 2 1
Vosmik lf 4 0 2 1
Clift 3b 3 0 0 0
Bell 1b 4 0 0 0
Lipscomb 2b 2 0 0 0
Hemsley c 3 0 0 0
Carey ss 3 0 1 0
Hogsett p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Philadelphia 000 001 000180
St. Louis 001 001 00x272
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas  L(3-13) 5.2 6 2 2 2 3
  Fink   2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
2
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Hogsett  W(6-15) 9.0 8 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
4

  E–Clift (27), Carey (10).  DP–St. Louis 4. Clift-Lipscomb, Lipscomb-Bell, Clift-Lipscomb-Bell, Lipscomb-Carey-Bell.  PB–Hayes (6).  2B–Philadelphia Johnson (24), St. Louis Allen (11); West (37).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  CS–Carey (2).  U–John Quinn, Bill McGowan.
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