Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
April 18, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1938 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 12

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finney cf 5 1 1 1
Werber 3b 5 2 4 0
Barna rf 5 1 1 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 2
Lodigiani 2b 4 2 3 1
Hasson 1b 5 0 4 3
Peters ss 5 0 0 0
Hayes c 2 1 2 0
Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Haas ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 16 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 2 2 0
Lewis 3b 3 3 1 3
Wright rf 5 2 2 1
Bonura 1b 5 1 3 4
Stone lf 5 1 0 0
Travis ss 5 1 3 0
Myer 2b 4 2 2 2
Ferrell R. c 3 0 1 0
Ferrell W. p 4 0 2 2
Totals 39 12 16 12
Philadelphia 004 001 0038162
Washington 400 413 00x12161
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley   0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Williams  L(0-1) 4.1 8 5 5 0 0
  Smith   3.0 4 3 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
16
12
11
2
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  W(1-0) 9.0 16 8 7 3 2
Totals
9.0
16
8
7
3
2

  E–Barna (1), Peters (1), Travis (1).  DP–Washington 2. Travis-Myer-Bonura, Travis-Myer-Bonura.  2B–Philadelphia Lodigiani (1), Washington Almada (1).  3B–Philadelphia Johnson (1); Hasson (1); Hayes (1), Washington Myer (1).  HR–Washington Lewis (1,4th inning off Williams 2 on); Bonura (1,6th inning off E. Smith 2 on).  SH–Williams (1); R. Ferrell (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Stone (1).  U–Bill McGowan, George Moriarty, Lou Kolls.  T–2:15.  A–29,000.
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