Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 6, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1938 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 8, St. Louis Browns 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finney lf 5 1 2 0
Moses rf 6 1 1 0
Werber 3b 3 2 1 1
Brucker c 4 1 2 2
Johnson cf 5 3 2 1
Sperry 2b 5 0 2 2
Haas 1b 2 0 1 1
Parker ss 5 0 1 1
Thomas p 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 4 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 1 0
Mills lf 4 1 2 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Hughes 3b,2b 4 1 1 2
Kress ss 4 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 0 2 0
Heffner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Clift ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Tietje p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Mazzera ph 1 1 1 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Philadelphia 000 102 230–8131
St. Louis 000 010 120–490
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas  W(5-8) 7.2 8 4 3 0 1
  Smith  SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
1
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Tietje  L(1-3) 5.0 4 3 3 6 1
  Johnson   3.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Cox   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
7
3
  E–Sperry (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Parker-Haas.  2B–Philadelphia Finney (9); Brucker (19); Johnson (19); Sperry (2).  3B–Philadelphia Werber (6).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (21,8th inning off Johnson 0 on), St. Louis Hughes (2,5th inning off Thomas 0 on); Clift (16,8th inning off Thomas 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  Team–5.  SB–Werber (13).  U–Steve Basil, John Quinn.  T–2:23.  A–1,341.
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