New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
May 11, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1939 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 6 3 2 0
Rolfe 3b 4 1 1 1
Henrich cf 5 2 2 0
Dickey c 5 2 3 2
Keller lf 4 0 1 4
Selkirk rf 4 1 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 1
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 1
Pearson p 3 1 2 1
  Murphy p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 10 15 10
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Thompson rf 3 3 1 0
Hoag cf 5 3 3 1
McQuinn 1b 5 0 4 3
Bell lf 5 0 0 0
Clift 3b 4 2 2 0
Sullivan c 5 0 3 3
Berardino 2b 5 0 1 0
Heffner ss 3 0 1 0
  Kress ss 1 0 0 0
Pyle p 0 0 0 0
  Van Atta p 1 0 0 0
  Almada ph 1 0 0 0
  Trotter p 1 0 0 0
  Spindel ph 1 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Kimberlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 7
New York 240 300 00110150
St. Louis 012 001 2208151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  W(3-0) 6.0 12 6 6 2 6
  Murphy  SV(3) 3.0 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
3
8
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pyle  L(0-2) 0.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Van Atta   4.0 7 7 7 3 3
  Trotter   4.0 3 0 0 2 0
  Cole   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Kimberlin   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
8
3

  E–Berardino (2).  DP–New York 2. Pearson-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Pearson-Crosetti-Dahlgren, St. Louis 1. Berardino-Heffner-McQuinn.  2B–New York Crosetti (4); Dickey (6); Gordon (3), St. Louis Hoag (6); McQuinn (10); Clift (2); Sullivan (3).  3B–New York Keller (3).  SH–Pearson (1).  HBP–Selkirk (2).  Team LOB–13.  Team–8.  SB–Gordon (1).  U–Joe Rue, Harry Geisel, Lou Kolls.  T–2:36.  A–3,167.
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