St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
May 17, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1939 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 4 2 2 0
Hoag lf 3 0 2 3
McQuinn 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazzera rf 4 0 0 0
Clift 3b 3 0 0 0
Glenn c 2 0 0 0
Berardino 2b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Heffner ss 3 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy p 2 1 0 0
  Marcum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 0 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 1 0
Henrich cf 3 2 1 1
Selkirk rf 3 0 0 0
Keller lf 3 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Rosar c 4 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 1 2 1
Pearson p 4 0 1 1
Totals 33 4 9 3
St. Louis 102 000 000–341
New York 120 010 00x–491
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(0-4) 8.0 9 4 3 3 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  W(4-0) 9.0 4 3 3 6 7
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
6
7
  E–Berardino (4), Gordon (4).  DP–New York 1. Gordon-Crosetti.  2B–St. Louis Almada (2); Hoag 2 (8), New York Rolfe (8); Dahlgren (3).  3B–New York Dahlgren (2).  HR–New York Henrich (2,1st inning off Kennedy 0 on).  SH–Berardino (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  CS–Keller (1).  U–John Quinn, Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan.  T–1:58.  A–7,576.
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