New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
August 24, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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 11, St. Louis Browns 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 2 2 1
Rolfe 3b 4 2 1 0
Keller rf 6 3 3 5
DiMaggio cf 5 1 3 0
Dickey c 4 0 0 1
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 2
Powell lf 4 2 2 1
Dahlgren 1b 5 0 0 0
Pearson p 1 0 0 0
  Rosar ph 0 1 0 0
  Murphy p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 12 10
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Berardino 2b 5 0 1 1
Laabs cf 4 1 2 1
McQuinn 1b 4 1 1 2
Solters rf 5 0 0 0
Clift 3b 3 1 0 0
Gallagher lf 3 0 0 0
  Grace ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Glenn c 1 1 0 0
Christman ss 4 1 3 1
Mills p 3 0 1 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
New York 210 000 42211120
St. Louis 000 212 000593
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  W(10-5) 6.0 8 5 5 4 7
  Murphy  SV(17) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
9
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Mills  L(3-9) 9.0 12 11 10 7 10
Totals
9.0
12
11
10
7
10

  E–Berardino (27), Glenn (10), Christman (8).  DP–New York 1. Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–New York Powell (1).  3B–St. Louis Christman (2).  HR–New York Crosetti (7,8th inning off Mills 0 on); Keller (5,1st inning off Mills 1 on); Powell (1,2nd inning off Mills 0 on), St. Louis McQuinn (18,4th inning off Pearson 1 on).  HBP–Dickey (4).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  CS–Glenn (4).  U–Harry Geisel, Joe Rue, Red Ormsby.  T–2:15.  A–1,225.
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