Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 17, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1942 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case lf 5 0 1 0
Spence cf 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Campbell rf 4 1 2 2
Estalella 3b 4 1 1 0
Early c 5 0 2 2
Repass ss 5 0 1 0
Pofahl 2b 3 0 0 0
Leonard p 4 1 1 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kreevich cf 5 0 0 0
Knickerbocker 2b 5 2 2 1
Blair 3b 4 1 2 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 2
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 1
Hayes c 4 0 0 0
  Miles pr 0 0 0 0
  Wagner c 0 0 0 0
Suder ss 4 1 1 0
Mackiewicz rf 2 0 0 0
  Collins rf 2 0 0 0
Besse p 2 0 0 0
  Castiglia ph 1 0 1 1
  Harris p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5
Washington 010 120 000 0–4101
Philadelphia 000 100 012 1–581
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   9.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Zuber  L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.2
8
5
5
1
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Besse   8.0 7 4 4 5 6
  Harris  W(1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
6
6
  E–Early (1), Johnson (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Knickerbocker-Suder-Siebert.  PB–Early (1).  2B–Washington Campbell 2 (3); Estalella (3), Philadelphia Blair (2); Suder (1).  3B–Washington Early (1).  HR–Philadelphia Knickerbocker (1,10th inning off Zuber 0 on); Johnson (1,9th inning off Leonard 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  SB–Vernon (1).  U–Harry Geisel, Bill Grieve, Joe Rue.  T–2:30.  A–8,318.
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