Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
July 5, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1942 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 2, New York Yankees 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kreevich cf 3 1 1 0
Miles rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 1 0 1 1
  Valo rf 2 0 1 0
Blair 3b 4 1 2 0
Knickerbocker 2b 3 0 2 0
Eschen ss 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 1 1
  Davis ss 0 0 0 0
Swift c 4 0 0 0
Besse p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti 3b 5 0 0 1
Hassett 1b 2 1 0 0
  Priddy 1b 2 0 2 0
Henrich rf 4 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 3 1 1 0
Keller lf 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 1 2 0
Kearse c 2 1 1 1
Gomez p 3 0 0 0
  Lindell p 0 0 0 0
  Borowy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Philadelphia 100 000 010–282
New York 120 001 00x–490
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Besse  L(1-5) 8.0 9 4 2 3 8
Totals
8.0
9
4
2
3
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(3-4) 7.0 6 1 0 4 6
  Lindell   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Borowy  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
5
6
  E–Kreevich (5), Eschen (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Davis-Knickerbocker-Siebert, New York 1. Gordon-Priddy.  PB–Kearse (1).  2B–New York Priddy (3); Rizzuto (9).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Kearse (1).  Team–9.  CS–Johnson (1).  SB–Gordon (5); Rizzuto (9); Kearse (1).  U–Cal Hubbard, Bill McGowan, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:15.  A–34,392.
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