New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 16, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1942 at Shibe Park. 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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New York Yankees 11, Philadelphia Athletics 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 3b 2 0 0 0
  Rolfe pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Hassett 1b 4 1 3 0
Henrich rf 4 2 2 0
DiMaggio cf 3 2 2 3
Keller lf 4 1 2 2
Gordon 2b 4 3 3 2
Dickey c 3 1 1 2
Rizzuto ss 3 0 1 1
Breuer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 11 14 10
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Miles cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Valo rf 3 0 0 0
Blair 3b 3 0 2 0
Siebert 1b 2 0 0 0
  Knickerbocker 2b 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 2 0 0 0
  Kreevich cf 0 0 0 0
Suder ss 1 0 0 0
  McNair ss 1 1 1 0
Davis 2b,1b 2 1 1 0
Swift c 2 0 0 1
Christopher p 1 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Besse p 1 0 0 0
Totals 21 2 4 1
New York 015 500–11141
Philadelphia 000 020–241
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer  W(6-6) 6.0 4 2 0 0 2
Totals
6.0
4
2
0
0
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Christopher  L(2-11) 3.0 9 6 5 0 2
  Shirley   0.1 3 4 4 2 0
  Besse   2.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
6.0
14
11
10
2
4
  E–Dickey (6), Suder (21).  2B–New York Gordon (24); Dickey (11).  HR–New York DiMaggio (17,3rd inning off Christopher 1 on); Gordon (12,4th inning off Besse 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–1.  SB–Gordon (9).  U–Bill Grieve, Joe Rue, Cal Hubbard.  T–1:15.  A–28,411.
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