New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 18, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1946 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 8, Philadelphia Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Stirnweiss 3b 5 2 2 0
Henrich rf 4 2 1 1
DiMaggio cf 3 2 1 0
Etten 1b 5 1 2 1
Lindell lf 5 1 2 4
Robinson c 3 0 1 1
Grimes ss 4 0 2 1
Gettel p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Garrison lf 4 0 1 0
Peck rf 4 0 0 0
Wallaesa ss 4 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 3 0 1 0
Rosar c 4 1 2 1
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Handley 2b 3 0 0 0
Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Savage p 0 0 0 0
  Besse p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Knerr p 0 0 0 0
  Konopka ph 1 0 1 0
  Berry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York 023 020 0018120
Philadelphia 000 010 000151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel  W(1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Flores  L(0-1) 2.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Savage   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Besse   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Knerr   3.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Berry   3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
6

  E–Chapman (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Rosar-Kell.  2B–New York Etten (1); Lindell (1), Philadelphia McQuinn (2); Konopka (1).  HR–New York Lindell (1,3rd inning off Besse 2 on), Philadelphia Rosar (1,5th inning off Gettel 0 on).  SH–Gettel 2 (2).  HBP–DiMaggio (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U–Red Jones, Eddie Rommel, Jim Boyer.  T–2:14.  A–11,304.
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