St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 18, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1947 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 4

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 4 0 1 0
Lehner cf 3 0 0 0
Zarilla rf 3 0 1 0
Stephens ss 4 1 1 0
Berardino 2b 4 0 1 1
Witte 1b 4 1 1 1
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
Early c 3 1 2 0
Potter p 4 0 1 1
  Galehouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 1 1 1
Valo rf 3 1 0 0
Fain 1b 4 0 1 2
Chapman cf 4 1 1 1
Binks lf 4 1 2 0
Majeski 3b 3 0 0 0
Handley 2b 3 0 0 0
Guerra c 4 0 2 0
Marchildon p 1 0 0 0
  Poole ph 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Laabs ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
St. Louis 010 011 000381
Philadelphia 000 002 002470
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  L(1-4) 8.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Galehouse   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
Totals
8.2
7
4
4
5
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Marchildon   7.0 6 3 3 3 0
  Flores  W(1-4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
0

  E–Dillinger (4).  DP–St. Louis 2. Witte-Stephens, Potter-Stephens-Witte, Philadelphia 1. Joost-Handley-Fain.  PB–Guerra (1).  2B–St. Louis Berardino (3), Philadelphia Joost (9); Fain (8).  3B–St. Louis Early (1), Philadelphia Binks (2).  HR–St. Louis Witte (2,6th inning off Marchildon 0 on), Philadelphia Chapman (3,9th inning off Potter 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Majeski (5); Marchildon (3).  Team–7.  SB–Coleman (1); Fain (1).  CS–Lehner (2).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Red Jones.
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