Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
July 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1947 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 16, St. Louis Browns 2
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 5 5 2 0
Joost ss 2 1 1 2
Binks rf 6 1 4 3
Fain 1b 5 2 2 4
Chapman cf 5 2 1 0
Rosar c 5 2 2 1
Suder 2b 4 0 2 1
Majeski 3b 6 2 3 3
Fowler p 6 1 0 0
Totals 44 16 17 14
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Coleman rf 4 0 1 0
Hitchcock 3b 2 1 1 0
Stephens ss 4 0 1 1
Heath lf 4 0 1 1
Lehner cf 4 0 0 0
Judnich 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 0 0
Moss c 4 0 1 0
Sanford p 2 1 1 0
  Zoldak p 1 0 0 0
  Swartz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 001 023 019–16171
St. Louis 002 000 000–274
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(6-7) 9.0 7 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L(3-6) 6.0 8 6 2 3 0
  Zoldak   2.2 8 8 4 3 0
  Swartz   0.1 1 2 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
17
16
6
8
0
  E–Fain (10), Hitchcock (10), Stephens (12), Thompson (1), Zoldak (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Hitchcock-Zoldak-Thompson-Judnich.  2B–Philadelphia McCosky (10); Rosar (13); Suder (15); Majeski (18).  3B–Philadelphia Chapman (3).  HR–Philadelphia Fain (6,5th inning off Sanford 1 on).  SH–Joost 2 (8); Hitchcock (2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  U–Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry, Hal Weafer.  T–2:10.  A–3,648.
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