Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 11, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1947 at Yankee Stadium I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 5 0 4 0
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
Binks rf 5 0 0 0
Fain 1b 3 1 2 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 1
Rosar c 4 1 2 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 2
Majeski 3b 4 0 1 0
McCahan p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Berra rf 4 0 0 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 3 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 1 0
Lindell lf 4 0 1 1
Robinson c 4 0 1 0
  Frey pr 0 0 0 0
Newsom p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 0
  Bevens p 1 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 010 200 0003110
New York 000 011 000270
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan  W(5-3) 9.0 7 2 2 5 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  L(8-8) 5.0 8 3 3 0 1
  Bevens   4.0 3 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
1

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Majeski-Suder-Fain, New York 1. Rizzuto.  2B–Philadelphia McCosky (14).  3B–Philadelphia Suder (4), New York DiMaggio (8).  HR–Philadelphia Chapman (9,2nd inning off Newsom 0 on).  SH–Joost (13).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U–Charlie Berry, Hal Weafer, Cal Hubbard.  T–1:58.  A–42,216.
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