Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
August 16, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1947 at Griffith Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 5, Washington Senators 2
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 3 0 1 0
Joost ss 4 0 1 0
Binks rf 5 0 0 0
Fain 1b 5 2 2 0
Chapman cf 4 2 2 1
Rosar c 4 1 3 1
Suder 2b 4 0 1 2
Majeski 3b 3 0 1 1
McCahan p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 2 0
Lewis rf 4 1 0 0
Robertson lf 5 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 0
Spence cf 3 0 0 0
Christman ss 4 0 2 2
Priddy 2b 4 0 2 0
Evans c 3 0 0 0
  Grace ph 0 0 0 0
  Ferrell c 0 0 0 0
Scarborough p 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 1 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan pr 0 0 0 0
  Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Philadelphia 010 300 010–5121
Washington 101 000 000–290
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan  W(6-3) 9.0 9 2 2 6 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
6
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Scarborough  L(4-6) 3.1 8 4 4 0 0
  Ferrick   4.2 4 1 1 2 1
  Pieretti   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
1
  E–Fain (15).  DP–Washington 2. Priddy-Vernon, Ferrick-Priddy-Vernon.  PB–Evans (3).  2B–Philadelphia Chapman (12); Suder (20), Washington Vernon (21).  3B–Philadelphia Fain (5).  SH–Joost (14); McCahan (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  SB–Lewis (5).  CS–Yost (5).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Joe Rue.  T–2:09.  A–3,428.
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