Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 28, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1947 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 4 0 1 0
Knickerbocker rf 4 1 1 0
Chapman cf 4 2 1 0
Adams 1b 4 0 3 1
Majeski ss 4 0 1 1
Handley 2b 2 0 0 0
Rutner 3b 4 0 1 0
Guerra c 4 0 0 0
Brissie p 2 0 0 0
  Scheib ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Frey 2b 5 1 1 0
Henrich rf 4 2 2 1
Berra c 4 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 3 1 1 1
McQuinn 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Lindell lf 4 1 1 1
Rizzuto ss 3 0 2 0
Wight p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Philadelphia 002 000 001–381
New York 002 100 20x–5102
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  L(0-1) 7.0 9 5 5 5 4
  Coleman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
5
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  W(1-0) 9.0 8 3 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
2
3
  E–Knickerbocker (2), B. Johnson 2 (17).  DP–New York 1. B. Johnson-Frey-McQuinn.  2B–New York DiMaggio (31); McQuinn (24).  3B–Philadelphia Knickerbocker (2); Adams (3), New York Henrich (13).  HR–New York Lindell (11,4th inning off Brissie 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Wight (1).  Team–9.  SB–Chapman (3).  CS–Rizzuto (6).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Hal Weafer.  T–1:49.  A–23,085.
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