New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 27, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1948 at Shibe Park. 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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New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 5 0 2 1
Henrich rf 4 1 1 0
Keller lf 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
Berra c 4 1 2 2
  Niarhos c 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
McQuinn 1b 4 0 2 0
Stirnweiss 2b 4 1 1 0
Drews p 2 0 0 0
  Page p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 2 1
McCosky lf 2 0 1 0
Binks rf 4 0 0 0
  York ph 1 0 0 0
Fain 1b 3 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 1 1 0
Chapman cf 2 0 0 0
Rosar c 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 0
Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Marchildon p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
New York 300 000 1004111
Philadelphia 011 000 000250
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Drews  W(1-0) 7.1 5 2 2 7 2
  Page  SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
9
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(0-1) 7.0 10 4 4 0 4
  Marchildon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
0
5

  E–Brown (1).  DP–New York 2. Brown-Stirnweiss-McQuinn, Stirnweiss-Brown-McQuinn, Philadelphia 1. Suder-Joost-Fain.  2B–New York Berra (1).  3B–Philadelphia Majeski (1).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (2,3rd inning off Drews 0 on).  SH–Drews (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  CS–McCosky (1).  U–Bill McGowan, Cal Hubbard, Bill McKinley.  T–2:21.  A–8,174.
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