Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 7, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1948 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 7, St. Louis Browns 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 2 0
McCosky lf 3 1 1 0
Chapman cf 5 0 1 0
Fain 1b 4 2 2 2
Majeski 3b 5 0 1 2
Valo rf 5 1 1 0
Suder 2b 4 2 3 0
Franks c 5 0 4 2
Brissie p 4 0 1 1
Totals 40 7 16 7
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 0 1 0
Zarilla cf 5 0 2 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 1
Platt lf 4 0 0 0
Lund rf 5 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 1 0
Arft 1b 2 0 1 0
Pellagrini ss 3 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Sanford p 1 0 0 0
  Ostrowski p 1 0 0 0
  Dente ph 1 1 1 0
  Widmar p 0 0 0 0
  Partee ph 0 0 0 0
  Fannin pr 0 0 0 0
  Stephens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Philadelphia 201 001 201–7161
St. Louis 000 000 100–180
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  W(12-8) 9.0 8 1 1 6 6
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
6
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L(8-13) 2.1 7 3 3 0 0
  Ostrowski   4.2 6 3 3 2 1
  Widmar   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Stephens   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
7
7
4
2
  E–Joost (14).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Joost-Suder-Fain, St. Louis 1. Priddy-Pellagrini-Arft.  2B–Philadelphia Joost (20); Majeski (22); Valo (11); Franks 2 (7), St. Louis Zarilla (29).  HR–Philadelphia Fain (5,7th inning off Ostrowski 0 on).  SH–Suder (9); Brissie (3).  Team LOB–12.  Team–13.  CS–Joost (4).  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, Eddie Hurley.  T–2:28.  A–6,725.
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