Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
September 15, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 8, St. Louis Browns 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 3 1 0
McCosky lf 6 1 1 0
Fain 1b 4 2 3 2
Majeski 3b 5 1 3 1
Chapman cf 5 0 1 2
Valo rf 5 0 2 1
Guerra c 5 0 1 1
Suder 2b 6 1 2 0
Fowler p 5 0 0 0
Totals 46 8 14 7
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 6 1 3 1
Zarilla lf 6 0 1 0
Priddy 2b 5 2 1 1
Kokos rf 4 2 1 0
Arft 1b 5 1 2 5
Lehner cf 5 0 2 0
Moss c 6 1 3 0
Pellagrini ss 3 0 0 0
  Dente ph,ss 2 0 2 0
Biscan p 0 0 0 0
  Stephens p 1 0 0 0
  Platt ph 1 0 1 0
  Drews p 1 0 0 0
  Schultz ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanford p 1 0 0 0
  Garver ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 16 7
Philadelphia 230 200 000 0018141
St. Louis 002 100 301 0007161
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(15-6) 12.0 16 7 7 6 2
Totals
12.0
16
7
7
6
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Biscan   1.2 4 5 5 3 0
  Stephens   2.1 4 2 2 3 0
  Drews   4.0 3 0 0 3 1
  Sanford  L(10-19) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
12.0
14
8
8
10
3

  E–Joost (19), Biscan (3).  DP–Philadelphia 4. Fain, Fain-Joost-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain, Fowler-Joost, St. Louis 3. Dillinger, Pellagrini-Arft, Dente-Priddy-Arft.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (26); Majeski (35); Chapman (16); Suder (22), St. Louis Dillinger 2 (30); Arft (8); Moss (11); Dente (7).  HR–St. Louis Priddy (5,9th inning off Fowler 0 on); Arft (4,7th inning off Fowler 2 on).  SH–McCosky (19); Fowler (4); Dillinger (11); Garver (7).  Team LOB–14.  Team–12.  U–Bill McKinley, Charlie Berry, Bill Grieve.  T–2:23.  A–2,193.
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