Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 1, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1949 at Shibe Park. 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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Washington Senators 9, Philadelphia Athletics 15

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Coan lf 5 2 3 1
Lewis rf 3 1 0 0
Robertson 2b 5 1 2 3
Vollmer cf 4 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 5 2 3 2
Yost 3b 1 0 0 0
  Christman pr,3b 2 0 0 0
Dente ss 5 1 1 0
Evans c 4 0 1 0
Haynes p 2 1 1 2
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Welteroth p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 3 1 1
Valo lf 5 3 4 7
Fain 1b 4 1 1 1
Wright rf 6 0 1 3
Majeski 3b 5 1 1 1
Chapman cf 5 1 1 1
Astroth c 1 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 1 0
  Guerra c 1 2 1 0
Suder 2b 5 2 3 1
Scheib p 0 1 0 0
  Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 15 14 15
Washington 012 320 0109121
Philadelphia 004 040 52x15140
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes   4.0 3 6 4 4 1
  Thompson   0.2 4 2 0 0 0
  Welteroth  L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 3 1
  Masterson   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Klieman   1.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals 8.0 14 15 11 10 2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib   3.1 6 5 5 4 0
  Wilson   1.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Shantz   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Coleman  W (2-2) 4.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals 9.0 12 9 9 7 0

  E–Dente (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Joost-Fain.  2B–Washington Vollmer (1); Robinson 2 (2), Philadelphia Majeski (3).  3B–Washington Coan 2 (2), Philadelphia Valo 2 (4); Wright (2).  HR–Washington Robertson (1,4th inning off Wilson 1 on); Robinson (2,2nd inning off Scheib 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Coleman (1).  Team–10.  CS–Dente (2).  SB–Valo (2); Guerra (1).  U–Eddie Hurley, Bill McGowan, Red Jones.

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