New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
May 4, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1949 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Coleman 2b 5 2 3 0
Rizzuto ss 5 3 3 4
Bauer cf 4 1 2 1
  Mapes cf 0 0 0 0
Henrich rf 4 1 1 1
Berra c 4 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 1 1
Lindell lf 5 0 2 2
Phillips 1b 3 1 2 1
Raschi p 5 0 1 0
Totals 40 10 15 10
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 3 0 1 0
Zarilla lf 4 1 1 0
Priddy 2b 4 1 3 1
Graham 1b 4 1 2 2
Kokos rf 3 1 0 0
Lehner cf 4 0 1 0
Lollar c 4 0 2 1
  Garver pr 0 0 0 0
Pellagrini ss 4 1 2 1
Kennedy p 1 0 0 0
  Shore p 1 0 0 0
  Platt ph 1 0 0 0
  Savage p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
New York 024 200 200 010150
St. Louis 300 000 101 x5123
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W(4-0) 9.0 12 5 5 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(0-1) 3.0 9 8 6 3 1
  Shore   4.0 5 2 1 3 0
  Savage   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
7
6
2

  E–Priddy 2 (3), Lollar (1).  DP–New York 3. Rizzuto-Phillips, Phillips, Coleman-Rizzuto-Phillips, St. Louis 1. Pellagrini-Priddy-Graham.  2B–New York Henrich (3); Johnson (2); Lindell (2), St. Louis Priddy (1).  3B–New York Coleman (1); Bauer (1), St. Louis Priddy (1).  HR–New York Rizzuto (2,4th inning off Kennedy 1 on), St. Louis Graham (5,1st inning off Raschi 1 on); Pellagrini (1,7th inning off Raschi 0 on).  SH–Coleman (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Zarilla (1).  U–Eddie Hurley, Bill McGowan, Red Jones.
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