Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
May 11, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1949 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 2 2
Valo lf 3 0 1 1
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0
Wright rf 3 0 0 0
  Moses pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 1 3 1
Guerra c 4 0 1 0
Suder 2b 4 1 0 0
Shantz p 2 1 1 0
  Scheib ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 0 1 1
Kokos rf 3 1 1 0
Priddy 2b 4 1 2 0
Spence cf 3 0 0 0
Graham 1b 4 2 3 2
Sievers lf 4 1 2 1
Moss c 4 0 0 0
Pellagrini ss 4 0 1 1
Drews p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Philadelphia 010 020 100–481
St. Louis 100 200 20x–5100
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  L(1-1) 8.0 10 5 5 3 9
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
9
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Drews  W(2-2) 9.0 8 4 4 4 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
2
  E–Majeski (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Pellagrini-Priddy-Graham.  PB–Guerra (1).  2B–St. Louis Kokos (1); Graham 2 (6).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (2,5th inning off Drews 1 on); Chapman (1,2nd inning off Drews 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Johnny Stevens.
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