New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 15, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1949 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Coleman 2b 5 1 0 1
Rizzuto ss 5 1 1 0
Woodling lf 5 1 2 1
Henrich rf 4 2 2 0
Berra c 6 0 2 4
Brown 3b 5 0 2 1
  Johnson ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 5 0 0 0
Mapes cf 5 1 2 0
Byrne p 2 0 1 0
  Shea p 0 1 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  Lindell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Sanford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 12 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 3 2 1
White rf 2 0 0 0
  Moses ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Fain 1b 5 0 1 2
Chapman cf 6 3 3 4
Majeski 3b 5 0 1 0
Valo lf 3 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Guerra c 5 0 0 0
Fowler p 1 0 0 0
  Wright ph 0 1 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Biasetti ph 0 0 0 0
  Fox pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 8 7 7
New York 301 111 000 00–7120
Philadelphia 201 000 202 01–871
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne   3.0 2 3 3 4 1
  Shea   3.2 3 2 2 3 0
  Page   2.1 2 2 2 0 3
  Hiller  L(0-2) 1.1 0 1 1 4 0
  Sanford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
7
8
8
11
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   7.0 11 7 6 6 1
  Shantz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kellner  W(3-2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
12
7
6
6
1
  E–Fain (4).  DP–New York 1. Coleman-Rizzuto-Kryhoski.  2B–New York Woodling 2 (2); Henrich 2 (6); Berra (3); Mapes (2), Philadelphia Joost (7); Chapman (9).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (4,9th inning off Page 0 on); Chapman 2 (4,1st inning off Byrne 1 on,9th inning off Page 0 on).  SH–Rizzuto (6).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–Valo (3).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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