Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
June 12, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 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 6

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 1 0
Moses rf 5 1 3 1
Fain 1b 3 0 1 0
Chapman cf 5 1 1 0
Majeski 3b 5 1 2 1
Valo lf 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 2 1
Guerra c 3 1 1 1
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Shantz p 1 0 1 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Anderson ss 5 0 1 0
Dillinger 3b 3 1 1 1
Priddy 2b 5 0 0 0
Graham 1b 5 0 0 0
Kokos rf 4 1 2 0
Platt lf 3 2 1 0
Spence cf 2 1 1 2
Lollar c 4 0 2 2
  Sullivan pr 0 1 0 0
  Moss c 0 0 0 0
Fannin p 2 0 1 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
  Garver p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Philadelphia 001 001 2004122
St. Louis 000 002 04x690
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   5.1 6 2 2 5 2
  Shantz  L(2-4) 1.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Scheib   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
6
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Fannin   6.1 8 4 4 5 3
  Ferrick  W(2-0) 1.2 3 0 0 1 0
  Garver   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
6
3

  E–Joost (6), Suder (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Majeski-Suder-Fain, St. Louis 1. Dillinger-Graham.  2B–Philadelphia Majeski (15), St. Louis Anderson (3); Spence (5); Lollar (1).  SH–Coleman (2).  Team LOB–13.  Team–10.  SB–Dillinger (8).  U–Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer.
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