St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
August 7, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1949 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 2, New York Yankees 20

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 2 0 1 0
  Sullivan 3b 1 0 0 0
Lehner rf 3 0 2 1
Priddy 2b 3 0 1 0
  Anderson 2b 0 0 0 0
Platt lf 3 0 0 0
  Elder lf 1 0 0 0
Sievers cf 3 1 1 1
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Graham 1b 4 0 0 0
Pellagrini ss 3 1 1 0
Garver p 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Starr p 1 0 0 0
  Drews p 1 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 7 4 4 1
Keller lf 3 1 2 0
  Bauer lf,rf 3 3 3 2
Henrich 1b 3 1 1 1
  Johnson 1b 1 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 2 3 4
  Woodling lf 1 1 1 1
Berra c 2 1 1 3
  Niarhos c 2 1 0 0
Brown 3b 6 1 1 1
Mapes rf,cf 5 2 2 2
Coleman 2b 3 1 1 1
  Stirnweiss 2b 2 1 0 0
Byrne p 6 0 2 2
Totals 48 20 22 19
St. Louis 000 000 011263
New York 309 003 05x20221
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(7-12) 2.1 6 9 4 1 0
  Kennedy   0.1 4 3 0 0 0
  Starr   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Drews   2.2 8 8 8 1 1
  Embree   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
22
20
12
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne  W(9-6) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5

  E–Dillinger (18), Priddy (16), Sievers (3), Brown (6).  DP–New York 2. Rizzuto-Coleman-Henrich, Rizzuto-Coleman-Henrich.  2B–New York Keller (4); DiMaggio (7); Woodling (11); Brown (7); Coleman (14).  3B–St. Louis Pellagrini (1).  HR–St. Louis Sievers (12,9th inning off Byrne 0 on), New York Berra (16,1st inning off Garver 1 on).  SH–Lehner (4).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Henrich (3); Berra (6); Niarhos (1); Coleman (2).  Team–11.  U–Jim Honochick, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve.
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