Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 21, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1949 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 8, New York Yankees 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 4 2 1 0
Moses rf 3 2 2 0
Valo lf 3 3 2 1
Fain 1b 5 1 2 6
Chapman cf 5 0 1 1
Suder 3b 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 5 0 1 0
Davis ss 4 0 3 0
Brissie p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 0 1 1
Mapes rf 5 1 2 3
Henrich 1b 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 3 1 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Bauer lf 3 1 0 0
Coleman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lindell ph 1 0 0 0
  Stirnweiss 2b 1 0 0 0
Niarhos c 2 2 2 3
Raschi p 0 0 0 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 0
  Page p 1 0 0 0
  Silvera ph 0 0 0 0
  Byrne pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Philadelphia 100 020 4018131
New York 001 103 002790
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  W(12-7) 9.0 9 7 7 5 6
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi   5.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Page  L(11-5) 4.0 6 5 5 3 6
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
8

  E–Valo (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Brissie-Fox-Fain, New York 2. Stirnweiss-Rizzuto-Henrich, Johnson-Stirnweiss-Henrich.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (15).  3B–Philadelphia Valo (11), New York Niarhos (1).  HR–Philadelphia Fain (2,7th inning off Page 3 on), New York Mapes (4,4th inning off Brissie 0 on).  SH–Brissie (4); Raschi (9).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Silvera (1).  Team–5.  CS–Valo (9); Rizzuto (4).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Boyer.
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