Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 26, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 3, St. Louis Browns 11

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 1 0
White rf 4 0 1 0
Valo lf 4 1 2 1
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 1 2 1
Suder 3b 4 1 2 0
Astroth c 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Scheib p 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 2 0 0 0
  Marchildon p 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 0 1 1
Spence lf 4 2 2 5
Priddy 2b 5 1 3 0
Graham 1b 5 1 1 2
Sievers cf 4 1 2 0
Moss c 4 0 1 0
  Elder pr 0 1 0 0
  Lollar c 0 0 0 0
Kokos rf 4 2 2 0
Sullivan ss 2 1 2 1
Ostrowski p 2 0 0 1
  Papai p 1 2 0 1
Totals 36 11 14 11
Philadelphia 000 102 000390
St. Louis 000 400 25x11142
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib  L(8-10) 3.1 7 4 4 1 1
  Harris   4.0 5 6 6 2 0
  Marchildon   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
3
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Ostrowski  W(8-8) 5.1 8 3 3 0 0
  Papai   3.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
0

  E–Priddy (19), Sullivan (14).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Joost-Fox-Fain, St. Louis 1. Priddy-Sullivan-Graham.  2B–St. Louis Priddy 2 (19); Moss (10).  3B–Philadelphia Suder (6).  HR–Philadelphia Valo (4,6th inning off Ostrowski 0 on); Chapman (18,6th inning off Ostrowski 0 on), St. Louis Spence 2 (9,8th inning off Marchildon 2 on,7th inning off Harris 1 on); Graham (21,4th inning off Scheib 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Spence (6).  Team–5.  U–Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry, Joe Paparella.
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