Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
May 23, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1950 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 1, St. Louis Browns 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
  Chapman pr 0 0 0 0
McCosky lf 4 0 1 0
Dillinger 3b 4 0 1 1
Lehner cf 5 0 0 0
Valo rf 3 0 0 0
Fain 1b 2 0 1 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Tipton c 1 0 0 0
  Guerra c 3 0 1 0
Scheib p 2 1 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Wahl ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 4 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
DeMars ss 3 0 0 0
Coleman rf 4 1 1 1
Lollar c 3 0 1 0
Kokos lf 4 1 2 0
Thomas 3b 4 1 1 1
Arft 1b 3 2 1 0
Sievers cf 4 0 1 0
Friend 2b 4 2 3 5
Widmar p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Philadelphia 000 010 000142
St. Louis 020 012 02x7102
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib  L(0-3) 6.0 7 5 5 4 2
  Kellner   2.0 3 2 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
4
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Widmar  W(1-1) 9.0 4 1 0 6 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
6
3

  E–Joost (6), Suder (2), DeMars 2 (7).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Suder-Joost-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain, Valo-Fain.  2B–St. Louis Arft (3,off Scheib); Thomas (5,off Scheib).  HR–St. Louis Friend 2 (2,2nd inning off Scheib 1 on 2 out,8th inning off Kellner 1 on 1 out); Coleman (3,5th inning off Scheib 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Joost (2,by Widmar).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, Joe Paparella.  T–2:30.  A–3,692.
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