Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 17, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1950 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 10

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 0 0
McCosky lf 5 0 1 0
Lehner rf 5 1 2 0
Chapman cf 5 1 1 1
Fain 1b 4 1 1 1
Hitchcock 2b 4 1 2 0
Wahl 3b 4 1 2 1
Tipton c 4 1 2 3
Murray p 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 2 0 1 0
  Shantz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Pesky 3b 4 1 0 0
Goodman 1b 4 3 2 0
Stephens ss 4 3 3 3
Doerr 2b 4 1 2 1
Vollmer lf 5 1 3 1
Zarilla rf 5 1 3 2
Batts c 3 0 1 1
Kinder p 3 0 0 1
Totals 35 10 14 9
Philadelphia 000 100 0326123
Boston 025 002 01x10140
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Murray  L(0-1) 2.0 6 7 6 4 1
  Scheib   4.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Shantz   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
9
8
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kinder  W(12-12) 9.0 12 6 6 4 8
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
8

  E–Joost 3 (23).  DP–Philadelphia 4. Fain-Joost, Joost-Hitchcock-Fain, Scheib-Hitchcock-Fain-Tipton, Fain-Joost.  2B–Philadelphia McCosky (7,off Kinder); Chapman (14,off Kinder), Boston Stephens 2 (26,off Murray 2); Zarilla (29,off Scheib); Goodman (14,off Scheib); Doerr (21,off Shantz).  3B–Boston Zarilla (7,off Murray).  HR–Philadelphia Tipton (4,8th inning off Kinder 2 on 2 out), Boston Stephens (27,6th inning off Scheib 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Batts (5,by Scheib).  Team–9.  U–Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard, Joe Paparella.  T–2:27.  A–11,692.
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