New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 20, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1950 at Shibe Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 3 1 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 2 2 1
Berra c 4 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 5 1 3 3
Bauer rf 5 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 5 0 1 0
Collins 1b 3 0 0 0
Lopat p 3 1 1 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 1 0
Lehner rf,lf 5 1 1 0
Ortiz lf,rf 4 1 1 2
Chapman cf 4 0 2 0
Fain 1b 4 0 2 2
Hitchcock 2b 4 0 1 0
Wahl 3b 2 0 0 0
Guerra c 4 0 1 0
Kellner p 2 0 0 0
  Tipton ph 1 1 1 0
  Scheib p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 300 300 0006101
Philadelphia 200 000 2004101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  W(14-7) 9.0 10 4 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
2
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(7-15) 7.0 8 6 5 6 1
  Scheib   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
6
2

  E–B. Johnson (7), Hitchcock (19).  DP–New York 2. B. Johnson-Coleman-Collins, Rizzuto-Coleman-Collins.  2B–New York Lopat (2,off Kellner); Rizzuto (28,off Kellner); Coleman (15,off Kellner), Philadelphia Fain (20,off Lopat); Chapman 2 (16,off Lopat 2); Guerra (10,off Lopat).  HR–New York DiMaggio (23,1st inning off Kellner 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  CS–Rizzuto (7,2nd base by Scheib/Guerra).  U–Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard, Joe Paparella.
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