St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 31, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1950 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 2, Philadelphia Athletics 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Lenhardt 1b 4 1 1 1
Stirnweiss 2b 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 0 1 0
Coleman lf 3 0 0 0
Delsing cf 4 0 1 0
Kokos rf 4 1 1 0
Sievers 3b 4 0 1 1
DeMars ss 2 0 0 0
Fannin p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Suder ss 4 1 0 0
Lehner lf 4 0 2 0
Fain 1b 4 2 3 1
Chapman cf 4 0 2 1
Valo rf 3 0 1 0
Hitchcock 2b 4 0 0 0
Wahl 3b 3 0 2 1
Guerra c 4 0 0 0
Hooper p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
St. Louis 100 010 000261
Philadelphia 000 120 00x3101
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Fannin  L(4-8) 8.0 10 3 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
10
3
1
2
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hooper  W(13-8) 9.0 6 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
4

  E–Sievers (7), Suder (7).  DP–St. Louis 1. Stirnweiss-Lenhardt, Philadelphia 1. Hitchcock-Suder-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Lehner (15); Fain (23); Wahl (6).  3B–St. Louis Kokos (2), Philadelphia Fain (3).  HR–St. Louis Lenhardt (22,1st inning off Hooper 0 on 0 out).  SH–DeMars (4).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  CS–Lehner (1).  U–Joe Paparella, Johnny Stevens, Cal Hubbard.
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