Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 4, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1950 at Yankee Stadium I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 0 0
Lehner lf 4 1 1 0
Fain 1b 1 2 0 0
Chapman cf 3 1 0 0
Valo rf 4 0 2 2
Hitchcock 2b 4 0 0 0
Wahl 3b 3 0 0 0
Astroth c 3 0 1 0
Kellner p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 4 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Berra c 2 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
Bauer rf 3 1 1 1
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 0
Byrne p 1 0 1 0
  Henrich ph 0 0 0 0
  Jensen pr 0 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Workman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Philadelphia 000 002 020440
New York 000 000 102361
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  W(8-17) 9.0 6 3 3 5 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne  L(14-8) 7.0 2 2 2 6 1
  Ferrick   2.0 2 2 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
4
2
7
1

  E–Coleman (16).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Joost-Hitchcock-Fain, Hitchcock-Joost-Fain, New York 3. Rizzuto-Mize, Rizzuto-Mize, Coleman-Rizzuto-Mize.  2B–Philadelphia Valo (13,off Byrne), New York DiMaggio (27,off Kellner).  HR–New York Mize (19,7th inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out); Bauer (11,9th inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out); B. Johnson (6,9th inning off Kellner 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Coleman (9,off Kellner).  Team–6.  U–Jim Honochick, Charlie Berry, Art Passarella.  T–2:25.  A–59,773.
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