Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
April 23, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1951 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 2 0
Valo rf 4 1 1 0
Lehner lf 2 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 0 0 1
Fain 1b 3 0 1 0
Hitchcock 2b 2 0 0 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 0 0
Wahl 3b 2 1 0 1
Tipton c 3 0 0 0
  Limmer ph 1 1 1 2
Brissie p 2 0 1 0
  Wyse p 1 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 5 1 3 0
  Mapes rf 0 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 4 0 0 0
Berra c 2 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 2 2 0
Jensen lf 2 1 1 1
Mize 1b 4 0 1 1
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 1
Rizzuto ss 4 0 2 2
Raschi p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 13 5
Philadelphia 200 000 002460
New York 020 002 10x5130
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  L(0-2) 5.0 8 4 4 3 0
  Wyse   3.0 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
4
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W(2-0) 9.0 6 4 4 5 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Hitchcock-Fain-Joost-Fain-Wahl, Joost-Fain, New York 1. Coleman-Rizzuto-Mize.  2B–New York DiMaggio (2,off Brissie).  HR–Philadelphia Limmer (1,9th inning off Raschi 1 on 1 out).  SH–Lehner (1,off Raschi); Coleman (1,off Wyse).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Jensen (1,by Brissie); Berra (2,by Wyse).  Team–9.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:11.  A–8,275.
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