Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
May 9, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 8, St. Louis Browns 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 6 1 3 2
Fain 1b 6 1 3 0
Moses rf 5 0 0 0
Chapman cf 5 1 2 2
Valo lf 6 2 1 0
Hitchcock 3b 2 1 0 0
Suder 2b 5 0 0 1
Astroth c 4 1 1 1
Kellner p 3 0 1 1
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 1 1 1 1
Totals 44 8 12 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 2 0
Berardino 3b 5 1 1 0
Coleman rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Sievers cf 2 0 1 0
  Delsing cf 1 0 0 0
  Marsh ph 0 0 0 0
  Wood rf 1 0 0 0
Moss c 5 1 2 1
Lenhardt lf 3 0 0 0
Arft 1b 4 0 0 0
Bero ss 2 0 0 0
Overmire p 1 0 0 0
  Widmar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Philadelphia 000 001 001 68124
St. Louis 000 100 010 0272
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner   8.0 6 2 1 5 1
  Scheib  W(1-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
7
2
1
6
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire  L(0-2) 9.1 9 6 2 5 4
  Widmar   0.2 3 2 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
12
8
2
6
4

  E–Fain (4), Valo (2), Hitchcock (4), Kellner (1), Moss (2), Overmire (2).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Suder-Fain, Hitchcock-Fain, Hitchcock-Suder-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Fain 2 (6); Chapman (1); Valo (2); Scheib (1), St. Louis Coleman (2).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (5,9th inning off Overmire 0 on), St. Louis Moss (1,4th inning off Kellner 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Coleman (1); Overmire 2 (3).  Team–10.  CS–Marsh (1).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Passarella.
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