St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1951 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 6, Philadelphia Athletics 7

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 2 1 0
Berardino 3b 5 1 1 0
Coleman rf 2 1 1 0
Lollar c 3 1 0 0
Sievers cf 4 0 1 2
Lenhardt lf 4 1 1 2
Arft 1b 3 0 0 0
Upton ss 4 0 1 2
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 2 0 0 0
  Widmar p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 0 3 2
Fain 1b 4 0 0 1
Philley cf 4 2 1 0
Zernial lf 3 2 1 2
Valo rf 4 0 2 1
Hitchcock 3b 4 0 1 0
Klein 2b 5 0 0 0
Murray c 5 2 2 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Shantz p 3 1 2 0
Totals 37 7 12 6
St. Louis 400 020 000662
Philadelphia 221 100 0017123
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   2.0 4 5 5 3 1
  Kennedy   5.0 6 1 1 4 4
  Widmar  L(2-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
12
7
7
7
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   0.2 3 4 4 3 1
  Shantz  W(2-3) 8.1 3 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
4
7

  E–Berardino (8), Sievers (1), Hitchcock (7), Klein (1), Shantz (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Klein-Fain.  2B–St. Louis Lenhardt (2,off Coleman), Philadelphia Joost (7,off Johnson).  3B–Philadelphia Valo (3,off Johnson).  HR–Philadelphia Zernial (7,1st inning off Johnson 1 on 2 out).  SH–Coleman (2,off Shantz); Hitchcock (1,off Kennedy); Shantz (1,off Widmar).  IBB–Arft (1,by Coleman).  Team LOB–5.  Team–13.  SB–Shantz (1,3rd base off Kennedy/Lollar).  U–Jim Honochick, Bill McGowan, Bill McKinley.  T–2:34.  A–2,957.
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