New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 3, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1951 at Shibe Park. 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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New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 1 1 2
Rizzuto ss 2 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Berra c 4 0 1 0
Mize 1b 4 0 1 0
  Collins pr,1b 0 0 0 0
McDougald 3b 1 0 1 0
  Brown 3b 3 0 1 0
Coleman 2b 4 0 0 0
Sain p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
Fain 1b 4 0 1 0
Valo rf 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 0 0 0
Philley cf 3 0 0 0
Suder 2b 3 1 1 0
Tipton c 2 0 1 1
  Limmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray c 0 0 0 0
Kellner p 2 0 1 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York 000 020 010383
Philadelphia 010 000 000152
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(8-14) 8.0 8 3 2 5 4
  Scheib   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
7
4

  E–Rizzuto (20), Collins (7), Brown (9), Fain (14), Tipton (5).  DP–New York 2. Berra-Coleman, Berra-Rizzuto, Philadelphia 3. Fain-Joost-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain, Suder-Fain.  2B–New York Sain (1,off Kellner); DiMaggio (16,off Kellner), Philadelphia Suder (12,off Sain); Valo (20,off Sain).  HR–New York Bauer (10,5th inning off Kellner 1 on 1 out).  SH–Rizzuto (26,off Scheib).  IBB–Woodling (3,by Scheib).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  CS–McDougald (5,2nd base by Kellner/Tipton); Valo (7,2nd base by Sain/Berra); Majeski (2,2nd base by Sain/Berra).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Cal Hubbard.
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