Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 23, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 2 1 0
Verble ss 3 0 0 0
Noren cf 4 1 2 2
Vernon 1b 3 0 1 1
Mele rf 4 0 1 0
McCormick lf 3 0 0 0
  Coan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 1 0
Guerra c 4 0 0 0
Consuegra p 1 0 0 0
  Dente ph 1 0 0 0
  Sima p 0 0 0 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Hawes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 2 4
Fain 1b 1 0 0 0
  Limmer 1b 4 0 1 1
Valo rf 5 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Hitchcock 3b 4 0 1 0
Philley cf 4 1 1 0
Suder 2b 3 3 2 0
Astroth c 3 2 1 2
Zoldak p 2 0 0 0
  Scheib p 2 1 1 1
Totals 36 8 10 8
Washington 000 001 020362
Philadelphia 020 301 02x8101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Consuegra  L(7-8) 5.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Sima   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Ferrick   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
3
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak  W(6-10) 5.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Scheib  SV(3) 4.0 4 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
3

  E–Verble (4), Michaels (23), Limmer (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Joost-Limmer.  2B–Washington Mele (35,off Scheib), Philadelphia Suder (15,off Sima).  3B–Philadelphia Scheib (2,off Ferrick).  HR–Washington Noren (7,8th inning off Scheib 1 on 2 out), Philadelphia Astroth (2,2nd inning off Consuegra 1 on 2 out); Joost (19,4th inning off Consuegra 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U–Jim Duffy, Jim Honochick, Johnny Stevens.  T–1:48.  A–5,951.
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