Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 26, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1951 at Yankee Stadium I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 1

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 0 0 0
Fain 1b 3 1 1 1
Valo rf 4 1 2 0
Zernial lf 4 1 2 2
Hitchcock 3b 4 0 0 0
Philley cf 4 1 2 1
Suder 2b 4 0 1 0
Tipton c 4 0 1 0
Shantz p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 4 1 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0
Bauer lf 4 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
McDougald 3b 4 0 0 0
Berra c 2 0 1 0
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 0
Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Sain p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Philadelphia 103 000 0004102
New York 100 000 000160
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  W(18-9) 9.0 6 1 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kuzava  L(11-7) 2.1 6 3 3 0 3
  Sain   6.2 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
7

  E–Hitchcock (14), Tipton (9).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Hitchcock-Suder, Hitchcock-Suder-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Zernial (30,off Kuzava); Suder (16,off Kuzava); Shantz (4,off Sain).  3B–Philadelphia Valo (8,off Kuzava).  HR–Philadelphia Fain (6,1st inning off Kuzava 0 on 1 out); Zernial (33,3rd inning off Kuzava 1 on 1 out); Philley (7,3rd inning off Sain 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U-HP–Cal Hubbard, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–2:04.  A–11,745.
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