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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 20, 1949 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Scheib |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 39,851 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Art Passarella 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Don White | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Bobby Estalella | Right Fielder |
| Tod Davis | Shortstop |
| Carl Scheib | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Silvera | Catcher |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1949
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lopat
Fox hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopat
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lopat
Valo hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Lopat
There goes Valo. The throw from Silvera and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Scheib
Mapes hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Scheib
Woodling hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lopat
Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lopat
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estalella vs. Lopat
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Scheib
Henrich hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Scheib
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Scheib
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvera vs. Scheib
There goes Coleman. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Fox applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lopat
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Lopat
Scheib hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lopat
Fox is hit by the pitch. Scheib moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Lopat
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Lopat
Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Scheib
Silvera hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Scheib
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lopat
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lopat
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Estalella vs. Lopat
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Scheib
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Scheib
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Woodling goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Scheib
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Scheib
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out. DiMaggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Scheib
Scheib fires over to first and Fain drops the ball. That's an error on Fain. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Scheib
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lopat
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Lopat
Scheib hits a line drive into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lopat
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Scheib
Silvera hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Scheib
Lopat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davis misplays the ball. That's an error on Davis. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mapes vs. Scheib
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopat moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Scheib
Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopat
White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lopat
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Lopat
Fain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lopat
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shantz
Brown takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Harris
Bubba Harris now pitching.
Coleman bunts for an out with unknown description. Henrich moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Silvera vs. Harris
Silvera hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopat vs. Harris
Lopat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Lopat
Estalella hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lopat
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Harris
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Harris
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lopat
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lopat
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopat
White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Harris
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Harris
Coleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Harris
Silvera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Harris
Lopat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Silvera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lopat
Valo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lopat
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lopat
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estalella vs. Lopat
Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain scores. Astroth moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lopat
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. Astroth scores. Estalella goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Lopat
Taffy Wright pinch hits for Bubba Harris.
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Lopat
Mike Guerra pinch runs for Taffy Wright.
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1949 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 5 1 1 1
White D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mapes C, rf 2 1 0 0
Valo E, lf 3 0 1 0 Woodling G, lf 4 3 2 4
Fain F, 1b 4 1 2 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 0
Chapman S, cf 3 0 1 0 Henrich T, 1b 2 0 0 0
Astroth J, c 4 1 1 0 Brown B, 3b 3 0 0 1
Estalella B, rf 4 1 1 1 Coleman J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Davis T, ss 4 0 1 2 Silvera C, c 3 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 2 0 1 0 Lopat E, p 4 1 2 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Harris B, p 1 0 0 0
Wright T, ph 0 0 0 0
Guerra M, pr 0 0 0 0
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33 3 8 3 29 7 6 6
Philadelphia 000 000 003 -- 3
New York 100 230 10x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib C (L) 5.0 4 6 2 3 0
Shantz B* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Harris B 3.0 2 1 1 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W) 9.0 8 3 0 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- White D, Davis T 2, Fain F, Brown B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 6
3B -- Davis T
HR -- Woodling G 2, Rizzuto P
CS -- Valo E, Coleman J
SH -- Coleman J
HBP -- by Lopat E (Fox N)
T -- 2:24
A -- 39851
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