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Lineups and Summary
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 11, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 11, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Roy Hughes | Second Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Tommy Heath | Catcher |
| Jack Knott | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Gene Hasson | First Baseman |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Paul Easterling | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 11, 1938
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Easterling. Mills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Smith
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clift vs. Smith
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mills scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Smith
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Smith
Kress takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. West moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Smith
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Knott
Ambler hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Knott
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Knott
Hasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knott vs. Smith
Knott strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Smith
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Smith
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Smith
Clift hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Easterling who is chasing the ball. Clift reaches third base with a triple. Mills scores. Hughes scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a fly ball towards center. Easterling settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Easterling. Clift scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Smith
West hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Easterling. West reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Smith
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Knott
Brucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easterling vs. Knott
Easterling takes first base on ball four. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Knott
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Brucker moves to third. Easterling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Knott
Moses hits a line drive towards second. Hughes catches it and throws to second to double up Easterling. The throw to first to get Johnson, and that's a triple play. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Smith
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hasson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hasson. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Smith
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knott vs. Smith
Knott strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Knott
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knott
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Knott
Ambler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Knott
Werber hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Smith
Hughes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Smith
Clift takes first base on ball four. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hughes moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Smith
West takes first base on ball four. Hughes scores. Clift moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clift scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Thomas
Heath takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. West moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knott vs. Thomas
Knott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani misplays the ball. That's an error on Lodigiani. Bell scores. West moves to third. Heath moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Knott
Hasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Knott
Brucker hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Knott
Easterling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Knott
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easterling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Knott
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easterling scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Knott
Lodigiani strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Thomas
Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Thomas
Clift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Thomas
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knott
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Knott
Ambler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Knott
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hasson vs. Knott
Hasson hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Thomas
West hits a popup towards first. Hasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Thomas
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Knott
Brucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easterling vs. Knott
Easterling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knott
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Knott
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Knott
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Thomas
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Easterling. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knott vs. Thomas
Knott bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Heath moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills takes first base on ball four. Knott moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hughes vs. Thomas
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. Heath scores. Knott moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Thomas
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Thomas
Bell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knott
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Knott
Ambler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Knott
Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hasson vs. Knott
Hasson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Hasson reaches second base with a double. Ambler scores. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brucker vs. Newsom
Bobo Newsom now pitching.
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brucker for the out. Werber scores. Hasson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Easterling vs. Newsom
Easterling strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Thomas
West hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Thomas
Kress hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Thomas
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Newsom
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Newsom
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Thomas
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Thomas
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Newsom
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn juggles the ball. That's an error on McQuinn. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Newsom
Werber hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Newsom
Hasson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Newsom
Easterling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easterling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1938 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mills B, lf 4 2 1 0 Ambler W, ss 5 2 3 0
Hughes R, 2b 4 2 1 1 Werber B, 3b 5 2 2 2
Clift H, 3b 4 2 2 3 Hasson G, 1b 5 0 1 1
Bell B, rf 5 2 1 0 Brucker E, c 5 0 2 1
West S, cf 4 0 2 2 Easterling P, cf 4 1 2 0
Kress R, ss 4 0 0 1 Johnson B, lf 4 0 4 0
McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 2 1
Heath T, c 4 1 1 0 Lodigiani D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Knott J, p 3 0 0 0 Smith E, p 1 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 1 0 0 0 Thomas B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 8 7 40 5 16 5
St.Louis 140 300 100 -- 9
Philadelphia 000 100 202 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Knott J (W) 6.1 12 3 3 2 1
Newsom B (S) 2.2 4 2 1 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L)* 3.0 6 8 5 5 2
Thomas B 6.0 2 1 1 2 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Werber B, Easterling P, Hasson G, Lodigiani D, McQuinn G
DP -- St.Louis 2, Philadelphia 1
TP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Philadelphia 11
2B -- Mills B, West S, Heath T, Hasson G
3B -- Clift H
HR -- Werber B
SB -- Hughes R, Mills B
SH -- Knott J
T -- 1:23
A -- 0
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