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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 27, 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 August 27, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Mills |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Tommy Heath | Catcher |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Lefty Mills | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Lou Finney | Left Fielder |
| Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Nels Potter | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 27, 1938
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Potter
Almada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Potter
Mills hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Potter
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Mills
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Mills
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Mills
Sperry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Mills
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada who is chasing the ball. Siebert reaches third base with a triple. Finney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Mills
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Potter
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Potter
There goes Kress. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Kress steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Potter
Heath hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mills vs. Potter
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Almada vs. Potter
Almada hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Mills
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mills
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Mills
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Potter
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Potter
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Mills
Potter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Mills
Moses bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Potter moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Mills
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn juggles the ball. That's an error on McQuinn. Potter moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sperry vs. Mills
There goes Potter. The slide. Heath applies the tag. Potter is out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Mills
Sperry hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Potter
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Potter
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Potter
Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almada vs. Potter
Almada hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Mills
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mills
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Mills
Werber takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Mills
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Siebert scores. Werber goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ambler vs. Mills
Ambler hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Potter vs. Mills
Potter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Potter covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Potter
Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Potter
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Potter
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Mills
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Mills
Finney bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperry vs. Mills
Sperry hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Mills
Siebert is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Mills
Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Potter
Heath hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Potter
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Mills
Werber hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mills
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Mills
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Mills
Potter hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Potter
Almada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Almada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn bunts towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Almada moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mills vs. Potter
Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Almada scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Potter
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Mills
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Mills
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Mills
Sperry hits a fly ball towards left. Mills settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mills. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Mills
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Potter
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Potter
Heath bunts towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mills vs. Potter
Mills bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Kress moves to third. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Almada vs. Potter
Almada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kress scores. Heffner scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Potter
There goes Almada. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Ambler applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mills
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Mills
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mills
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Mills
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Potter
Mills hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Potter
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Potter
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Mills
Sam Chapman pinch hits for Nels Potter.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Mills
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Mills
Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Mills
Sperry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Mills
Siebert strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1938, game 1 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Almada M, cf 5 2 3 2 Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Finney L, lf 3 1 0 0
Mills B, lf 5 1 1 1 Sperry S, 2b 5 0 1 0
Clift H, 3b 4 2 3 3 Siebert D, 1b 4 1 2 1
Bell B, rf 5 0 1 0 Johnson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Kress R, ss 5 1 2 0 Werber B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Heath T, c 3 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 3 2
Heffner D, 2b 3 1 2 0 Ambler W, ss 4 0 0 0
Mills L, p 3 0 1 0 Potter N, p 3 0 1 0
Chapman S, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 14 8 35 3 9 3
St.Louis 200 020 121 -- 8
Philadelphia 100 200 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mills L (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Potter N (L) 9.0 14 8 8 2 4
E -- McQuinn G, Mills B
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Hayes F, Almada M
3B -- Siebert D
HR -- McQuinn G, Clift H 2
SB -- Kress R
CS -- Almada M
SH -- Moses W, Finney L, McQuinn G, Heath T, Mills L
HBP -- by Mills L (Siebert D)
T -- 2:08
A -- 0
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