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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 | Russ Van Atta |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
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 |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Russ Van Atta | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| George Caster | 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. Caster
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Caster
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Van Atta
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Van Atta
Sperry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Van Atta
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Caster
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Caster
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Caster
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Caster
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Wagner and he is out, Ambler applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Van Atta
Siebert hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Van Atta
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Van Atta
Werber takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Van Atta
Wagner is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ambler vs. Van Atta
Ambler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Ambler reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Werber scores. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Caster vs. Van Atta
Caster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Caster reaches second base with a double. Wagner scores. Ambler scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Van Atta
Moses hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperry vs. Van Atta
Sperry hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Caster
Heffner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Atta vs. Caster
Van Atta hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Caster
Almada hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Van Atta
Chapman hits a popup in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Van Atta
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Van Atta
Johnson 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
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Caster
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Bell reaches second base with a double. Mills goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Caster
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Caster
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Caster
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Atta vs. Caster
Van Atta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Van Atta
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Van Atta
Wagner bunts towards the mound. Van Atta fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ambler vs. Van Atta
Ambler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada who is chasing the ball. Ambler reaches third base with a triple. Werber scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caster vs. Van Atta
Caster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Van Atta
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to home to get Ambler. Caster moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sperry vs. Van Atta
Sperry hits a popup in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Caster
Almada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Almada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Caster
Mills is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Caster
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. Almada moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Van Atta
Roy Hughes now playing second base.
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Van Atta
Siebert hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Van Atta
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Caster
Kress hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Johnson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Sperry. Sperry fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Sperry. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sullivan vs. Caster
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Caster
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kress scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Atta vs. Caster
Van Atta hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Van Atta
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Van Atta
Wagner hits a popup in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Van Atta
Ambler hits a popup in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Van Atta
Caster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Van Atta
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Caster
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Caster
Clift hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Van Atta
Sperry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Van Atta
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Van Atta
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Van Atta
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Van Atta
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hughes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Caster
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Caster
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Caster
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Sullivan steals second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Caster
Hughes hits a line drive towards second. Sperry catches it and steps on second to double up Sullivan. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Van Atta
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Van Atta
Ambler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Van Atta
Caster takes first base on ball four. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Van Atta
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes catches it and throws to first to double up Caster. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Caster
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Russ Van Atta.
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Caster
Almada hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Caster
Clift hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Caster
Kress strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Johnson
Fred Johnson now pitching.
Sperry hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Johnson
Lou Finney pinch hits for Sam Chapman.
Finney hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Johnson
Siebert 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1938, game 2 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Almada M, cf 5 1 2 2 Moses W, rf 5 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Sperry S, 2b 5 0 2 0
Mills B, lf 3 1 2 0 Chapman S, lf 4 0 0 0
Clift H, 3b 5 0 0 0 Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell B, rf 5 2 3 1 Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 0
Kress R, ss 5 1 3 0 Johnson B, cf 3 1 1 0
Sullivan B, c 4 0 1 2 Werber B, 3b 1 2 0 0
Heffner D, 2b 1 0 1 0 Wagner H, c 2 1 0 0
Hughes R, 2b 2 0 0 1 Ambler W, ss 4 1 3 3
Van Atta R, p 3 0 0 0 Caster G, p 2 0 2 2
Mazzera M, ph 1 1 1 0
Johnson F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 14 6 32 5 8 5
St.Louis 000 201 012 -- 6
Philadelphia 040 100 000 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Van Atta R (W) 8.0 8 5 5 6 2
Johnson F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 9.0 14 6 5 1 5
E -- Sperry S
DP -- St.Louis 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Ambler W, Caster G, Bell B, Almada M, Kress R
3B -- Ambler W
HR -- Almada M
SB -- Sullivan B
CS -- Sullivan B
SH -- Wagner H
HBP -- by Van Atta R (Wagner H), by Caster G (Heffner D), by Caster G (Mills B)
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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