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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 5, 1939
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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 5, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Shortstop |
| Joe Grace | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Bob Harris | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Nels Potter | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 5, 1939
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Potter
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Potter
Solters hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Potter
Clift strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses hits a popup, foul, 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: ---
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Harris
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Harris
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Potter
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Potter
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Potter
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Harris
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Harris
Lodigiani hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Harris
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Potter
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Potter
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Potter
Solters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Potter
Clift takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to third. Solters moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoag vs. Potter
Hoag hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Solters scores. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Potter
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Harris
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Potter
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Potter
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harris
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Harris
Newsome hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Harris
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Harris
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Potter
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Potter
Solters takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. McQuinn scores. Solters moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Hoag hits a line drive into left field. Tipton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tipton. Solters scores. Clift moves to third. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clift scores. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Beckmann
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hoag who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tipton vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebert tags and scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Lawson
Nagel takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsome vs. Lawson
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lodigiani vs. Lawson
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Hayes moves to third. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beckmann vs. Lawson
Beckmann hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Beckmann
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Beckmann
There goes Grace. The throw from Hayes, and Newsome drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solters vs. Beckmann
Solters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lawson
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Lawson
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grace. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Gill
George Gill now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gill
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebert scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Gill
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Gill
Newsome hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Clift. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Gill
Newsome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. There goes Nagel trying to get to third. Hoag throws the ball in to Clift, who tags Nagel for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Beckmann
Hoag hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel misplays the ball. That's an error on Nagel. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Moses chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Newsome. Newsome fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Newsome. Glenn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gill
Lodigiani is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Gill
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Gill
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Gill
Siebert takes first base on ball four. Beckmann moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gill
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Gill
There goes Hayes. The throw from Glenn and he is out, Berardino applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Beckmann
Wayne Ambler now playing second base. Billy Sullivan pinch hits for George Gill.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heffner for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Beckmann
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Mills
Lefty Mills now pitching.
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Mills
Mills fires to first and picks off Tipton. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Mills
Ambler hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Mills
Newsome hits a line drive into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Beckmann
Solters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Beckmann
Hoag hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson 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 8/5/1939 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Heffner D, ss 5 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 2 2 0
Grace J, cf 4 2 2 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 3 1 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 2 0 Johnson B, cf 4 3 3 5
Solters M, lf 4 2 2 1 Hayes F, c 1 1 1 1
Clift H, 3b 4 1 1 2 Tipton E, lf 3 0 1 2
Hoag M, rf 5 0 2 3 Nagel B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Glenn J, c 4 0 1 1 Ambler W, 2b 1 0 0 0
Berardino J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Newsome S, ss 5 0 1 1
Harris B, p 2 0 0 0 Lodigiani D, 3b 2 0 0 1
Lawson R, p 0 0 0 0 Potter N, p 2 0 0 0
Gill G, p 0 0 0 0 Beckmann B, p 2 1 1 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Mills L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 29 10 10 10
St.Louis 003 040 000 -- 7
Philadelphia 100 033 30x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B* 4.0 5 4 4 6 1
Lawson R+ 1.0 1 2 2 3 0
Gill G (L) 2.0 4 4 3 3 1
Mills L 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Potter N# 4.0 7 7 7 5 1
Beckmann B (W) 5.0 4 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
# Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Tipton E, Newsome S 2, Clift H, Nagel B
DP -- St.Louis 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Siebert D, Glenn J
3B -- Moses W
HR -- Johnson B
SB -- Grace J
CS -- Hayes F
SF -- Tipton E
HBP -- by Beckmann B (Berardino J)
T -- 2:23
A -- 1500
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