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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 8, 1940
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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 8, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Strange | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Third Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 8, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Ross
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Ross
Judnich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Judnich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Judnich scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Ross
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Kramer
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kramer
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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Kramer
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it 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: ---
Gallagher vs. Ross
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ross
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ross
Heffner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Kramer
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Kramer
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Kramer
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Johnson scores. Hayes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rubeling vs. Kramer
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. Chapman scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Kramer
Ross bunts towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillard vs. Kramer
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Ross
Swift hits a line drive towards the mound. Ross reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Ross
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Ross
Strange hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Ross
Judnich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Judnich reaches third base with a triple. Strange goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Radcliff vs. Ross
There goes McQuinn. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. McQuinn steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Radcliff vs. Ross
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gallagher vs. Ross
Gallagher hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kramer
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Kramer covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Kramer
McCoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Radcliff who is chasing the ball. McCoy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCoy scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kramer
Siebert hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ross
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ross
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Ross
Swift hits a line drive into center field. Chapman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kramer vs. Ross
Kramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Ross
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kramer
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kramer
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Kramer
Rubeling strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Kramer
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Ross
Judnich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Ross
Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. Ross
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Kramer
Lillard 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, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kramer
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Kramer
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. McCoy moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Niggeling
Johnny Niggeling now pitching.
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ross
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ross
Heffner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Ross
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Niggeling
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Niggeling
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Niggeling
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Niggeling
Rubeling strikes out. The ball gets by Swift. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Hayes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ross vs. Niggeling
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Rubeling moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Niggeling
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Niggeling
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rubeling scores. Ross moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Niggeling
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Ross trying to get to home. Radcliff throws the ball in to Swift who tags Ross who's trying to score from second, for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ross
Lyn Lary pinch hits for Johnny Niggeling.
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Ross
Strange hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Ross
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Ross
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich scores. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. Ross
Gallagher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Bill Cox now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Cox
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Cox
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Cox
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Cox
Rubeling strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Heusser
Heffner strikes out. Hayes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Heffner out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Heusser
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Heusser
Harlond Clift pinch hits for Bill Cox.
Clift hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Laabs moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strange vs. Heusser
Strange hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Judnich vs. Heusser
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Trotter
George Susce now catching. Bill Trotter now pitching.
Heusser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Trotter
Lillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Lillard reaches second base with a double. Heusser moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Trotter
Moses is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Trotter
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heusser scores. Lillard scores. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Trotter
Johnson is hit by the pitch. Moses moves to third. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Trotter
Chapman hits a fly ball towards cemter. Judnich catches it and throws to home to double up McCoy. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 6 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Heusser
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Heusser
Radcliff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gallagher vs. Heusser
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berardino vs. Heusser
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McCoy fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. McQuinn scores. Radcliff moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Heusser
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. Radcliff scores. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Heusser
Myril Hoag pinch hits for George Susce.
Hoag hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1940 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Strange A, ss 5 1 1 0 Lillard B, ss 5 1 1 0
Judnich W, cf 4 2 3 1 Moses W, rf 4 2 2 1
McQuinn G, 1b 2 2 1 1 McCoy B, 2b 5 1 4 2
Radcliff R, rf 4 2 2 1 Johnson B, lf 4 1 2 2
Gallagher J, lf 4 1 1 3 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 1
Berardino J, 3b 5 0 0 1 Hayes F, c 1 2 1 0
Heffner D, 2b 5 0 1 1 Chapman S, cf 5 1 1 2
Swift B, c 3 0 1 0 Rubeling A, 3b 3 1 0 0
Laabs C, ph 0 0 0 0 Ross B, p 2 0 1 1
Susce G, c 0 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 1 1 1 0
Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0
Kramer J, p 1 0 0 0
Niggeling J, p 0 0 0 0
Lary L, ph 1 0 0 0
Cox B, p 0 0 0 0
Clift H, ph 1 0 1 0
Trotter B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 11 8 34 10 13 9
St.Louis 101 000 402 -- 8
Philadelphia 031 012 03x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer J (L) 4.1 6 5 5 3 2
Niggeling J 1.2 3 2 0 1 3
Cox B 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Trotter B 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (W) 6.2 8 6 6 6 0
Heusser E (S) 2.1 3 2 2 2 1
E -- Chapman S, Swift B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Lillard B, Radcliff R
3B -- Judnich W 2, Chapman S, McCoy B
HR -- Gallagher J
SB -- McQuinn G
SH -- Ross B
HBP -- by Trotter B (Johnson B)
WP -- Kramer J
PB -- Swift B
A -- (null)
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