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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 9, 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 9, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 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 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Strange | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Left Fielder |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| George Susce | Catcher |
| Bob Harris | 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 |
| Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 9, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Babich
Strange hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Babich
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Babich
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Babich
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich scores. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Babich
Clift takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to third. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Babich
Laabs takes first base on ball four. McQuinn scores. Radcliff moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heffner vs. Babich
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heffner for the out. Radcliff scores. Clift moves to third. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Susce vs. Babich
Susce strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Harris
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Harris
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Babich
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Besse
Herman Besse now pitching.
Strange bunts towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Besse
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Besse
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Besse
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lillard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Harris
Rubeling 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 3
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Besse
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Besse
Laabs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Laabs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Besse
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Susce vs. Besse
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Susce vs. Besse
Susce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to home to get Laabs. Heffner moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Besse
There goes Susce. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Susce steals second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Besse
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Harris
Besse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Harris
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Harris
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert 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, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Besse
Strange hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Besse
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Besse
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Besse
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Besse
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strange scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Besse
Clift takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Besse
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Harris
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Besse vs. Harris
Besse takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Harris
Lillard strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Besse
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Besse
Susce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Besse
Harris bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with McCoy covering, for the out. Susce moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Besse
Strange hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harris
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Radcliff chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Radcliff. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Siebert reaches second base with a double. McCoy goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Susce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Besse
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 -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Besse
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Besse
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Besse
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Harris
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Besse vs. Harris
Besse strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Harris
Lillard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Heffner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Besse
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Besse
Heffner 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, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Besse
Susce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Besse
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Susce moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Besse
Strange hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Harris
McCoy hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Besse
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Besse
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Besse
Radcliff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Harris
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Al Rubeling.
Dean takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Harris
Dee Miles pinch hits for Herman Besse.
Miles hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Harris
Al Simmons pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Harris, and towards Heffner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Joe Gantenbein now playing third base. Al Brancato now playing shortstop. Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Beckmann
Laabs takes first base on ball four. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brancato fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Beckmann
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for George Susce.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harris
Bob Swift now catching.
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harris
McCoy 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, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1940 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Strange A, ss 4 1 1 0 Lillard B, ss 4 0 0 0
Judnich W, cf 3 1 0 0 Simmons A, ph 1 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 5 1 1 0 Gantenbein J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Radcliff R, rf 5 1 3 2 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 0
Clift H, 3b 2 0 0 0 McCoy B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Laabs C, lf 3 0 1 1 Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 0 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Susce G, c 4 0 2 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 2 0
Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0
Swift B, c 0 0 0 0 Rubeling A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Harris B, p 2 0 1 0 Dean C, ph 0 0 0 0
Brancato A, ss 0 0 0 0
Babich J, p 0 0 0 0
Besse H, p 2 0 0 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0
Beckmann B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 34 2 7 2
St.Louis 300 100 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 001 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B (W) 9.0 7 2 1 8 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Babich J (L)* 1.0 2 3 3 4 1
Besse H 7.0 7 1 0 3 6
Beckmann B 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd
E -- Radcliff R
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 13, Philadelphia 13
2B -- Laabs C, Moses W, Siebert D
SB -- Heffner D, Laabs C, Susce G
SH -- Strange A, Harris B
PB -- Hayes F
T -- 2:48
A -- 8000
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