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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 8, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Marchildon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Muncrief |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,703 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Art Passarella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| George Binks | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Phil Marchildon | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Bob Muncrief | Pitcher |
| Muddy Ruel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1947
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Muncrief
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Muncrief
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Muncrief
Fain strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Binks vs. Muncrief
Binks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Valo moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosar vs. Muncrief
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Marchildon
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Marchildon
Zarilla strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Marchildon
Lehner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Muncrief
Majeski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Muncrief
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Muncrief
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Marchildon
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Marchildon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Marchildon
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Marchildon
Berardino strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marchildon vs. Muncrief
Marchildon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Muncrief
Valo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Muncrief
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Marchildon
Early hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Marchildon
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Marchildon
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Suder scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Muncrief
Fain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Muncrief
Binks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Muncrief
Rosar strikes out. There goes Binks. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Muncrief
Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Marchildon
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Marchildon
Lehner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Marchildon
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Marchildon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Muncrief
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Muncrief
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marchildon vs. Muncrief
Marchildon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Muncrief
Valo hits a line drive into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Marchildon
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Marchildon
Berardino hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Early vs. Marchildon
Early hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muncrief vs. Marchildon
Muncrief hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillinger vs. Marchildon
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Muncrief
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Muncrief
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Muncrief
Binks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Muncrief
Rosar takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Muncrief
Majeski hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Fain scores. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Muncrief
Suder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Marchildon
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marchildon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Marchildon
Lehner bunts for an out with unknown description. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Marchildon
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Marchildon
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zarilla scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Marchildon
Judnich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Marchildon
Berardino takes first base on ball four. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Early vs. Marchildon
Early takes first base on ball four. Heath scores. Judnich moves to third. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Muncrief vs. Marchildon
Muncrief hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Muncrief
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marchildon vs. Muncrief
Marchildon bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Joost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Muncrief
Valo bunts for an out with unknown description. Joost moves to third. Marchildon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCosky vs. Muncrief
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fain vs. Muncrief
Fain takes first base on ball four. Joost scores. Marchildon moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Binks vs. Muncrief
Binks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Marchildon scores. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosar vs. Muncrief
There goes Binks. The throw from Early and he is safe. Binks steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosar vs. Muncrief
Rosar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Majeski vs. Muncrief
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Marchildon
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Marchildon
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Marchildon
Lehner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Muncrief
Suder hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lehner. Suder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Muncrief
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Joost reaches second base with a double. Suder scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marchildon vs. Moulder
Glen Moulder now pitching.
Marchildon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Moulder
Valo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Moulder
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Moulder
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Marchildon
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Marchildon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Joost. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Marchildon
Judnich bunts for an out with unknown description. Heath moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berardino vs. Marchildon
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heath scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Early vs. Marchildon
Early takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Marchildon
Ray Coleman pinch hits for Glen Moulder.
Coleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Zoldak
Sam Zoldak now pitching.
Fain strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Zoldak
Binks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Zoldak
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Binks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Zoldak
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Binks scores. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Zoldak
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Zoldak
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Marchildon
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Marchildon
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Marchildon
Lehner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Marchildon
Heath takes first base on ball four. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Marchildon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1947 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Valo E, rf 4 0 1 0 Dillinger B, 3b 5 0 0 0
McCosky B, cf 2 0 0 0 Zarilla A, rf 5 1 2 0
Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Lehner P, cf 3 0 0 0
Binks G, lf 3 1 0 1 Heath J, lf 2 2 1 0
Rosar B, c 3 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 5 0 1 1
Majeski H, 3b 5 0 2 2 Judnich W, 1b 2 0 0 0
Suder P, 2b 5 1 1 0 Berardino J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Joost E, ss 4 1 2 1 Early J, c 2 0 0 1
Marchildon P, p 3 1 0 0 Muncrief B, p 3 0 2 0
Moulder G, p 0 0 0 0
Coleman R, ph 1 0 0 0
Zoldak S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 31 3 6 3
Philadelphia 000 001 211 -- 5
St.Louis 000 002 010 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Marchildon P (W) 9.0 6 3 2 8 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief B (L)* 7.0 6 4 4 7 6
Moulder G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Zoldak S 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Joost E
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, St.Louis 11
2B -- Joost E 2, Suder P
SB -- Binks G 2
SH -- Lehner P, Marchildon P, Valo E, Judnich W
T -- 2:44
A -- 2703
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