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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 23, 1937
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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 23, 1937 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Kelley |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Knickerbocker | Shortstop |
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Tom Carey | Second Baseman |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
| Harry Kelley | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 23, 1937
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Kelley
Knickerbocker 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: ---
West vs. Kelley
West hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Kelley
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kelley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Hildebrand
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hildebrand
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Werber goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dean vs. Hildebrand
Dean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
There go the runners. The throw from Hemsley to Carey covering second. The throw back to home, and Johnson is out at the plate. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kelley
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Kelley
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kelley
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Hildebrand
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Hildebrand
Cissell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelley vs. Hildebrand
Kelley 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Kelley
Hemsley 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: ---
Carey vs. Kelley
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. Kelley
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Hildebrand
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hildebrand
Werber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Hildebrand
Dean hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Hildebrand
Newsome hits a line drive towards short. Knickerbocker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Kelley
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Kelley
West hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Kelley
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Kelley
Bell hits a line drive towards third. Werber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Hildebrand
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Hildebrand
Kelley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Hildebrand
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Kelley
Clift hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kelley
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Kelley
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Kelley
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hildebrand vs. Kelley
Hildebrand hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hildebrand
Werber hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Hildebrand
Dean hits a line drive into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Kelley
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Knickerbocker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Kelley
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knickerbocker moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vosmik vs. Kelley
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knickerbocker scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kelley
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Kelley
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Hildebrand
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vosmik throws the ball in to Carey who tags Newsome, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Hildebrand
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker misplays the ball. That's an error on Knickerbocker. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelley vs. Hildebrand
Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kelley
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Kelley
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kelley
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Hildebrand
Finney hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hildebrand
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Kelley
Harry Davis pinch hits for Oral Hildebrand.
Davis hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Kelley
Knickerbocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Kelley
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knickerbocker moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Kelley
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. Knickerbocker scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kelley
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Kelley
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Van Atta
Russ Van Atta now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Van Atta
Dean bunts towards the mound. Van Atta fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Van Atta
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Van Atta
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kelley
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dean scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Kelley
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kelley
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1937 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Knickerbocker B, ss 3 2 1 0 Finney L, cf 4 0 0 0
West S, cf 4 0 1 0 Werber B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 4 0 2 2 Moses W, rf 4 1 1 0
Bell B, rf 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, lf 3 2 3 2
Clift H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dean C, 1b 2 1 1 0
Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 1 2 4
Hemsley R, c 3 0 0 0 Newsome S, ss 4 0 1 0
Carey T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cissell B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hildebrand O, p 2 0 0 0 Kelley H, p 3 0 0 0
Davis H, ph 1 0 0 0
Van Atta R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 31 6 10 6
St.Louis 000 001 010 -- 2
Philadelphia 104 000 01x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (L) 7.0 8 5 5 2 0
Van Atta R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 0
E -- Knickerbocker B
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Moses W, Vosmik J, Knickerbocker B
3B -- Johnson B
HR -- Hayes F
CS -- Johnson B
SH -- Dean C
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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