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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1

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St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1950 (N) at Sportsman's Park III

PHI A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
STL A    0  2  0    0  1  2    0  2  x  -   7 10  2
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Joost ss                      3   0   0   0       1   1       2   3
  Chapman pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McCosky lf                    4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Dillinger 3b                  4   0   1   1       1   0       1   1
Lehner cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Valo rf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
Fain 1b                       2   0   1   0       2   0       8   0
Suder 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Tipton c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Guerra c                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Scheib p                      2   1   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Moses ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kellner p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wahl ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   4   1       6   3      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Suder-Joost-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain, Valo-Fain.
E: Joost (6), Suder (2).
BATTING - 
HBP: Joost (2,by Widmar).
Team LOB: 12.
St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeMars ss                     3   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Coleman rf                    4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Lollar c                      3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Kokos lf                      4   1   2   0       0   1       5   0
Thomas 3b                     4   1   1   1       0   0       0   1
Arft 1b                       3   2   1   0       1   0       6   1
Sievers cf                    4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Friend 2b                     4   2   3   4       0   0       2   2
Widmar p                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       33   7  10   7       4   3      27   5
FIELDING - 
E: DeMars 2 (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Arft (3,off Scheib); Thomas (5,off Scheib).
HR: Friend 2 (2,2nd inning off Scheib 1 on 2 out,8th inning off Kellner 1 on
1 out); Coleman (3,5th inning off Scheib 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Coleman (3,off Scheib); Widmar (1,off Scheib).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Scheib L(0-3)                 6     7   5   5   4   2   2  27
Kellner                       2     3   2   1   0   1   1  10
Totals                        8    10   7   6   4   3   3  37

St. Louis Browns             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Widmar W(1-1)                 9     4   1   0   6   3   0  40
WP: Widmar (1).
HBP: Widmar (1,Joost).
Umpires: HP - Cal Hubbard, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Joe Paparella
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 3692
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        St. Louis Browns         
1. Joost               ss        DeMars              ss
2. McCosky             lf        Coleman             rf
3. Dillinger           3b        Lollar              c
4. Lehner              cf        Kokos               lf
5. Valo                rf        Thomas              3b
6. Fain                1b        Arft                1b
7. Suder               2b        Sievers             cf
8. Tipton              c         Friend              2b
9. Scheib              p         Widmar              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Joost grounded out (third to first); McCosky
flied out to center; Dillinger reached on an error by DeMars
[Dillinger to first]; Lehner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Browns 0.

BROWNS 1ST: DeMars walked; On a bunt Coleman made an out to
pitcher [DeMars to second]; Lollar flied out to center; Kokos
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Browns 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Valo grounded out (first unassisted); Fain
walked; Suder flied out to center; Tipton flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Browns 0.

BROWNS 2ND: Thomas flied out to left; Arft doubled to right;
Sievers grounded out (third to first) [Arft to third]; Friend
homered to left [Arft scored]; Widmar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Browns 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Scheib struck out; Joost made an out to first;
McCosky flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Browns 2.

BROWNS 3RD: DeMars walked; Coleman grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [DeMars out at second]; Lollar
walked; Kokos struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Browns 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Dillinger singled to left; Lehner made an out to
second; Valo walked [Dillinger to second]; Fain flied out to
center; Suder struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Browns 2.

BROWNS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Arft made
an out to shortstop; Sievers singled to center; Joe Tipton
struck by foul ball which tore nail off right fourth finger;
GUERRA REPLACED TIPTON (PLAYING C ); Friend flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Browns 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerra singled to left; Scheib forced Guerra
(pitcher to shortstop); Joost walked [Scheib to second]; McCosky
reached on an error by DeMars [Scheib to third, Joost to second,
McCosky to first]; Dillinger flied to left [Scheib scored
(unearned)]; Lehner grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Browns 2.

BROWNS 5TH: Widmar grounded out (second to first); DeMars
grounded out (second to first); Coleman homered to right; Lollar
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Browns
3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Valo made an out to second; Fain walked; Suder
flied out to right; Guerra flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Browns 3.

BROWNS 6TH: Kokos singled to right; Thomas doubled to left
[Kokos scored, Thomas to third (on throw)]; Arft walked; Sievers
flied to right [Thomas scored]; Friend singled to right [Arft to
second]; Widmar grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Friend out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Browns 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MOSES BATTED FOR SCHEIB; Moses grounded out
(first unassisted); Joost struck out; McCosky walked; Dillinger
walked [McCosky to second]; Lehner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Browns 5.

BROWNS 7TH: KELLNER REPLACED MOSES (PITCHING); DeMars made an
out to third; Coleman was called out on strikes; Lollar singled
to center; Kokos singled to right [Lollar to third]; Thomas
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Browns 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Valo grounded out (first to pitcher); Fain
singled to right; Suder flied out to center; Guerra flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Browns 5.

BROWNS 8TH: Arft reached on an error by Suder [Arft to first];
Sievers flied out to left; Friend homered to left [Arft scored
(unearned)]; Widmar reached on an error by Joost [Widmar to
first]; DeMars hit into a double play (right to first) [Widmar
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Browns 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WAHL BATTED FOR KELLNER; Wahl flied out to
center; Joost was hit by a pitch; CHAPMAN RAN FOR JOOST; McCosky
singled to right [Chapman to second]; Dillinger flied out to
right; Widmar threw a wild pitch [Chapman to third, McCosky to
second]; Lehner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Browns 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        1   4   2   12
 Browns           7  10   2    6
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