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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1946-09-02 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 1:56

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 6th. Bobo Newsom earned the win. Jake Early went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8
WS1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0		5	12

W: Bobo Newsom L: Lum Harris SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Elmer Valo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Oscar Grimes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	2	0	1	0
Pete Suder	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	1	0	1	0
George McQuinn	4	1	1	0	0	1
Hank Majeski	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gene Desautels	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lum Harris	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tuck Stainback	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Handley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sherry Robertson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Grace	5	1	2	3	0	0
Mickey Vernon	2	0	1	0	2	0
Stan Spence	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jerry Priddy	4	0	2	1	0	1
Gil Torres	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Early	2	1	1	1	2	0
Bobo Newsom	4	1	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lum Harris	6.0	11	5	1
Everett Fagan	2.0	1	2	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	9.0	8	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Elmer Valo: S8
Oscar Grimes: SB2
Oscar Grimes: 43.2-3
Barney McCosky: W
Pete Suder: S3.3-H;1-2
Sam Chapman: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Sherry Robertson: 43
Buddy Lewis: 13
Joe Grace: E4
Mickey Vernon: PO1(236)

Top 2

George McQuinn: 7
Hank Majeski: 53
Gene Desautels: W
Lum Harris: 5/FL

Bot 2

Mickey Vernon: W
Stan Spence: 36(1)3/GDP
Jerry Priddy: K

Top 3

Elmer Valo: S#
Oscar Grimes: CS2(26)
Oscar Grimes: 3/P
Barney McCosky: D7
Pete Suder: 9

Bot 3

Gil Torres: 53
Jake Early: HR/9
Bobo Newsom: 63
Sherry Robertson: S9
Buddy Lewis: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Joe Grace: 43

Top 4

Sam Chapman: W
George McQuinn: K
Hank Majeski: 3/G.1-2
Gene Desautels: 63

Bot 4

Mickey Vernon: W
Stan Spence: S9.1-2
Jerry Priddy: 9
Gil Torres: 53.2-3;1-2
Jake Early: IW
Bobo Newsom: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Lum Harris: K/C
Elmer Valo: 63
Oscar Grimes: 63

Bot 5

Sherry Robertson: 9
Buddy Lewis: S7
Joe Grace: CS2(2634)
Joe Grace: S9
Mickey Vernon: S8.1-2
Stan Spence: W.2-3;1-2
Jerry Priddy: S1/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gil Torres: 9

Top 6

Barney McCosky: S8
Pete Suder: CS2(26)
Pete Suder: 43
Sam Chapman: 4/P

Bot 6

Jake Early: 7
Bobo Newsom: S1/BG
Sherry Robertson: D9.1-3
Buddy Lewis: IW
Joe Grace: T7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mickey Vernon: 13
Stan Spence: 4/L

Top 7

George McQuinn: D/78
Hank Majeski: S7.2-H
Tuck Stainback: K+CS2(24)/DP
Gene Handley: 6/P

Bot 7

Jerry Priddy: D7
Gil Torres: 4(B)4(2)/LDP
Jake Early: W
Bobo Newsom: K

Top 8

Elmer Valo: 7
Oscar Grimes: 8
Barney McCosky: 7

Bot 8

Sherry Robertson: W
Buddy Lewis: CS2(26)
Buddy Lewis: 43
Joe Grace: 8

Top 9

Pete Suder: 3/P
Sam Chapman: S8
George McQuinn: 7
Hank Majeski: 9