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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1947-09-26 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3175 · 1:46

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 2nd. Ray Scarborough earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ray Scarborough L: Bill McCahan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	4	0	1	2	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	0	3	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ferris Fain	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Majeski	4	0	1	1	0	1
Pete Suder	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Rutner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Herman Franks	2	1	0	0	1	0
Bill McCahan	3	1	0	0	0	1
George Binks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Knickerbocker	1	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Sullivan	4	1	0	0	0	0
Junior Wooten	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gil Coan	4	0	3	1	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sherry Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Yost	3	2	3	0	0	0
Frank Mancuso	2	1	2	1	1	0
Cal Ermer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Scarborough	3	0	0	1	0	0
Stan Spence	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill McCahan	8.0	8	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Scarborough	9.0	8	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: 8
Elmer Valo: S7
Sam Chapman: 3/FL
Ferris Fain: K/C

Bot 1

John Sullivan: 63
Junior Wooten: K23
Gil Coan: S8
Mickey Vernon: SB2
Mickey Vernon: 63

Top 2

Hank Majeski: 43
Pete Suder: 8
Mickey Rutner: 53

Bot 2

Sherry Robertson: 13
Eddie Yost: D8
Frank Mancuso: S8.B-2(E8);2-H
Cal Ermer: E5.2-3
Ray Scarborough: PB.1-2
Ray Scarborough: 8.3-H(UR)
John Sullivan: 43

Top 3

Herman Franks: 5/FL
Bill McCahan: 3/FL
Barney McCosky: 8

Bot 3

Junior Wooten: 9
Gil Coan: S7
Mickey Vernon: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Elmer Valo: S8
Sam Chapman: 8
Ferris Fain: 46(1)/FO
Hank Majeski: 6

Bot 4

Sherry Robertson: 7
Eddie Yost: S6
Frank Mancuso: W.1-2
Cal Ermer: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Pete Suder: 9
Mickey Rutner: 3/G
Herman Franks: W
Bill McCahan: E3.B-2;1-3
Barney McCosky: S9.2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Elmer Valo: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Ray Scarborough: 63
John Sullivan: 3/FL
Junior Wooten: 9

Top 6

Sam Chapman: W
Ferris Fain: 3/FL
Hank Majeski: K/C
Pete Suder: S9.1-3
Mickey Rutner: 7

Bot 6

Gil Coan: 63
Mickey Vernon: 43
Sherry Robertson: 3/G

Top 7

Herman Franks: 4/L
Bill McCahan: K
Barney McCosky: 8

Bot 7

Eddie Yost: D7
Frank Mancuso: S1.B-2(E1);2-H(NR)(UR)
Cal Ermer: FC.2X3(15)
Ray Scarborough: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Elmer Valo: S7.BX2(74)
Sam Chapman: D7.B-3(E7)
Ferris Fain: 6
Hank Majeski: D9.3-H
Pete Suder: 43

Bot 8

John Sullivan: E5
Stan Spence: 9
Gil Coan: D7.1-H
Mickey Vernon: 63
Sherry Robertson: 8

Top 9

Mickey Rutner: K
George Binks: 63
Austin Knickerbocker: S8.BX2(84)