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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1948-09-08 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 9680 · 2:18

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 5–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 6th. Carl Scheib earned the win. Elmer Valo went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Carl Scheib L: Dick Weik SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	1	0	0	2	1
Barney McCosky	3	1	0	1	2	0
Ferris Fain	2	0	0	0	3	0
Hank Majeski	5	0	3	2	0	0
Sam Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Valo	3	2	1	1	2	0
Mike Guerra	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pete Suder	3	0	0	0	1	1
Carl Scheib	4	0	1	1	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	1	0	1	0
Al Kozar	5	0	2	1	0	0
Gil Coan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bud Stewart	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	3	1	0	0	1	0
Sherry Robertson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mark Christman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Early	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Weik	2	1	2	0	0	0
Forrest Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Drake	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Scheib	9.0	7	4	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Weik	5.2	5	10	3
Forrest Thompson	3.1	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Joost: 4
Barney McCosky: 9
Ferris Fain: W
Hank Majeski: S8.1-2
Sam Chapman: 4

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 6
Al Kozar: S9
Gil Coan: 46(1)/FO
Bud Stewart: SB2
Bud Stewart: 31

Top 2

Elmer Valo: W
Mike Guerra: 13/SH.1-2
Pete Suder: W
Carl Scheib: SB2;SB3
Carl Scheib: K
Eddie Joost: W
Barney McCosky: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ferris Fain: 4

Bot 2

Mickey Vernon: 7
Sherry Robertson: 3/G
Mark Christman: 43

Top 3

Hank Majeski: D9
Sam Chapman: 8
Elmer Valo: W
Mike Guerra: S6.1-2;2-3
Pete Suder: K
Carl Scheib: 3

Bot 3

Jake Early: 3/G
Dick Weik: S7
Eddie Yost: 7
Al Kozar: T8.1-H
Gil Coan: 5/FL

Top 4

Eddie Joost: 7
Barney McCosky: 9
Ferris Fain: W
Hank Majeski: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Bud Stewart: 9
Mickey Vernon: W
Sherry Robertson: S9.1-3
Mark Christman: SBH;SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Mark Christman: 43
Jake Early: 3/G

Top 5

Hank Majeski: 3/L
Sam Chapman: K/C
Elmer Valo: HR/9
Mike Guerra: 7

Bot 5

Dick Weik: T7
Eddie Yost: 9
Al Kozar: FC6.3XH(62)
Gil Coan: PB.1-2
Gil Coan: W
Bud Stewart: 9

Top 6

Pete Suder: 8
Carl Scheib: 7
Eddie Joost: W
Barney McCosky: W.1-2
Ferris Fain: W.2-3;1-2
Hank Majeski: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
Sam Chapman: 6

Bot 6

Mickey Vernon: 9
Sherry Robertson: 43
Mark Christman: 53

Top 7

Elmer Valo: 63
Mike Guerra: S8
Pete Suder: 7
Carl Scheib: T8.1-H
Eddie Joost: K

Bot 7

Jake Early: 8
Forrest Thompson: D8
Eddie Yost: W
Al Kozar: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Gil Coan: 5/FL

Top 8

Barney McCosky: 63
Ferris Fain: 8
Hank Majeski: 13

Bot 8

Bud Stewart: 9
Mickey Vernon: 7
Sherry Robertson: W
Mark Christman: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Sam Chapman: 8
Elmer Valo: 43
Mike Guerra: 63

Bot 9

Jake Early: 9
Larry Drake: K
Eddie Yost: S7
Al Kozar: 46(1)/FO