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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1946-05-12 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:05

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 6–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 7th. Dick Fowler earned the win. Stan Spence went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	9
PHA	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0		6	11

W: Dick Fowler L: Mickey Haefner SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sherry Robertson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Buddy Lewis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Stan Spence	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jeff Heath	3	1	1	0	0	2
Cecil Travis	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jerry Priddy	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Evans	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Haefner	2	0	1	1	0	0
Gil Coan	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Binks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Irv Hall	5	0	2	0	0	0
Hal Peck	3	0	2	0	2	0
Russ Derry	5	0	1	0	0	3
Tuck Stainback	4	0	0	0	1	0
George McQuinn	3	2	2	0	1	1
Buddy Rosar	3	2	1	1	0	0
Pete Suder	4	2	2	2	0	0
George Kell	2	0	1	2	1	0
Dick Fowler	3	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	6.0	7	4	4
Sid Hudson	2.0	4	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Fowler	9.0	9	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sherry Robertson: S5
Buddy Lewis: 3/G.1-2
Stan Spence: 2
Mickey Vernon: S8.2-H
Jeff Heath: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Irv Hall: 3/BL
Hal Peck: S9
Russ Derry: PB.1-2#
Russ Derry: K
Tuck Stainback: 7

Top 2

Jeff Heath: S3
Cecil Travis: S7.1-2
Jerry Priddy: 7/F.2-3#
Al Evans: 9/89
Mickey Haefner: S9.3-H;1-3;BX2(96)

Bot 2

George McQuinn: T8
Buddy Rosar: 7/FL.3-H
Pete Suder: 4/L
George Kell: W
Dick Fowler: 9

Top 3

Sherry Robertson: 8
Buddy Lewis: 13
Stan Spence: S9
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-2
Jeff Heath: K

Bot 3

Irv Hall: 8
Hal Peck: S9
Russ Derry: S9.1-3;BX2(954)
Tuck Stainback: 8

Top 4

Cecil Travis: 7
Jerry Priddy: W
Al Evans: 5/FL
Mickey Haefner: 8

Bot 4

George McQuinn: W
Buddy Rosar: 34/SH.1-2
Pete Suder: 7
George Kell: HP
Dick Fowler: 3

Top 5

Sherry Robertson: K
Buddy Lewis: D8
Stan Spence: 4
Mickey Vernon: K

Bot 5

Irv Hall: 63
Hal Peck: W
Russ Derry: K
Tuck Stainback: W.1-2
George McQuinn: K

Top 6

Jeff Heath: K
Cecil Travis: W
Jerry Priddy: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Buddy Rosar: E7/F.B-1
Pete Suder: D7.1-3#
George Kell: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;B-2(TH)
Dick Fowler: 14/SH.2-3
Irv Hall: S4.3-3
Hal Peck: 4
Russ Derry: K

Top 7

Al Evans: 5/L
Gil Coan: 31
Sherry Robertson: 7

Bot 7

Tuck Stainback: 9
George McQuinn: S9/89
Buddy Rosar: S8.1-2
Pete Suder: T8.2-H;1-H
George Kell: WP.3-H#
George Kell: 9
Dick Fowler: 63

Top 8

Buddy Lewis: E4/G.B-1
Stan Spence: HR/9.1-H(UR)
Mickey Vernon: 43
George Binks: 43
Cecil Travis: 63

Bot 8

Irv Hall: S8/F.BX2(86)
Hal Peck: W
Russ Derry: 46(1)/FO
Tuck Stainback: 8

Top 9

Jerry Priddy: 63
Al Evans: 63
Joe Kuhel: 3/G

Notes & reviews

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a foul ball by Mickey Vernon dislocated HP umpire Art Passarella's jaw; he was taken to the field house and missed the rest of the double header; it was the first and last day of Passarella's experiment with a new type of mask

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