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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1946-09-25 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:54

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–3. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 3rd. Roger Wolff earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	12
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	11

W: Roger Wolff L: Lum Harris SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Jim Boyer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sherry Robertson	5	1	2	0	0	1
Buddy Lewis	5	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Grace	5	3	3	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	5	1	2	2	0	0
Stan Spence	4	1	2	1	0	1
Cecil Travis	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jake Early	3	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Hitchcock	4	0	0	0	0	1
Roger Wolff	4	0	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tuck Stainback	4	1	2	0	0
Oscar Grimes	3	1	2	0	1
Don Richmond	4	0	1	2	1
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	0	0
Bruce Konopka	4	1	2	0	0
Russ Derry	4	0	1	1	0
Jack Wallaesa	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Astroth	3	0	1	0	1
Lum Harris	1	0	0	0	0
Irv Hall	1	0	0	0	1
Joe Coleman	1	0	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Suder	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Wolff	9.0	11	0	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lum Harris	6.0	8	2	4
Joe Coleman	3.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sherry Robertson: 3/G
Buddy Lewis: K
Joe Grace: 13

Bot 1

Tuck Stainback: S8
Oscar Grimes: 13/SH.1-2
Don Richmond: K
Elmer Valo: 7/F

Top 2

Mickey Vernon: 53
Stan Spence: K+E2.B-1
Cecil Travis: D8.1-H(UR)
Jake Early: W
Billy Hitchcock: 8/F
Roger Wolff: 3/P

Bot 2

Bruce Konopka: 6/P
Russ Derry: 31
Jack Wallaesa: 8/F

Top 3

Sherry Robertson: S8
Buddy Lewis: 5/P
Joe Grace: S7.1-2
Mickey Vernon: S7.2-H;1-H(E7)(NR);B-2
Stan Spence: 7/F
Cecil Travis: W
Jake Early: S8.2-H;1-3
Billy Hitchcock: K

Bot 3

Joe Astroth: S7
Lum Harris: 64(1)3/GDP
Tuck Stainback: 7/L

Top 4

Roger Wolff: K
Sherry Robertson: 63
Buddy Lewis: 63

Bot 4

Oscar Grimes: K
Don Richmond: 23/G
Elmer Valo: S/BG
Bruce Konopka: 8/F

Top 5

Joe Grace: D7
Mickey Vernon: 43.2-3
Stan Spence: S7.3-H
Cecil Travis: 8/F
Jake Early: 43

Bot 5

Russ Derry: 4/P
Jack Wallaesa: S3
Joe Astroth: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Billy Hitchcock: 8/F
Roger Wolff: 6/P
Sherry Robertson: S8
Buddy Lewis: 7/F

Bot 6

Irv Hall: K23
Tuck Stainback: 7/F
Oscar Grimes: S9
Don Richmond: 6(1)/FO

Top 7

Joe Grace: S8
Mickey Vernon: D7.1-H
Stan Spence: S8.2-3
Cecil Travis: 54(1)/FO/TP.3XH(425);BX2(56)

Bot 7

Elmer Valo: 53
Bruce Konopka: S4
Russ Derry: 5/P
Jack Wallaesa: 3/P/FL

Top 8

Jake Early: 8/F
Billy Hitchcock: 9/F
Roger Wolff: S8
Sherry Robertson: K

Bot 8

Joe Astroth: K
Joe Coleman: K23
Tuck Stainback: S9
Oscar Grimes: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Don Richmond: D7.3-H;2-H
Elmer Valo: 31

Top 9

Buddy Lewis: 63
Joe Grace: 63
Mickey Vernon: 7/F

Bot 9

Bruce Konopka: S8
Russ Derry: PB.1-2
Russ Derry: T.2-H
Jack Wallaesa: 2/P/FL
Buddy Rosar: 4/P
Pete Suder: 2

Notes & reviews

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