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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1947-05-24 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 6081 · 2:11

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–0. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 3rd. Marino Pieretti earned the win. Buddy Lewis went 4-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	10
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Marino Pieretti L: Dick Fowler SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Eddie Yost	4	1	0	0	1
Buddy Lewis	5	1	4	1	0
Joe Grace	4	1	1	1	1
Mickey Vernon	5	1	2	1	0
Stan Spence	4	0	0	0	0
Jerry Priddy	3	0	0	1	1
Mark Christman	3	0	1	0	1
Rick Ferrell	4	1	2	0	0
Marino Pieretti	3	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	3
Elmer Valo	4	0	0	1
Ferris Fain	2	1	2	1
Sam Chapman	4	1	0	0
George Binks	4	1	0	0
Buddy Rosar	4	1	0	0
Hank Majeski	4	0	0	0
Gene Handley	2	1	1	0
Don Richmond	1	0	0	1
Bob Savage	2	0	0	0
Ray Poole	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marino Pieretti	9.0	5	3	6

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Fowler	3.0	5	1	0
Bob Savage	6.0	5	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: 4
Buddy Lewis: D8
Joe Grace: 8.2-3
Mickey Vernon: 3/G

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: K
Elmer Valo: 43
Ferris Fain: W
Sam Chapman: 9

Top 2

Stan Spence: 53
Jerry Priddy: W
Mark Christman: CS2(26)#
Mark Christman: 4/P/8S

Bot 2

George Binks: S7
Buddy Rosar: PO1(13)#
Buddy Rosar: 1/BP
Hank Majeski: 8

Top 3

Rick Ferrell: S7/G
Marino Pieretti: 54/SH.1-2
Eddie Yost: 43.2-3
Buddy Lewis: S8.3-H
Joe Grace: T9.1-H
Mickey Vernon: S8.3-H
Stan Spence: 9

Bot 3

Gene Handley: S8
Don Richmond: K
Eddie Joost: K
Elmer Valo: K

Top 4

Jerry Priddy: 63
Mark Christman: S7
Rick Ferrell: 8
Marino Pieretti: 153

Bot 4

Ferris Fain: K
Sam Chapman: 9/L
George Binks: 3/G

Top 5

Eddie Yost: W
Buddy Lewis: D7.1-3
Joe Grace: WP.3-H;2-3#
Joe Grace: 8
Mickey Vernon: 7
Stan Spence: 9/L

Bot 5

Buddy Rosar: S7
Hank Majeski: 9/89
Gene Handley: 64(1)/FO
Bob Savage: 7

Top 6

Jerry Priddy: 63
Mark Christman: 63
Rick Ferrell: 3

Bot 6

Eddie Joost: K
Elmer Valo: 13
Ferris Fain: W
Sam Chapman: S8.1-2
George Binks: 9/FL

Top 7

Marino Pieretti: 9
Eddie Yost: 3
Buddy Lewis: S7
Joe Grace: 5/FL

Bot 7

Buddy Rosar: 8
Hank Majeski: 43
Gene Handley: W
Bob Savage: 63

Top 8

Mickey Vernon: D9
Stan Spence: 8.2-3
Jerry Priddy: 9/89.3-H
Mark Christman: W
Rick Ferrell: S7.1-2
Marino Pieretti: 6(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ray Poole: 63
Elmer Valo: 8
Ferris Fain: S6
Sam Chapman: 9

Top 9

Eddie Yost: 63
Buddy Lewis: 7
Joe Grace: W
Mickey Vernon: 5/L

Bot 9

George Binks: 5/FL
Buddy Rosar: 63
Hank Majeski: 9/89