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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1947-08-01 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 16083 · 2:12

St. Louis Browns defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–1. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 8th. Bob Muncrief earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Muncrief L: Dick Fowler SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	4	2	2	0	1	1
Johnny Berardino	4	1	3	1	0	0
Paul Lehner	5	1	2	0	0	2
Jeff Heath	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Stephens	4	0	2	2	0	0
Wally Judnich	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willard Brown	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jake Early	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Muncrief	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Coleman	2	0	1	1	0	0
Al Zarilla	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	5	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	0	1	1
Elmer Valo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pat Cooper	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Chapman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Guerra	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Suder	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gene Handley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Fowler	3	0	1	0	0	1
George Binks	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Muncrief	9.0	7	2	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Fowler	9.0	11	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Dillinger: S
Johnny Berardino: 53/SH.1-2
Paul Lehner: K
Jeff Heath: 7

Bot 1

Barney McCosky: K
Eddie Joost: 53
Elmer Valo: 6

Top 2

Vern Stephens: 6
Wally Judnich: 43
Willard Brown: K

Bot 2

Pat Cooper: 9
Sam Chapman: S
Mike Guerra: SB2
Mike Guerra: 63
Pete Suder: D.2-H
Gene Handley: 6

Top 3

Jake Early: K
Bob Muncrief: 3
Bob Dillinger: K

Bot 3

Dick Fowler: 63
Barney McCosky: 8
Eddie Joost: 7

Top 4

Johnny Berardino: 8
Paul Lehner: D
Jeff Heath: FC1.2X3(15)
Vern Stephens: S.1-2
Wally Judnich: K

Bot 4

Elmer Valo: S
Pat Cooper: SB2
Pat Cooper: K
Sam Chapman: K
Mike Guerra: E5#
Pete Suder: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Willard Brown: 1
Jake Early: 8
Bob Muncrief: K

Bot 5

Gene Handley: 9
Dick Fowler: S
Barney McCosky: S.1-2
Eddie Joost: K
Elmer Valo: 9

Top 6

Bob Dillinger: W
Johnny Berardino: S.1-2
Paul Lehner: K
Ray Coleman: S.2-H;1-2
Vern Stephens: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Pat Cooper: D
Sam Chapman: 3
Mike Guerra: 63
Pete Suder: 41

Top 7

Wally Judnich: 43
Willard Brown: E5#
Jake Early: 7
Bob Muncrief: K

Bot 7

Gene Handley: D
Dick Fowler: K
Barney McCosky: 3/G.2-3
Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: SB2
Elmer Valo: W
Pat Cooper: 8

Top 8

Bob Dillinger: 53
Johnny Berardino: S
Paul Lehner: D.1-3
Ray Coleman: 43
Vern Stephens: S.3-H;2-H
Wally Judnich: S.1-2
Al Zarilla: 7

Bot 8

Sam Chapman: 9
Mike Guerra: 7
Pete Suder: 63

Top 9

Jake Early: 9
Bob Muncrief: 4
Bob Dillinger: S
Johnny Berardino: SB2
Johnny Berardino: D.2-H
Paul Lehner: 3

Bot 9

Gene Handley: 9#
George Binks: 9#
Barney McCosky: 53