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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1948-10-03 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2273 · 1:40

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–2. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 8th. Ray Scarborough earned the win. Eddie Yost went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ray Scarborough L: Phil Marchildon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Boyer · 1B: Red Jones · 2B: (none) · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gil Coan	5	0	3	0	0	0
Al Kozar	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sherry Robertson	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bud Stewart	4	3	2	0	1	0
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Yost	3	2	3	3	1	0
Mark Christman	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jake Early	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Scarborough	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nellie Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy DeMars	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Coleman	4	1	0	0	0	0
Hank Majeski	3	1	2	1	1	0
Bob Wellman	3	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Scheib	3	0	0	1	0	0
Don White	3	0	0	0	0	1
Earle Brucker	3	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Marchildon	3	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Scarborough	9.0	4	2	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Marchildon	9.0	12	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gil Coan: 8
Al Kozar: 8
Sherry Robertson: 43

Bot 1

Nellie Fox: 9
Billy DeMars: W
Ray Coleman: 36(1)/FO
Hank Majeski: D9.1-H
Bob Wellman: 8

Top 2

Bud Stewart: S9
Mickey Vernon: D8.1-3
Eddie Yost: S7.2-3;3-H
Mark Christman: 16(1)3/GDP.3-H
Jake Early: K

Bot 2

Carl Scheib: 63
Don White: K
Earle Brucker: D9
Phil Marchildon: 63

Top 3

Ray Scarborough: 5/FL
Gil Coan: S9
Al Kozar: SB2
Al Kozar: WP.2-3
Al Kozar: 8
Sherry Robertson: 9

Bot 3

Nellie Fox: 8
Billy DeMars: 8
Ray Coleman: 9

Top 4

Bud Stewart: 8
Mickey Vernon: 8
Eddie Yost: W
Mark Christman: 63

Bot 4

Hank Majeski: S6
Bob Wellman: 7
Carl Scheib: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jake Early: 9/L
Ray Scarborough: 53
Gil Coan: S8
Al Kozar: 13

Bot 5

Don White: 43
Earle Brucker: 7
Phil Marchildon: 63

Top 6

Sherry Robertson: 43
Bud Stewart: D8
Mickey Vernon: 4/FL.2-H(E4)(NR)(UR)
Eddie Yost: HR/7.B-H(UR)
Mark Christman: 53

Bot 6

Nellie Fox: 7
Billy DeMars: 3/G
Ray Coleman: 6

Top 7

Jake Early: 4/L
Ray Scarborough: 63
Gil Coan: S8
Al Kozar: 3/G

Bot 7

Hank Majeski: W
Bob Wellman: S8.1-3
Carl Scheib: 8.3-H
Don White: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Sherry Robertson: HR/9
Bud Stewart: W
Mickey Vernon: 13.1-2
Eddie Yost: D8.2-H
Mark Christman: S7.2-H
Jake Early: S9.1-2
Ray Scarborough: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Gil Coan: 4/FL

Bot 8

Earle Brucker: 43
Phil Marchildon: K
Nellie Fox: 43

Top 9

Al Kozar: 3
Sherry Robertson: 7
Bud Stewart: 31

Bot 9

Billy DeMars: 2/FL
Ray Coleman: 13
Hank Majeski: 9