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St. Louis Browns @ New York Yankees

1949-08-07 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 2:49

New York Yankees defeated St. Louis Browns 20–2. New York Yankees put up 9 in the 3rd. Tommy Byrne earned the win. Yogi Berra went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6
NYA	3	0	9	0	0	3	0	5		20	22

W: Tommy Byrne L: Ned Garver SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	2	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Lehner	3	0	2	1	0	1
Jerry Priddy	3	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Platt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Sievers	3	1	1	1	1	1
Sherm Lollar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Graham	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Pellagrini	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ned Garver	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Starr	1	0	0	0	0	1
Karl Drews	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Anderson	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Elder	1	0	0	0	0	1
Les Moss	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Phil Rizzuto	7	4	4	1	0	0
Charlie Keller	3	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich	3	1	1	1	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	2	3	4	1	0
Yogi Berra	2	1	1	3	0	0
Bobby Brown	6	1	1	1	0	1
Cliff Mapes	5	2	2	2	1	0
Jerry Coleman	3	1	1	1	0	0
Tommy Byrne	6	0	2	2	0	0
Hank Bauer	3	3	3	2	0	0
Gus Niarhos	2	1	0	0	0	1
Snuffy Stirnweiss	2	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Johnson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Gene Woodling	1	1	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ned Garver	2.1	6	1	0
Bill Kennedy	0.1	4	0	0
Dick Starr	2.0	3	1	1
Karl Drews	2.2	8	1	1
Red Embree	0.2	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Byrne	9.0	6	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Dillinger: W
Paul Lehner: 13/SH.1-2
Jerry Priddy: 9
Whitey Platt: 4

Bot 1

Phil Rizzuto: S
Charlie Keller: 9.1-2
Tommy Henrich: 4
Joe DiMaggio: E5.2-H(UR)(NR)
Yogi Berra: HR/9.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Bobby Brown: 7

Top 2

Roy Sievers: W
Sherm Lollar: 64(1)3/GDP
Jack Graham: K

Bot 2

Cliff Mapes: 53
Jerry Coleman: 8
Tommy Byrne: 8

Top 3

Eddie Pellagrini: 2
Ned Garver: 6
Bob Dillinger: S
Paul Lehner: K

Bot 3

Phil Rizzuto: S
Charlie Keller: D.1-3
Tommy Henrich: IW
Joe DiMaggio: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Yogi Berra: 8/F.3-H;2-3
Bobby Brown: E4.3-H(RBI)
Cliff Mapes: S.1-2
Jerry Coleman: D.2-H(UR);1-3
Tommy Byrne: 7.3-H(UR)
Phil Rizzuto: S9.2-H(UR)
Charlie Keller: S/OBS.1-3;B-2
Tommy Henrich: S.3-H(UR);2-3
Joe DiMaggio: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Yogi Berra: HP.2-3;1-2
Bobby Brown: 9

Top 4

Jerry Priddy: 53
Whitey Platt: E5
Roy Sievers: K
Sherm Lollar: 53

Bot 4

Cliff Mapes: 5
Jerry Coleman: 53
Tommy Byrne: S
Phil Rizzuto: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Jack Graham: 4
Eddie Pellagrini: 7
Dick Starr: K

Bot 5

Hank Bauer: S
Tommy Henrich: 43.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: W
Gus Niarhos: K
Bobby Brown: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Bob Dillinger: 8
Paul Lehner: S
Jerry Priddy: S.1-2
Whitey Platt: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Cliff Mapes: W
Jerry Coleman: HP.1-2
Tommy Byrne: 43.2-3;1-2
Phil Rizzuto: 23.3-3;2-2
Hank Bauer: S.3-H;2-H
Tommy Henrich: HP.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: S.2-H;1-2
Gus Niarhos: 53

Top 7

Roy Sievers: 6
Sherm Lollar: 53
Jack Graham: 2

Bot 7

Bobby Brown: D8
Cliff Mapes: 8.2-3(E8)
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 6
Tommy Byrne: 43

Top 8

Eddie Pellagrini: W
Karl Drews: WP.1-3
Karl Drews: 4
John Sullivan: 3
Paul Lehner: S.3-H
Andy Anderson: W.1-2
George Elder: K

Bot 8

Phil Rizzuto: S
Hank Bauer: S.1-2
Billy Johnson: S.2-H;1-2
Gene Woodling: D.2-H;1-3
Gus Niarhos: HP
Bobby Brown: K
Cliff Mapes: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 4
Tommy Byrne: S.2-H;1-2
Phil Rizzuto: 7

Top 9

Roy Sievers: HR
Sherm Lollar: 53
Jack Graham: 9
Eddie Pellagrini: T
Les Moss: 5/FL

Notes & reviews

Browns 1B Graham collides with, trips Keller who is given second Keller is hurt and leaves game
Berra's left thumb is broken and he will miss three weeks
Starr asks to be relieved because his legs have tired
Bryne's pitch goes behind Drew as part of beanball war

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