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Philadelphia Athletics @ New York Yankees

1949-08-20 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 39851 · 2:24

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 5th. Eddie Lopat earned the win. Gene Woodling went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Lopat L: Carl Scheib SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Boyer · 1B: Art Passarella · 2B: Eddie Rommel · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nellie Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ferris Fain	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Astroth	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Estalella	4	1	1	1	0	0
Tod Davis	4	0	1	2	0	2
Carl Scheib	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bubba Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Phil Rizzuto	5	1	1	1	0
Cliff Mapes	2	1	0	0	2
Gene Woodling	4	3	2	4	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	2	0	0	0	2
Bobby Brown	3	0	0	1	1
Jerry Coleman	2	0	0	0	1
Charlie Silvera	3	0	0	0	1
Eddie Lopat	4	1	2	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Carl Scheib	5.0	4	3
Bobby Shantz	0.0	0	2
Bubba Harris	3.0	2	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Lopat	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nellie Fox: 6/P
Don White: 43
Elmer Valo: S8/F8S
Ferris Fain: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Phil Rizzuto: 53
Cliff Mapes: 7
Gene Woodling: HR8/78/IPHR
Joe DiMaggio: 8/F8XD

Top 2

Ferris Fain: S7
Sam Chapman: S4.1-2
Joe Astroth: 9
Bobby Estalella: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Tommy Henrich: 3/P
Bobby Brown: 7
Jerry Coleman: W
Charlie Silvera: CS2(24)

Top 3

Tod Davis: K
Carl Scheib: S9
Nellie Fox: HP.1-2
Don White: 4/P
Elmer Valo: 4/L

Bot 3

Charlie Silvera: 9
Eddie Lopat: 63
Phil Rizzuto: 7/F7L

Top 4

Ferris Fain: 8
Sam Chapman: W
Joe Astroth: S/89.1-3
Bobby Estalella: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Cliff Mapes: W
Gene Woodling: 46(1)/FO
Joe DiMaggio: S/78.1-H(NR)(E5);B-3
Tommy Henrich: W
Bobby Brown: 3/G.3-H(RBI)(UR);1-1(E6/TH)
Jerry Coleman: PO1(E3).1-2
Jerry Coleman: 7

Top 5

Tod Davis: 53
Carl Scheib: 9/L
Nellie Fox: 63

Bot 5

Charlie Silvera: 8
Eddie Lopat: S8
Phil Rizzuto: E6.1-2
Cliff Mapes: 56(1)/FO.2-3
Gene Woodling: HR/9.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Joe DiMaggio: 9

Top 6

Don White: 9
Elmer Valo: W
Ferris Fain: 4/P
Sam Chapman: 13

Bot 6

Tommy Henrich: W
Bobby Brown: W.1-2
Jerry Coleman: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Charlie Silvera: 5/FL
Eddie Lopat: 63

Top 7

Joe Astroth: 7/L
Bobby Estalella: 63
Tod Davis: K/C

Bot 7

Phil Rizzuto: HR/7
Cliff Mapes: W
Gene Woodling: 9
Joe DiMaggio: 9
Tommy Henrich: 3/G

Top 8

Bubba Harris: 7
Nellie Fox: 3/G
Don White: 7

Bot 8

Bobby Brown: 13
Jerry Coleman: 63
Charlie Silvera: W
Eddie Lopat: S9.1-3
Phil Rizzuto: 4(1)/FO

Top 9

Elmer Valo: 43
Ferris Fain: S8
Sam Chapman: 13.1-2
Joe Astroth: E5/TH.2-3
Bobby Estalella: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Tod Davis: T8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Taffy Wright: W
Nellie Fox: 43

Notes & reviews

After out at first, Fain threw to second, but Henrich stopped, got in rundown and returned safely to first when throw from shorstop hit him in the back

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