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New York Yankees @ St. Louis Browns

1949-07-16 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 6 innings · Att: 3481 · 1:20

St. Louis Browns defeated New York Yankees 4–2. St. Louis Browns put up 4 in the 1st. Joe Ostrowski earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5
SLA	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

W: Joe Ostrowski L: Tommy Byrne SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	3	0	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	3	0	1	0	0
Hank Bauer	3	0	0	0	2
Joe DiMaggio	3	1	1	0	0
Yogi Berra	2	1	1	0	0
Billy Johnson	2	0	1	2	0
Johnny Lindell	2	0	0	0	0
Jerry Coleman	2	0	1	0	0
Tommy Byrne	2	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	3	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Kokos	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jerry Priddy	2	1	1	0	1	0
Whitey Platt	2	1	0	0	1	0
Roy Sievers	2	1	1	2	1	1
Jack Graham	2	0	1	1	0	0
Sherm Lollar	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Sullivan	2	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Ostrowski	2	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Byrne	5.0	6	4	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Ostrowski	6.0	5	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 5
Phil Rizzuto: 9
Hank Bauer: K

Bot 1

Bob Dillinger: S9
Dick Kokos: K
Jerry Priddy: S7.1-2
Whitey Platt: W.2-3;1-2
Roy Sievers: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3(E7/THH);B-2
Jack Graham: 8/78.3-H;2-3
Sherm Lollar: E6/TH1.3-H(NR)(UR)
John Sullivan: 8

Top 2

Joe DiMaggio: 8
Yogi Berra: 43
Billy Johnson: 3

Bot 2

Joe Ostrowski: 143
Bob Dillinger: 8
Dick Kokos: W
Jerry Priddy: CS2(24)

Top 3

Johnny Lindell: 63
Jerry Coleman: S
Tommy Byrne: 7
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Jerry Priddy: W
Whitey Platt: 7
Roy Sievers: K
Jack Graham: CS2(24)

Top 4

Phil Rizzuto: S7
Hank Bauer: 54(1)3/GDP
Joe DiMaggio: S7
Yogi Berra: S9/9L.1-3
Billy Johnson: D/89.3-H;1-H
Johnny Lindell: 9

Bot 4

Jack Graham: S
Sherm Lollar: 4
John Sullivan: S.1-3
Joe Ostrowski: 7/FDP.3XH(72)

Top 5

Jerry Coleman: 3
Tommy Byrne: 63
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 63

Bot 5

Bob Dillinger: S
Dick Kokos: 1/L.1-2(E1/TH1)
Jerry Priddy: 9
Whitey Platt: 63

Top 6

Phil Rizzuto: 9
Hank Bauer: K
Joe DiMaggio: 7

Bot 6

Roy Sievers: W

Notes & reviews

the throw struck Jerry Priddy
game called after a 40-minute rain delay; the ground crew had great difficulty covering the infield, leaving half uncovered

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