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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1950-08-18 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 6054 · 2:02

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–2. Vic Raschi earned the win. Joe DiMaggio went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vic Raschi L: Lou Brissie SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Gene Woodling	4	0	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	4	1	1	0	0
Yogi Berra	4	1	2	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	1	0
Billy Johnson	4	0	1	1	0
Johnny Mize	3	0	1	0	0
Jerry Coleman	2	0	0	0	1
Jackie Jensen	3	0	0	0	0
Vic Raschi	3	0	0	0	0
Joe Collins	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	1	1	1	1	2
Barney McCosky	3	0	2	0	1	0
Paul Lehner	2	0	0	1	2	1
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ferris Fain	4	0	2	0	0	0
Billy Hitchcock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kermit Wahl	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Guerra	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Brissie	2	0	0	0	1	0
Wally Moses	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Raschi	9.0	6	5	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Brissie	9.0	6	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Woodling: 143
Phil Rizzuto: D/78
Yogi Berra: D9.2-H
Joe DiMaggio: 4/P
Billy Johnson: 53

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: K
Barney McCosky: S
Paul Lehner: W.1-2
Sam Chapman: 8
Ferris Fain: 4/L

Top 2

Johnny Mize: 8
Jerry Coleman: 8
Jackie Jensen: 43

Bot 2

Billy Hitchcock: 4/P
Kermit Wahl: 2/P
Mike Guerra: 6/L

Top 3

Vic Raschi: 3/G
Gene Woodling: 7
Phil Rizzuto: 8

Bot 3

Lou Brissie: 43
Eddie Joost: HR/7
Barney McCosky: D
Paul Lehner: K
Sam Chapman: K

Top 4

Yogi Berra: D/89
Joe DiMaggio: 43.2-3
Billy Johnson: S8.3-H
Johnny Mize: S.1-3
Jerry Coleman: CS2(26)
Jerry Coleman: 53

Bot 4

Ferris Fain: S1
Billy Hitchcock: 64(1)/FO
Kermit Wahl: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jackie Jensen: 13
Vic Raschi: 53
Gene Woodling: 7

Bot 5

Mike Guerra: 8
Lou Brissie: W
Eddie Joost: 4/P
Barney McCosky: 13

Top 6

Phil Rizzuto: 63
Yogi Berra: 5/FL
Joe DiMaggio: 4/P

Bot 6

Paul Lehner: 3/G
Sam Chapman: 9
Ferris Fain: T9
Billy Hitchcock: 63

Top 7

Billy Johnson: 8
Johnny Mize: 3/G
Jerry Coleman: W
Jackie Jensen: 9

Bot 7

Kermit Wahl: 7/FL
Mike Guerra: D7
Lou Brissie: 63
Eddie Joost: W
Barney McCosky: W.2-3;1-2
Paul Lehner: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: 6/P

Top 8

Vic Raschi: 9
Gene Woodling: 3/G
Phil Rizzuto: 7/FL

Bot 8

Ferris Fain: 43
Billy Hitchcock: 63
Kermit Wahl: 8

Top 9

Yogi Berra: 6/P
Joe DiMaggio: HR/7
Billy Johnson: 53
Joe Collins: 8

Bot 9

Mike Guerra: 8
Wally Moses: 3/FL
Eddie Joost: K

Notes & reviews

Ball hit light tower and bounced back into field; in play by AL rules then

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