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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1950-08-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 11017 · 2:24

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 5th. Whitey Ford earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Whitey Ford L: Joe Coleman 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	SO
Gene Woodling	4	1	1	0	1	1
Phil Rizzuto	4	2	2	0	1	0
Hank Bauer	5	1	2	1	0	1
Yogi Berra	4	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Collins	2	0	1	2	2	0
Bobby Brown	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cliff Mapes	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jerry Coleman	4	0	3	1	1	0
Whitey Ford	2	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	1	2	0	2	0
Paul Lehner	4	0	3	0	1	0
Roberto Ortiz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ferris Fain	2	0	0	0	2	0
Billy Hitchcock	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kermit Wahl	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Tipton	4	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Coleman	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Guerra	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Suder	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	9.0	6	6	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	7.0	8	7	1
Lou Brissie	2.0	4	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Woodling: W
Phil Rizzuto: S.1-2
Hank Bauer: 7
Yogi Berra: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Collins: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: S
Paul Lehner: W.1-2
Roberto Ortiz: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Sam Chapman: 9

Top 2

Bobby Brown: 43
Cliff Mapes: 43
Jerry Coleman: S
Whitey Ford: S.1-2
Gene Woodling: 4

Bot 2

Ferris Fain: 31
Billy Hitchcock: E6
Kermit Wahl: S.1-3
Joe Tipton: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Joe Coleman: K

Top 3

Phil Rizzuto: 43
Hank Bauer: S6.BX2(34)
Yogi Berra: 8

Bot 3

Eddie Joost: 53
Paul Lehner: S
Roberto Ortiz: 43.1-2
Sam Chapman: 23

Top 4

Joe Collins: W
Bobby Brown: 8
Cliff Mapes: 46(1)/FO
Jerry Coleman: S.1-2
Whitey Ford: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Ferris Fain: W
Billy Hitchcock: 3/SH.1-2
Kermit Wahl: W
Joe Tipton: 7
Joe Coleman: 4

Top 5

Gene Woodling: S
Phil Rizzuto: W.1-2
Hank Bauer: K
Yogi Berra: S.2-3;1-2
Joe Collins: D/89.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Brown: IW
Cliff Mapes: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Jerry Coleman: 3

Bot 5

Eddie Joost: D/78
Paul Lehner: S6/P.2-2
Roberto Ortiz: 3/SH.2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: 9.3-H
Ferris Fain: 7

Top 6

Whitey Ford: W
Gene Woodling: 36(1)/FO
Phil Rizzuto: 6
Hank Bauer: 53

Bot 6

Billy Hitchcock: 8
Kermit Wahl: 8
Joe Tipton: 2

Top 7

Yogi Berra: 2
Joe Collins: W
Bobby Brown: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Mike Guerra: 8
Eddie Joost: W
Paul Lehner: S.1-2
Roberto Ortiz: 4
Sam Chapman: 3

Top 8

Cliff Mapes: 8
Jerry Coleman: S
Whitey Ford: 14/SH.1-2
Gene Woodling: K

Bot 8

Ferris Fain: W
Billy Hitchcock: 1
Kermit Wahl: 8
Joe Tipton: 53

Top 9

Phil Rizzuto: S7
Hank Bauer: SB2
Hank Bauer: S.2-H
Yogi Berra: S/BG.1-2
Joe Collins: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Johnson: IW
Joe DiMaggio: K
Jerry Coleman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Whitey Ford: OA.3XH(2)

Bot 9

Pete Suder: K
Eddie Joost: W
Paul Lehner: 54(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Phila. Evening Bulletin describes this play as Fain retrieves Joost's wild throw Paper does not say in which inning or game of the DH, but need out on bases
Wind blows pop fly away from Rizzuto

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