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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1951-08-12 · Day game · Shibe Park · 7 innings · Att: 19798 · 2:34

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 7–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 2nd. Bobby Shantz earned the win. Eddie Joost went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NYA	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	7
PHA	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	7	11

W: Bobby Shantz L: Jack Kramer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: (none) · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gil McDougald	2	1	1	0	2	0
Bobby Brown	3	1	1	1	0	1
Yogi Berra	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	1	1	1	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Bauer	2	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Cerv	3	0	2	1	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Wiesler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Kramer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	0	3	3	0	0
Elmer Valo	3	1	0	0	1	0
Allie Clark	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	4	1	3	2	0	0
Hank Majeski	3	1	0	0	1	0
Lou Limmer	3	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Suder	3	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Astroth	3	2	2	0	0	1
Bobby Shantz	1	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Wiesler	2.2	4	2	1
Jack Kramer	0.2	3	1	1
Joe Ostrowski	1.2	1	0	0
Stubby Overmire	2.0	3	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Shantz	7.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gil McDougald: W
Bobby Brown: 46(1)/FO
Yogi Berra: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: 8/78
Elmer Valo: 7
Allie Clark: 6/L

Top 2

Joe DiMaggio: HP
Johnny Mize: 4
Hank Bauer: S9.1-H(E9)(NR);B-2
Bob Cerv: S8.2-H(UR)
Phil Rizzuto: 54(1)/FO
Bob Wiesler: PB.1-2#
Bob Wiesler: 43

Bot 2

Gus Zernial: S8
Hank Majeski: W.1-2
Lou Limmer: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Pete Suder: 43.3-H;2-3
Joe Astroth: WP.3-H
Joe Astroth: K

Top 3

Gil McDougald: S8
Bobby Brown: D7.1-H
Yogi Berra: 43.2-3
Joe DiMaggio: 9/89.3-H
Johnny Mize: 43

Bot 3

Bobby Shantz: 13
Eddie Joost: S7/78
Elmer Valo: POCS2(13)
Elmer Valo: W
Allie Clark: S8.1-3
Gus Zernial: D7/78.3-H;1-H
Hank Majeski: 9/89

Top 4

Hank Bauer: D7
Bob Cerv: 9
Phil Rizzuto: W
Jack Kramer: BK.2-3;1-2#
Jack Kramer: 2/FL
Gil McDougald: IW
Bobby Brown: K

Bot 4

Lou Limmer: K
Pete Suder: S8
Joe Astroth: S9.1-3
Bobby Shantz: WP.1-2
Bobby Shantz: W
Eddie Joost: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Elmer Valo: 6
Allie Clark: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Yogi Berra: 2/G
Joe DiMaggio: 6/L
Johnny Mize: K

Bot 5

Gus Zernial: 4
Hank Majeski: 8
Lou Limmer: S8
Pete Suder: 8/L

Top 6

Hank Bauer: W
Bob Cerv: S8.1-2
Phil Rizzuto: 25(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Billy Martin: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Joe Astroth: D7/78
Bobby Shantz: 14/SH.2-3
Eddie Joost: S7.3-H;B-2(E4)#
Elmer Valo: FC2/DP.2X3(25);BX2(54)#

Top 7

Gil McDougald: 2/FL
Bobby Brown: HP
Yogi Berra: 2
Joe DiMaggio: S9/89.1-2#
Johnny Mize: 9/89

Bot 7

Allie Clark: 53
Gus Zernial: S7
Hank Majeski: E1.1-2;B-1
Lou Limmer: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Following plays were wiped out: Bauer S5: Cerv S7.1-2: Kellner relieves. Rizzuto S7.2-H;1-2 Coleman PHs D7.2-H;1-3: mcDougald IW: Brown 6:Berra8.3-H;2-3 Scheib relieve here probably (he's last pitcher for A's per sheet, but there's a pitching change indicated before and after DiMaggio's walk; maybe Kellner started DiMag's PA SB2: PB.3-H;2-3: WP.3-H Dimaggio W: Mize 5
the top of 8th began at 6:37 PM; the Yankees scored 5 runs but the game reached 7:00 PM and was stopped for Sunday curfew; the top of the 8th was removed and score reverted back to the 7th inning

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