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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1919-08-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:40

St. Louis Browns defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 1st. Allen Sothoron earned the win. Baby Doll Jacobson went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	10
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	9

W: Allen Sothoron L: Tom Rogers SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ollie Chill · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Austin	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Gedeon	5	2	3	0	0	1
Baby Doll Jacobson	5	1	3	2	0	1
George Sisler	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Williams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Smith	3	0	0	1	1	1
Wally Gerber	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Severeid	3	1	1	0	1	0
Allen Sothoron	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whitey Witt	4	1	1	0	1
Merlin Kopp	4	0	2	0	1
Tillie Walker	4	1	1	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	0	2	1	0
Dick Burrus	4	0	1	0	0
Cy Perkins	4	0	2	0	0
Terry Turner	4	0	0	1	0
Lew Groh	3	0	0	0	1
Tom Rogers	2	0	0	0	0
Walt Kinney	1	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allen Sothoron	9.0	9	0	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Rogers	8.0	9	3	3
Jing Johnson	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Austin: 43
Joe Gedeon: S7
Baby Doll Jacobson: HR/7.1-H
George Sisler: S8
Ken Williams: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 43
Merlin Kopp: S5
Tillie Walker: 63.1-2
Amos Strunk: 7/F

Top 2

Earl Smith: 63
Wally Gerber: 7/F
Hank Severeid: W
Allen Sothoron: 4/P

Bot 2

Dick Burrus: 2/FL
Cy Perkins: S7
Terry Turner: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 3

Jimmy Austin: K
Joe Gedeon: K
Baby Doll Jacobson: S9
George Sisler: PO1(1346)

Bot 3

Lew Groh: K
Tom Rogers: 4/P
Whitey Witt: 3/G

Top 4

George Sisler: 7/F
Ken Williams: W
Earl Smith: 8/F
Wally Gerber: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Merlin Kopp: 53
Tillie Walker: 4/P
Amos Strunk: D8
Dick Burrus: WP.2-3
Dick Burrus: 53

Top 5

Wally Gerber: S8
Hank Severeid: 63.1-2
Allen Sothoron: 2/FL
Jimmy Austin: S6.2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
Joe Gedeon: S7.1-2
Baby Doll Jacobson: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Cy Perkins: 63
Terry Turner: 3/G
Lew Groh: 9/F

Top 6

George Sisler: 43
Ken Williams: 1/P
Earl Smith: K23

Bot 6

Tom Rogers: 53
Whitey Witt: S1/BG
Merlin Kopp: S5/BG.1-2
Tillie Walker: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Amos Strunk: S7.3-H;1-2
Dick Burrus: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Wally Gerber: 13
Hank Severeid: 63
Allen Sothoron: 4/P

Bot 7

Cy Perkins: 8/F
Terry Turner: 7/L
Lew Groh: 43

Top 8

Jimmy Austin: 8/F
Joe Gedeon: S7
Baby Doll Jacobson: S7.1-2
George Sisler: 8/F
Ken Williams: E4/G.2-3;1-2
Earl Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wally Gerber: 8/F

Bot 8

Walt Kinney: 5/FL
Whitey Witt: K
Merlin Kopp: K

Top 9

Hank Severeid: S8
Allen Sothoron: 13/SH.1-2
Jimmy Austin: 13
Joe Gedeon: E4/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
Baby Doll Jacobson: K

Bot 9

Tillie Walker: S8
Amos Strunk: 7/F
Dick Burrus: S9.1-2
Cy Perkins: S5.2-3;1-2
Terry Turner: 4(1)/FO/DP.3-H;2XH(45)

Notes & reviews

Burrus rounded 3rd too far (run scored before he was tagged out to complete double-play)

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