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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 31, 1948 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1948 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Fannin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Allie Reynolds |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 41,335 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
Al Zarilla | Center Fielder |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
Whitey Platt | Left Fielder |
Dick Kokos | Right Fielder |
Hank Arft | First Baseman |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Eddie Pellagrini | Shortstop |
Cliff Fannin | Pitcher |
Zack Taylor | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
Allie Reynolds | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1948
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Reynolds
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Reynolds
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Reynolds
Priddy hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Platt vs. Reynolds
There goes Zarilla. The throw from Niarhos and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Fannin
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fannin
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Fannin
Henrich strikes out. Moss drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Henrich out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Platt vs. Reynolds
Platt hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Reynolds
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Reynolds
Arft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Reynolds
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rizzuto. Kokos scores. Arft moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pellagrini vs. Reynolds
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arft scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fannin vs. Reynolds
Fannin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fannin
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Fannin
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Fannin
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Fannin
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it and throws to second for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Fannin
Niarhos strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Reynolds
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Reynolds
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Reynolds
Priddy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Platt vs. Reynolds
Platt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Fannin
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Fannin
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fannin
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Platt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Reynolds
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Reynolds
Arft strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Reynolds
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Fannin
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Fannin
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Platt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Fannin
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Fannin
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Fannin
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Fannin
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Fannin
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Niarhos moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Fannin
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pellagrini fields it and throws to home to get Niarhos. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Fannin
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Fannin
Henrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Reynolds
Pellagrini hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Reynolds
Don Lund pinch hits for Cliff Fannin.
Lund strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Reynolds
Dillinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Reynolds
Zarilla hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Reynolds
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Platt vs. Reynolds
Platt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Biscan
Frank Biscan now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Biscan
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Biscan
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Biscan
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niarhos vs. Biscan
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pellagrini fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Reynolds
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Arft hits a line drive towards first. Henrich catches it and steps on first to double up Kokos. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Page
Moss hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Biscan
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Biscan
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Biscan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Biscan
Brown takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Biscan
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Biscan
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pellagrini fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Page
Pellagrini hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Page
Sam Dente pinch hits for Frank Biscan.
Dente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Page
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Page
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Dente moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Priddy vs. Page
Priddy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Drews
Karl Drews now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Drews
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Platt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Drews
Rizzuto hits a popup towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Platt vs. Page
Platt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Page
Kokos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Page
Arft is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Drews
Niarhos hits a line drive towards short. Pellagrini reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Drews
Page strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Drews
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Drews
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Zarilla who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. Stirnweiss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Drews
Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Drews
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kokos who is chasing the ball. Berra reaches third base with a triple. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Schwamb
Blackie Schwamb now pitching.
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Schwamb
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Page
Moss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Moss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pellagrini vs. Page
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown. Moss moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Page
Andy Anderson pinch hits for Blackie Schwamb.
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dillinger vs. Page
Dillinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moss scores. Pellagrini moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Page
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pellagrini scores. Dillinger moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Priddy vs. Page
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown. Dillinger scores. Zarilla moves to third. Priddy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Platt vs. Page
Platt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla scores. Priddy scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Page
Kokos hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Kokos reaches second base with a double. There goes Platt trying to get to home. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Stirnweiss who relays the ball to Niarhos who tags Platt, who came all the way from first, for the out. Kokos moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Arft vs. Page
Arft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1948 -- St.Louis at New York (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Dillinger B, 3b 5 2 2 1 Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 1 1 0 Zarilla A, cf 4 2 2 3 Brown B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Priddy J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Henrich T, 1b 4 2 1 2 Platt W, lf 5 0 1 2 DiMaggio J, cf 3 2 1 0 Kokos D, rf 4 1 2 0 Berra Y, rf 5 1 2 1 Arft H, 1b 5 1 1 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 2 3 Moss L, c 4 1 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 1 1 Pellagrini E, ss 4 1 0 1 Niarhos G, c 3 0 0 0 Fannin C, p 1 0 0 0 Reynolds A, p 2 1 1 1 Lund D, ph 1 0 0 0 Page J, p 2 0 1 0 Biscan F, p 0 0 0 0 Dente S, ph 0 0 0 0 Drews K, p 0 0 0 0 Schwamb B, p 0 0 0 0 Anderson A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 11 8 36 10 12 10 St.Louis 020 020 005 -- 9 New York 010 500 04x -- 10 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Fannin C (L) 4.0 6 6 6 3 3 Biscan F 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 Drews K 1.2 4 4 4 1 1 Schwamb B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Reynolds A (W)* 5.0 6 4 3 3 4 Page J (S) 4.0 5 5 1 1 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Rizzuto P 2, Brown B 2 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 9 2B -- Moss L, Kokos D 3B -- Brown B, Berra Y HR -- Keller C, Zarilla A, Henrich T CS -- Zarilla A T -- 2:53 A -- 41335
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