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Yankees
16
@ Athletics
2
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Shibe Park
August 15, 1936
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 15, 1936 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 16 to 2.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | August 15, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
R: 16 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 16
Hits: 15 Errors: 1 Left On Base: 3 |
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 2 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 6 Errors: 3 Left On Base: 8 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Monte Pearson |
| Losing Pitcher | —Gordon Rhodes |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —George Selkirk |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | August 15, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gordon Rhodes |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
New York Yankees Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Jake Powell | Center Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Center Fielder |
| Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Al Niemiec | Second Baseman |
| Gordon Rhodes | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
16
@ Athletics
2
Scores OFFON
Shibe Park
August 15, 1936
Top 1
- Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Lisenbee
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. Gehrig scores. Dickey scores. Selkirk goes all the way around to score. Powell moves to second. Three runs are unearned. View Play
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- Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pearson
Roy Johnson now playing left field. Joe DiMaggio now playing center field. George Selkirk now playing right field.
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1936 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 3 2 1 Finney L, rf 5 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 3 1 2 3 Moses W, cf 3 0 1 1
DiMaggio J, rf-cf 4 1 0 1 Dean C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 3 3 4 Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 1 1 1 Higgins P, 3b 4 1 2 1
Jorgens A, c 0 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf-rf 4 2 1 1 Newsome S, ss 4 0 1 0
Powell J, cf 2 0 1 0 Niemiec A, 2b 2 1 0 0
Johnson R, lf 2 1 1 0 Rhodes G, p 0 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 5 2 2 1 Lisenbee H, p 2 0 0 0
Pearson M, p 4 2 2 1 Puccinelli G, ph 1 0 1 0
Flythe S, p 0 0 0 0
Gumpert R, p 0 0 0 0
Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 16 15 13 33 2 6 2
New York 400 211 071 -- 16
Philadelphia 000 100 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Rhodes G (L) 0.2 0 4 1 5 0
Lisenbee H 6.1 10 4 4 0 2
Flythe S 0.1 2 5 5 2 0
Gumpert R 1.2 3 3 3 1 0
E -- Newsome S, Moses W, Dean C, Rolfe R
DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 3
LOB -- New York 3, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Crosetti F, Gehrig L, Johnson R, Lazzeri T
3B -- Crosetti F
HR -- Higgins P, Gehrig L
SH -- Pearson M
HBP -- by Flythe S (Johnson R)
T -- 2:10
A -- 5000
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