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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 6, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 6, 1950 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Starr |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,592 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Eddie Hurley |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy DeMars | Shortstop |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Center Fielder |
| Ken Wood | Right Fielder |
| Don Lenhardt | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Leo Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Dick Starr | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Paul Lehner | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Gene Markland | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 6, 1950
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMars vs. Kellner
DeMars hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Kellner
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Starr
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehner vs. Starr
Lehner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Lehner reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Starr
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lehner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Starr
Fain hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Overmire
Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Dillinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Overmire
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Markland vs. Overmire
Markland bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Kellner
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Overmire
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMars scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Overmire
Kellner hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Overmire
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Overmire
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first, with Overmire covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Kellner
Overmire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMars vs. Kellner
DeMars hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Overmire
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Overmire
There goes Valo. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Valo steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Overmire
Fain strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Overmire
Dillinger hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Overmire
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Kellner
Kokos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger juggles the ball. That's an error on Dillinger. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Kellner
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lehner. Lollar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Markland vs. Overmire
Markland hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Overmire
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Overmire
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Kellner
Overmire hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMars vs. Kellner
DeMars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Kellner
Kokos strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Overmire
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Overmire
Lehner hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Overmire
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Valo reaches second base with a double. Joost goes all the way around to score. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fain vs. Overmire
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Overmire
Dillinger strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Overmire
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Markland vs. Overmire
Markland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Kellner
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Widmar
Al Widmar now pitching.
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Widmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Widmar
Kellner hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Widmar
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Widmar
Lehner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Widmar
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lehner. Friend reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sommers vs. Kellner
Bill Sommers pinch hits for Al Widmar.
Sommers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Joost. Friend moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMars vs. Kellner
DeMars hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Friend scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Kellner
Kokos takes first base on ball four. Sommers moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Bauers
Russ Bauers now pitching.
Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Fain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Bauers
Dillinger hits a fly ball towards right. Wood settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wood. Fain scores. Dillinger moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Bauers
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dillinger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Markland vs. Bauers
Markland bunts towards the mound. Bauers fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerra vs. Bauers
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMars scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Bauers
Kellner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Bauers
Joost takes first base on ball four. Kellner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lehner vs. Bauers
Lehner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sievers. Lehner reaches second base with a double. Kellner scores. There goes Joost trying to get to home. Sievers throws the ball in to DeMars who relays the ball to Lollar, who tags Joost, who came all the way from first, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Kellner
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Bauers
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Bauers
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bauers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Bauers
Dillinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Bauers
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Kellner
Tom Upton pinch hits for Russ Bauers.
Upton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Markland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMars vs. Kellner
DeMars hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lehner. DeMars reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kokos vs. Kellner
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. DeMars moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman 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 5/6/1950 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
DeMars B, ss 5 0 1 1 Joost E, ss 2 3 2 0
Kokos D, lf 3 0 0 0 Lehner P, lf 5 2 3 4
Sievers R, cf 5 1 0 0 Valo E, rf 4 2 3 1
Wood K, rf 5 1 1 2 Fain F, 1b 5 2 3 4
Lenhardt D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dillinger B, 3b 5 1 2 0
Lollar S, c 4 1 3 1 Chapman S, cf 5 1 2 1
Thomas L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Markland G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Friend O, 2b 4 1 1 0 Guerra M, c 4 0 0 0
Starr D, p 0 0 0 0 Kellner A, p 4 1 1 1
Overmire S, p 1 0 0 0
Widmar A, p 0 0 0 0
Sommers B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bauers R, p 0 0 0 0
Upton T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 6 4 37 12 16 11
St.Louis 000 200 200 -- 4
Philadelphia 400 022 40x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Starr D (L)* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Overmire S 5.0 5 2 2 2 2
Widmar A 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Bauers R 2.0 6 4 1 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 9.0 6 4 2 5 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Dillinger B, Joost E, Wood K
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Joost E, Lehner P 2, Lollar S, Valo E, Friend O, Fain F, DeMars B
HR -- Fain F, Wood K, Lehner P, Lollar S
SB -- Valo E
SH -- Markland G
T -- 2:22
A -- 2592
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