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Lineups and Summary
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 16, 1951
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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 September 16, 1951 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McDonald |
Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 6,671 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry Napp 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bud Thomas | Shortstop |
Mike Goliat | Second Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Ken Wood | Center Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Earl Rapp | Right Fielder |
Hank Arft | First Baseman |
Fred Marsh | Third Baseman |
Jim McDonald | Pitcher |
Zack Taylor | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 16, 1951
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Kellner
Goliat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a popup towards third. Hitchcock settles under it 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. McDonald
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. McDonald
Fain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Fain reaches second base with a double. Joost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. McDonald
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. McDonald
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. McDonald
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kellner
Batts hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Kellner
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner juggles the ball. That's an error on Kellner. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Kellner
Arft hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Suder fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Kellner
Marsh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arft moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Kellner
McDonald hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. McDonald
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. McDonald
Suder bunts towards the mound. McDonald fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on McDonald. Philley moves to third. Suder moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Astroth vs. McDonald
Astroth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kellner vs. McDonald
Kellner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores. Suder scores. Astroth moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. McDonald
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. Astroth scores. Kellner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. McDonald
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goliat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. McDonald
Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kellner scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Suchecki
Jim Suchecki now pitching.
Zernial takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Suchecki
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into center field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Kellner
Goliat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Kellner
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Suchecki
Jim Delsing now playing center field. Ken Wood now playing left field.
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Suchecki
There goes Philley. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Philley steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Suchecki
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Suchecki
Astroth strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Suchecki
Kellner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Suchecki
Joost takes first base on ball four. Kellner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Suchecki
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Rapp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Kellner
Rapp strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Kellner
Arft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Kellner
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suchecki vs. Kellner
Suchecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Suchecki
Valo hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Suchecki
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Suchecki
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kellner
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goliat vs. Kellner
Goliat strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Kellner
There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Kellner
Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kellner
Wood hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kellner
Batts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Kellner
Rapp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Suchecki
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goliat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Suchecki
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goliat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Suchecki
Astroth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goliat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Arft hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Scheib
Marsh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suchecki vs. Scheib
Suchecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scheib. Marsh moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Scheib
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marsh moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goliat vs. Scheib
Goliat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marsh scores. Suchecki moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Scheib
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Suchecki moves to third. Goliat moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Scheib
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Suchecki
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Suchecki
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Suchecki
Fain hits a popup towards third. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Suchecki
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Scheib
Rapp hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Scheib
Arft hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Suchecki
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Suchecki
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Suchecki
Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wood. Philley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Suchecki
Suder strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Scheib
Marsh hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Scheib
Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Jim Suchecki.
Mapes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Scheib
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Paige
Satchel Paige now pitching.
Astroth hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Paige
Scheib hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Paige
Joost strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Scheib
Goliat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Scheib
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Scheib
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1951, game 2 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Thomas B, ss 5 2 2 1 Joost E, ss 2 1 0 1 Goliat M, 2b 5 0 2 1 Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Nieman B, lf 2 0 0 0 Valo E, rf 4 0 1 1 Delsing J, cf 2 1 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 1 Wood K, cf-lf 5 1 3 2 Hitchcock B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Batts M, c 5 0 0 0 Philley D, cf 3 2 2 0 Rapp E, rf 4 0 0 0 Suder P, 2b 3 1 0 0 Arft H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Astroth J, c 3 1 0 0 Marsh F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Kellner A, p 2 1 2 3 McDonald J, p 1 0 0 0 Scheib C, p 2 0 0 0 Suchecki J, p 2 0 0 0 Mapes C, ph 1 0 0 0 Paige S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 5 11 5 30 7 6 7 St.Louis 001 031 000 -- 5 Philadelphia 241 000 00x -- 7 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO McDonald J (L) 1.2 3 6 5 3 0 Suchecki J 5.1 3 1 1 3 3 Paige S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Kellner A (W) 5.0 8 4 4 0 3 Scheib C (S) 4.0 3 1 0 1 1 E -- Kellner A, McDonald J, Scheib C LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Fain F, Philley D HR -- Thomas B, Wood K SB -- Philley D SH -- Suder P WP -- Kellner A T -- 2:02 A -- 6671
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