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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		1
3
CLE
@NYY		5
8
SLB
@PHA		2
3
SLB
@PHA		5
4
DET
@WSH		1
3
BRO
@CHC		4
11
BSN
@CIN		10
6
PHI
@PIT		0
9
PHI
@PIT		11
8
NYG
@STL		3
2
Saturday, August 18, 1928,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 35, Time of Game: 1:55
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Browns
5
61-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
4
74-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Rube Walberg (11-10)
S: Sam Gray (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Browns          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  2  0    5 13  1
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    4  6  0

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lu Blue 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .275 .859 12 1
Frank O'Rourke 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 .265 .665 1 1 CS
Heinie Manush LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .354 .913 0 0
Fred Schulte CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 .285 .769 2 0
Red Kress SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .289 .751 1 3 3B
Otis Brannan 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244 .702 2 2 2B,SH
Beauty McGowan RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .368 .916 3 0 2B,SH
Wally Schang C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 .817 6 0 SH
George Blaeholder P 3 1 1 1 1 2 .226 .658 0 4 2B
   Guy Sturdy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .664
   Sam Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .366 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 13 5 8 4 .382 1.029 27 11
2B: O Brannan (16); B McGowan (2); G Blaeholder (2).
3B: R Kress (10).
SH: O Brannan (19); B McGowan (7); W Schang (8).
TB: O Brannan 3; R Kress 3; B McGowan 3; F Schulte 2; H Manush 2; G Blaeholder 2; F O'Rourke; W Schang; L Blue.
RBI: F O'Rourke 2 (45); G Blaeholder (6); O Brannan (51); R Kress (62).
Team LOB: 13.
Fielding
E: L Blue (11).
Baserunning
CS: F O'Rourke (2, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Max Bishop 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .847 4 2
Mule Haas CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .288 .799 3 0
Mickey Cochrane C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .920 7 1
Al Simmons LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .372 1.022 4 0
Jimmie Foxx 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 .347 1.075 0 0 HR
Bing Miller RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .342 .897 3 1
Ossie Orwoll 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .347 .868 6 0 SH
Joe Boley SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 .647 0 3 SH
   Eddie Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .799
   Joe Hassler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .801 0 0
   Sammy Hale PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .820
Rube Walberg P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .455 0 1
   Eddie Rommel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .509 0 0
   Walt French PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .715
   Jack Quinn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .377 0 0
   George Earnshaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .533 0 0
   Tris Speaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .765
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 2 5 .188 .517 27 8
HR: J Foxx (12).
SH: O Orwoll (2); J Boley (19).
TB: J Foxx 6; B Miller 2; M Cochrane.
RBI: J Foxx 2 (56); A Simmons (82); J Boley (41).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Boley-M Bishop-O Orwoll; B Miller-M Cochrane.

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Blaeholder, W (7-12) 8 6 4 4 2 4 1 4.26 33 56
Sam Gray, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.13 3
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 5 1 4.00 36 56

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rube Walberg, L (11-10) 5.2 8 3 3 4 2 0 3.98 27 39
Eddie Rommel 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.47 6
Jack Quinn 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.86 4
George Earnshaw 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 4.18 8
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 8 4 0 5.00 45 39
Balks: None.
WP: R Walberg (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Hildebrand, 1B - Red Ormsby, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Guthrie.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 35.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Browns         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Lu Blue 1B 1 Max Bishop 2B
2 Frank O'Rourke 3B 2 Mule Haas CF
3 Heinie Manush LF 3 Mickey Cochrane C
4 Fred Schulte CF 4 Al Simmons LF
5 Red Kress SS 5 Jimmie Foxx 3B
6 Otis Brannan 2B 6 Bing Miller RF
7 Beauty McGowan RF 7 Ossie Orwoll 1B
8 Wally Schang C 8 Joe Boley SS
9 George Blaeholder P 9 Rube Walberg P

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