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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		11
2
NYY
@BOS		9
6
CHW
@CLE		8
3
CHW
@CLE		5
6
WSH
@PHA		0
3
STL
@CHC		11
1
CIN
@PIT		13
6
Wednesday, September 3, 1947,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 2,816, Time of Game: 1:26
Senators
0
55-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
3
66-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bill McCahan (9-4)
L: Ray Scarborough (4-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  0
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    3  9  1

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .621 -0.050 0.66 0.000 -0.050 -0.4 1 0
   Cecil Travis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .542 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
Buddy Lewis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .675 -0.087 1.16 0.000 -0.087 -0.6 3 0
Sherry Robertson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .581 -0.059 0.81 0.000 -0.059 -0.4 0 0
Mickey Vernon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .725 -0.056 0.74 0.000 -0.056 -0.4 9 2
Stan Spence CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .806 -0.009 0.92 0.043 -0.053 -0.0 1 0
Jerry Priddy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .609 -0.071 0.91 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 2 4
Frank Mancuso C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .542 -0.055 0.67 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 4 1
John Sullivan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .600 -0.062 1.25 0.000 -0.062 -0.4 3 6
   Early Wynn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .667 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
Ray Scarborough P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .135 .320 -0.043 0.88 0.000 -0.043 -0.3 1 1
   Joe Grace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .707 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
Team Totals 28 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.522 0.82 0.043 -0.566 -4.2 24 14
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Priddy-J Sullivan-M Vernon 2; J Sullivan-J Priddy-M Vernon.

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Barney McCosky LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .318 .781 0.041 0.86 0.083 -0.042 0.6 2 0 2B
Eddie Joost SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .680 0.038 0.96 0.068 -0.030 0.7 3 3 HBP
Elmer Valo RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .281 .776 0.052 1.09 0.108 -0.056 1.3 2 0 2B
   George Binks PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .670 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ferris Fain 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .284 .814 -0.023 0.94 0.038 -0.060 -0.1 10 0 IW
Buddy Rosar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .666 -0.073 1.09 0.031 -0.104 -1.9 2 0 GDP
Hank Majeski 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .766 -0.008 0.85 0.041 -0.050 0.2 3 2
Pete Suder 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .619 -0.110 0.96 0.000 -0.110 -1.5 0 4 GDP
Sam Chapman CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .226 .634 0.106 0.78 0.129 -0.024 0.5 5 0 GDP
Bill McCahan P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .156 .408 -0.045 0.96 0.019 -0.064 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 9 3 4 1 .300 .767 -0.022 0.94 0.517 -0.540 -0.8 27 9
2B: B McCosky (21, off R Scarborough); E Valo (12, off R Scarborough).
IBB: F Fain (1, by R Scarborough).
HBP: E Joost (3, by R Scarborough).
TB: B McCosky 3; E Valo 3; S Chapman 2; B Rosar; H Majeski; B McCahan.
GIDP: P Suder (12); B Rosar (9); S Chapman (11).
RBI: E Valo 2 (30); S Chapman (64).
2-out RBI: S Chapman.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: F Fain (18).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Scarborough, L (4-10) 8 9 3 3 4 1 0 3.68 35 49 0.022 0.94 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 4 1 0 3.38 35 49 0.022 0.82 0.8

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill McCahan, W (9-4) 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.14 28 89 0.522 0.82 4.2
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 28 89 0.522 0.94 4.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Scarborough (1; E Joost).
IBB: R Scarborough (5; F Fain).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Passarella, 1B - Jim Boyer, 2B - (none), 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 1:26.
Attendance: 2,816.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Eddie Yost 3B 1 Barney McCosky LF
2 Buddy Lewis RF 2 Eddie Joost SS
3 Sherry Robertson LF 3 Elmer Valo RF
4 Mickey Vernon 1B 4 Ferris Fain 1B
5 Stan Spence CF 5 Buddy Rosar C
6 Jerry Priddy 2B 6 Hank Majeski 3B
7 Frank Mancuso C 7 Pete Suder 2B
8 John Sullivan SS 8 Sam Chapman CF
9 Ray Scarborough P 9 Bill McCahan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 12- R PHA S. Chapman R. Scarborough 12% 66% Single to RF; Majeski to 3B; Fain Scores
b7 1-0 1 123 RR PHA E. Valo R. Scarborough 10% 97% Double to RF; Joost to 3B; McCosky Scores; McCahan Scores
b3 1-0 0 --- PHA B. McCosky R. Scarborough 6% 73% Double to LF
b6 1-0 1 1-- OO PHA P. Suder R. Scarborough -5% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 1-0 0 12- O PHA E. Valo R. Scarborough -5% 71% Flyball: C

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O WSH E. Yost B. McCahan 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O WSH B. Lewis B. McCahan 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O WSH S. Robertson B. McCahan 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHA B. McCosky R. Scarborough -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O PHA E. Joost R. Scarborough -1% 51% Groundout: C-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PHA E. Valo R. Scarborough -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O WSH M. Vernon B. McCahan 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- WSH S. Spence B. McCahan -4% 48% Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Spence to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O WSH J. Priddy B. McCahan 4% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O WSH F. Mancuso B. McCahan 3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- PHA F. Fain R. Scarborough 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O PHA B. Rosar R. Scarborough -3% 55% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 1 1-- PHA H. Majeski R. Scarborough 4% 59% Walk; Fain to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O PHA P. Suder R. Scarborough -5% 54% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 12- R PHA S. Chapman R. Scarborough 12% 66% Single to RF; Majeski to 3B; Fain Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-3 O PHA B. McCahan R. Scarborough -4% 62% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O WSH J. Sullivan B. McCahan 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O WSH R. Scarborough B. McCahan 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O WSH E. Yost B. McCahan 1% 67% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- PHA B. McCosky R. Scarborough 6% 73% Double to LF
b3 1-0 0 -2- PHA E. Joost R. Scarborough 2% 75% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-0 0 12- O PHA E. Valo R. Scarborough -5% 71% Flyball: C
b3 1-0 1 12- O PHA F. Fain R. Scarborough -4% 67% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 12- O PHA B. Rosar R. Scarborough -4% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O WSH B. Lewis B. McCahan 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O WSH S. Robertson B. McCahan 2% 68% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- O WSH M. Vernon B. McCahan 1% 69% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- O PHA H. Majeski R. Scarborough -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O PHA P. Suder R. Scarborough -1% 66% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 --- PHA S. Chapman R. Scarborough 1% 67% Single to RF
b4 1-0 2 1-- O PHA B. McCahan R. Scarborough -2% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O WSH S. Spence B. McCahan 3% 68% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 1 --- O WSH J. Priddy B. McCahan 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 2 --- O WSH F. Mancuso B. McCahan 1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- O PHA B. McCosky R. Scarborough -2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1-0 1 --- O PHA E. Joost R. Scarborough -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- PHA E. Valo R. Scarborough 1% 69% Single to CF
b5 1-0 2 1-- O PHA F. Fain R. Scarborough -2% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O WSH J. Sullivan B. McCahan 4% 71% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- O WSH R. Scarborough B. McCahan 3% 73% Lineout: SS
t6 0-1 2 --- O WSH E. Yost B. McCahan 2% 75% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 5-6-7
b6 1-0 0 --- PHA B. Rosar R. Scarborough 3% 78% Single to CF
b6 1-0 0 1-- O PHA H. Majeski R. Scarborough -3% 75% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1-0 1 1-- OO PHA P. Suder R. Scarborough -5% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 2-3-4
t7 0-1 0 --- O WSH B. Lewis B. McCahan 4% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O WSH S. Robertson B. McCahan 3% 78% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 0-1 2 --- O WSH M. Vernon B. McCahan 2% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 8-9-1
b7 1-0 0 --- O PHA S. Chapman R. Scarborough -2% 78% Foul Flyball: C
b7 1-0 1 --- PHA B. McCahan R. Scarborough 2% 80% Single to CF
b7 1-0 1 1-- PHA B. McCosky R. Scarborough 3% 82% Single to RF; McCahan to 2B
b7 1-0 1 12- PHA E. Joost R. Scarborough 4% 87% Walk; McCahan to 3B; McCosky to 2B
b7 1-0 1 123 RR PHA E. Valo R. Scarborough 10% 97% Double to RF; Joost to 3B; McCosky Scores; McCahan Scores
George Binks pinch runs for Elmer Valo (RF) batting 3rd
b7 3-0 1 -23 PHA F. Fain R. Scarborough 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b7 3-0 1 123 OO PHA B. Rosar R. Scarborough -3% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 5-6-7
George Binks moves from PR to RF
t8 0-3 0 --- O WSH S. Spence B. McCahan 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-3 1 --- O WSH J. Priddy B. McCahan 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 0-3 2 --- O WSH F. Mancuso B. McCahan 1% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Senators' Ray Scarborough facing 6-7-8
b8 3-0 0 --- PHA H. Majeski R. Scarborough 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 3-0 0 1-- O PHA P. Suder R. Scarborough -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 3-0 1 1-- OO PHA S. Chapman R. Scarborough -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Bill McCahan facing 8-9-1
Early Wynn pinch hits for John Sullivan (SS) batting 8th
t9 0-3 0 --- O WSH E. Wynn B. McCahan 2% 99% Flyball: SS
Joe Grace pinch hits for Ray Scarborough (P) batting 9th
t9 0-3 1 --- O WSH J. Grace B. McCahan 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Cecil Travis pinch hits for Eddie Yost (3B) batting 1st
t9 0-3 2 --- O WSH C. Travis B. McCahan 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Athletics 3.

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