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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		5
14
WSH
@CHW		12
5
NYY
@CLE		7
0
BOS
@DET		3
7
PHA
@SLB		3
5
PHA
@SLB		8
5
CIN
@BRO		10
11
CIN
@BRO		3
6
CHC
@BSN		7
4
CHC
@BSN		0
5
PIT
@NYG		5
1
PIT
@NYG		13
3
STL
@PHI		3
6
STL
@PHI		5
1		 
(7)
Sunday, August 7, 1938,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:19
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Athletics
8
34-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Browns
5
31-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: George Caster (11-13)
L: Bobo Newsom (11-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  3  2   2  0  0   1  0  0    8 13  0
Browns          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  2    5 11  0

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lou Finney LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .254 .705 1 0
Wally Moses RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .286 .741 2 0 2·2B
Billy Werber 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .828 1 1
Earle Brucker C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .383 1.015 9 0 2B
Bob Johnson CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 .305 .974 2 0 HR
Stan Sperry 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .263 .616 3 4
Mule Haas 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .179 .504 6 0
Ace Parker SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .217 .552 3 2 2B,SH
George Caster P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .156 .421 0 0
   Eddie Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .633 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 13 8 2 5 .333 .879 27 7
2B: W Moses 2 (20); A Parker (5); E Brucker (20).
HR: B Johnson (22).
SH: A Parker (5).
TB: B Johnson 6; W Moses 5; E Brucker 2; L Finney 2; A Parker 2; M Haas; S Sperry; G Caster.
RBI: B Johnson 2 (77); W Moses 2 (28); S Sperry (7); E Brucker (31); A Parker (7); L Finney (24).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Parker.

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Mel Almada CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .315 .757 2 0
George McQuinn 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 .325 .850 10 0
Buster Mills LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .300 .768 2 0 2B
Harlond Clift 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .919 1 1
Beau Bell RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .254 .737 2 0 HR
Red Kress SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 .296 .793 1 0
Tommy Heath C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .677 4 1
   Billy Sullivan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .699 5 0
Don Heffner 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .228 .605 0 5
   Roy Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .754
Bobo Newsom P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .527 0 1
   Russ Van Atta P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .438 0 1
   Mel Mazzera 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .778
   Glenn Liebhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
   Glenn McQuillen 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .624
Team Totals 37 5 11 5 3 6 .297 .755 27 10
2B: B Mills (17).
HR: B Bell (8).
TB: B Bell 6; B Mills 3; G McQuinn 2; B Sullivan; M Almada; G McQuillen; R Kress.
RBI: B Bell 2 (59); G McQuinn (55); B Mills (26); R Kress (50).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Newsom-T Heath-G McQuinn.

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Caster, W (11-13) 7.2 8 3 3 3 5 1 4.29 33 53
Eddie Smith, S (4) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 6.19 7
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 6 1 5.00 40 53

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bobo Newsom, L (11-10) 3.2 10 7 7 2 1 0 5.93 23 12
Russ Van Atta 3.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 7.35 11
Glenn Liebhardt 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 8
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 2 5 1 8.00 42 12
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - John Quinn, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         St.Louis Browns
1 Lou Finney LF 1 Mel Almada CF
2 Wally Moses RF 2 George McQuinn 1B
3 Billy Werber 3B 3 Buster Mills LF
4 Earle Brucker C 4 Harlond Clift 3B
5 Bob Johnson CF 5 Beau Bell RF
6 Stan Sperry 2B 6 Red Kress SS
7 Mule Haas 1B 7 Tommy Heath C
8 Ace Parker SS 8 Don Heffner 2B
9 George Caster P 9 Bobo Newsom P

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