Philadelphia Athletics 16 – 2 St. Louis Browns
17 July 1947 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Barney McCosky | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 51 | final score 16–2 | 1 in 2,686 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | George Binks | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Box score
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Eddie Joost | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Binks | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ferris Fain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Sam Chapman | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Buddy Rosar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Pete Suder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Majeski | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Fowler | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Fowler | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Coleman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Hitchcock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vern Stephens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Heath | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Lehner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Judnich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Moss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Sanford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Zoldak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Sanford | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Zoldak | 2.2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Bud Swartz | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |