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Browns 17 @ Tigers 3
Briggs Stadium
August 12, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 12, 1939 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Browns with a score of 17 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 12, 1939 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 17 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 17
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 8 E: 4 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherVern Kennedy  
Losing PitcherFred Hutchinson  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 12, 1939 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Kennedy  
Home Starting PitcherFred Hutchinson  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance9,838 
Time of Game2 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Geisel
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: (none)
3B: Joe Rue

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Berardino  Second Baseman 
Joe Grace  Center Fielder 
George McQuinn  First Baseman 
Moose Solters  Left Fielder 
Harlond Clift  Third Baseman 
Chet Laabs  Right Fielder 
Sam Harshaney  Catcher 
Mark Christman  Shortstop 
Vern Kennedy  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Barney McCosky  Center Fielder 
Benny McCoy  Second Baseman 
Earl Averill  Left Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Pinky Higgins  Third Baseman 
Pete Fox  Right Fielder 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Frank Croucher  Shortstop 
Fred Hutchinson  Pitcher 
Del Baker  Manager 

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Browns 17 @ Tigers 3
Briggs Stadium
August 12, 1939

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         Game of 8/12/1939 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Berardino J, 2b       4  1  2  5   McCosky B, cf         4  0  0  0   
Grace J, cf           6  2  2  3   McCoy B, 2b           3  0  1  0   
McQuinn G, 1b         4  0  0  0   Averill E, lf         5  0  1  1   
Solters M, lf         6  0  2  0   Greenberg H, 1b       5  0  1  0   
Clift H, 3b           4  1  0  0   Higgins P, 3b         3  2  1  1   
Laabs C, rf           6  3  4  4   Fox P, rf             4  0  1  0   
Harshaney S, c        6  3  2  0   Tebbetts B, c         2  0  1  1   
Christman M, ss       4  3  2  1   Shea M, c             1  0  0  0   
Kennedy V, p          4  4  2  1   Croucher F, ss        4  0  1  0   
                                   Hutchinson F, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Thomas B, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Coffman S, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Cullenbine R, ph      1  1  1  0   
                                   Benton A, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 17 16 14                        34  3  8  3

St.Louis         008 044 001 -- 17
Detroit          000 100 110 --  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (W)         9.0  8  3  3  5  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (L)      2.2  7  7  1  1  1
Thomas B*             1.1  4  5  3  0  1
Coffman S             3.0  4  4  3  2  0
Benton A              2.0  1  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th

E -- Higgins P 2, Croucher F, Tebbetts B
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Detroit 10
2B -- Harshaney S, Berardino J 2, Kennedy V, McCoy B
3B -- Averill E
HR -- Laabs C 2, Grace J, Higgins P
SH -- Berardino J, McQuinn G, Kennedy V
SF -- Tebbetts B, Berardino J
HBP -- by Coffman S (Clift H)
WP -- Thomas B
PB -- Harshaney S
T -- 2:13
A -- 9838

    

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