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Browns 4 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
September 8, 1940

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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 September 8, 1940 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Browns with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 8, 1940 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherTommy Bridges  
Losing PitcherJohnny Niggeling  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateSeptember 8, 1940 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Niggeling  
Home Starting PitcherSchoolboy Rowe  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance24,632 
Time of Game1 hour 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Grieve
1B: Bill McGowan
2B: (none)
3B: Steve Basil

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Heffner  Second Baseman 
Joe Grace  Right Fielder 
Rip Radcliff  Left Fielder 
Wally Judnich  Center Fielder 
Harlond Clift  Third Baseman 
George McQuinn  First Baseman 
Johnny Berardino  Shortstop 
George Susce  Catcher 
Johnny Niggeling  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Bruce Campbell  Right Fielder 
Charlie Gehringer  Second Baseman 
Hank Greenberg  Left Fielder 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Tuck Stainback  Center Fielder 
Billy Sullivan  Third Baseman 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Schoolboy Rowe  Pitcher 
Del Baker  Manager 

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Browns 4 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
September 8, 1940


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