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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 11, 1928
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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 April 11, 1928 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Josh Billings |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Otis Brannan | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Earl McNeely | Right Fielder |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Sam Gray | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Neun | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Merv Shea | Catcher |
| Josh Billings | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 11, 1928
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a popup towards the mound. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Billings
Brannan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Billings
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Gray
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Neun moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gray
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. Neun moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neun scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill takes first base on ball four. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Billings
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Billings
Schang is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Billings
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNeely vs. Billings
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Gray
Tavener hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Gray
Shea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Gray
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neun vs. Gray
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan misplays the ball. That's an error on Brannan. Shea moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Billings
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Billings
Gray bunts towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. Gerber moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brannan vs. Billings
Brannan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gray
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Billings
Manush bunts towards third. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Billings
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener misplays the ball. That's an error on Tavener. Manush moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schang vs. Billings
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Billings
Blue bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Manush scores. Schulte moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNeely vs. Billings
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McNeely for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Gray
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gray, and towards O'Rourke, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Gray
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Gray
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Billings
Gerber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Gerber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Billings
Gray bunts towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gray for the out. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gerber scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brannan vs. Billings
Brannan hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Billings
There goes O'Rourke. The throw from Shea and he is safe. O'Rourke steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Billings
Shea throws to second, with Tavener covering, and has O'Rourke trapped. There's the throw to McManus who tags O'Rourke for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Gray
Neun hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gray
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Billings
Manush hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Billings
Schulte hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Manush scores. Schulte moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Billings
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schulte tags and moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blue vs. Billings
Blue hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Schulte scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNeely vs. Billings
Billings spins and fires to second, with Tavener covering, and Blue is picked off. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Billings
McNeely hits a line drive towards short. Tavener reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Rourke. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Gray
Tavener hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Fothergill trying to get to third. McNeely throws the ball in to O'Rourke, who tags Fothergill for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Gray
Shea hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Billings
Gerber strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Billings
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Gray
Paul Easterling pinch hits for Josh Billings.
Easterling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Gray
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neun for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gray
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Stoner
Lil Stoner now pitching. Larry Woodall now catching.
Brannan bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Stoner
Manush hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Stoner
Schulte hits a line drive into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Gray
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Stoner
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Stoner
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Stoner
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Gray
Woodall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Gray
Pinky Hargrave pinch hits for Lil Stoner. Jack Warner pinch runs for Larry Woodall.
Hargrave takes first base on ball four. Warner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neun vs. Gray
Ken Holloway pinch runs for Pinky Hargrave.
Neun hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Blaeholder
George Blaeholder now pitching.
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to third for the out. Holloway moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Blaeholder
Chick Galloway pinch runs for Charlie Gehringer.
Blaeholder spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Blaeholder. Holloway moves to third. Galloway moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Blaeholder
Rice strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1928 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
O'Rourke F, 3b 4 0 1 1 Neun J, 1b 5 1 1 0
Brannan O, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Manush H, lf 4 2 2 0 Galloway C, pr 0 0 0 0
Schulte F, cf 3 1 0 0 Rice H, cf 5 0 1 0
Schang W, c 3 0 0 0 Heilmann H, rf 4 0 1 1
Blue L, 1b 3 0 1 2 Fothergill B, lf 2 0 0 0
McNeely E, rf 4 0 0 0 McManus M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gerber W, ss 3 1 2 0 Tavener J, ss 4 0 1 0
Gray S, p 1 0 0 0 Shea M, c 3 0 1 0
Blaeholder G, p 0 0 0 0 Woodall L, c 0 0 0 0
Warner J, pr 0 0 0 0
Billings J, p 2 0 0 0
Easterling P, ph 1 0 0 0
Stoner L, p 0 0 0 0
Hargrave P, ph 0 0 0 0
Holloway K, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 4 6 3 35 1 6 1
St.Louis 000 112 000 -- 4
Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gray S (W) 8.1 6 1 1 4 1
Blaeholder G (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billings J (L) 7.0 6 4 1 1 5
Stoner L 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Brannan O, Tavener J, McManus M, O'Rourke F, Gerber W 2, Blaeholder G
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 3, Detroit 11
2B -- Gerber W, Manush H, Blue L
SB -- O'Rourke F
SH -- Gray S 2, Blue L
SF -- Schang W
T -- 2:03
A -- 40000
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