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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 12, 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 12, 1928 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 12, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 12, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Ogden |
Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Guthrie 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jack Ogden | Pitcher |
Dan Howley | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Larry Woodall | Catcher |
Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
George Moriarty | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 12, 1928
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brannan vs. Whitehill
Brannan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Whitehill
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manush for the out. Brannan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Ogden
Neun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Ogden
There goes Neun. The throw from Schang and he is out, Brannan applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Whitehill
McNeely hits a line drive into center field. Rice picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Blue moves to third. McNeely moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gerber vs. Whitehill
Gerber strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ogden vs. Whitehill
Ogden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blue scores. McNeely scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Ogden
Fothergill hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue juggles the ball. That's an error on Blue. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Whitehill
Brannan hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Whitehill
Manush hits a line drive into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Ogden
Woodall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Ogden
Whitehill bunts towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodall moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neun vs. Ogden
Neun hits a line drive towards third. O'Rourke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodall moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice 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 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Whitehill
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Ogden
Fothergill hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. McManus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Whitehill
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ogden vs. Whitehill
Ogden strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Ogden
Woodall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Ogden
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodall moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neun vs. Ogden
Neun strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice 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 6
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Whitehill
Brannan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Whitehill
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Ogden
Fothergill hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodall vs. Ogden
Woodall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. McManus moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrave vs. Ogden
Pinky Hargrave pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Hargrave hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus scores. Woodall moves to third. Hargrave moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neun vs. Ogden
Jack Warner pinch runs for Pinky Hargrave.
Neun hits a line drive towards short. Gerber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Carroll
Ownie Carroll now pitching.
Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Carroll
McNeely hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Carroll
There goes Blue. The throw from Woodall and he is out, Gehringer applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Carroll
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ogden
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 -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Schulte who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fothergill vs. Ogden
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ogden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ogden vs. Carroll
Ogden strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Carroll
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brannan vs. Carroll
There's a wild pitch. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brannan vs. Carroll
Brannan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manush vs. Carroll
Manush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Rourke scores. Brannan moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Carroll
Schulte hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Heilmann. Brannan scores. Manush moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Stoner
Lil Stoner now pitching.
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Manush scores. Schulte scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Stoner
Blue hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Blue reaches second base with a double. Schang moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNeely vs. Stoner
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Schang scores. Blue moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gerber vs. Stoner
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodall vs. Ogden
Woodall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tavener moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easterling vs. Ogden
Paul Easterling pinch hits for Lil Stoner.
Easterling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neun vs. Ogden
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops it up and throws to first, with Ogden covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ogden vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching.
Ogden strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Smith
O'Rourke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brannan vs. Smith
Brannan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Smith
Manush hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann hits a popup towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/12/1928 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI O'Rourke F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Neun J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Brannan O, 2b 4 1 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Manush H, lf 5 1 1 1 Rice H, cf 5 0 1 0 Schulte F, cf 3 1 1 1 Heilmann H, rf 4 1 0 0 Schang W, c 4 1 0 1 Fothergill B, lf 4 0 0 0 Blue L, 1b 3 1 2 0 McManus M, 3b 4 1 1 0 McNeely E, rf 4 1 1 1 Tavener J, ss 3 0 0 0 Gerber W, ss 4 0 0 0 Woodall L, c 2 0 1 1 Ogden J, p 4 0 1 2 Whitehill E, p 1 0 1 0 Hargrave P, ph 1 0 1 1 Warner J, pr 0 0 0 0 Carroll O, p 0 0 0 0 Stoner L, p 0 0 0 0 Easterling P, ph 0 0 0 0 Smith G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 7 6 34 2 7 2 St.Louis 020 000 050 -- 7 Detroit 000 002 000 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Ogden J (W) 9.0 7 2 0 5 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Whitehill E 6.0 2 2 1 3 4 Carroll O (L) 1.1 4 4 3 1 1 Stoner L 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 Smith G 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Rice H, Blue L, Gehringer C 2, Gerber W, Heilmann H DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Detroit 11 2B -- McManus M, Blue L 3B -- Rice H CS -- Neun J, Blue L SH -- Whitehill E WP -- Carroll O T -- 2:09 A -- 0
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