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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 24, 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 April 24, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1939 |
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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 24, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 9,376 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
Don Heffner | Shortstop |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Beau Bell | Left Fielder |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
Joe Glenn | Catcher |
Fred Johnson | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Billy Rogell | Third Baseman |
Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 24, 1939
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Bridges
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bridges
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Bridges
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher misplays the ball. That's an error on Croucher. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bridges
Bell takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Bridges
Clift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Bridges
Hoag takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berardino vs. Bridges
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Johnson
Walker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Berardino catches it and throws to first to double up McCosky. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Johnson
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Johnson
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Bridges
Glenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson 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 -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Bridges
Almada 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 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Johnson
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Johnson
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Johnson
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Johnson
There goes Fox. The throw from Glenn and he is out, Berardino applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bridges
Heffner 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 -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Bridges
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bridges
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Johnson
Croucher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Johnson
Bridges bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Croucher moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Johnson
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Almada throws the ball in to Heffner who tags Walker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Croucher scores. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Bridges
Clift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Bridges
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Bridges
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Bridges
Glenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Johnson
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Johnson
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Johnson
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Johnson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Johnson
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Croucher vs. Johnson
Croucher hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Bridges
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bridges
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Bridges
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Johnson
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Johnson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bridges
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Bridges
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Bridges
Hoag hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Bridges
Berardino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Bridges
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Johnson
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Johnson
Greenberg hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Johnson
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Johnson
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Bridges
Almada 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 -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bridges
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Johnson
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Johnson
Croucher hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Johnson
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Bridges
McQuinn hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Bridges
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clift vs. Bridges
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McQuinn tags and scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Bridges
Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Bridges
There goes Hoag. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Hoag steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Bridges
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Bridges
There goes Hoag. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Hoag steals third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Glenn vs. Bridges
Glenn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Johnson
McCosky 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--
Walker vs. Johnson
Walker bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Johnson
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. McCosky scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Johnson
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Johnson
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. There goes Greenberg trying to get to third. Hoag throws the ball in to Clift, who tags Greenberg for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Johnson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bridges
Joe Grace pinch hits for Fred Johnson.
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Bridges
Almada takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzera vs. Bridges
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Don Heffner.
Mazzera strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Bridges
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1939 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Almada M, cf 4 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 3 1 1 0 Heffner D, ss 4 0 0 0 Walker D, lf 3 0 1 1 Mazzera M, ph 1 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 3 1 1 1 McQuinn G, 1b 5 2 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Bell B, lf 2 0 0 0 Fox P, rf 3 0 2 1 Clift H, 3b 3 0 2 2 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 1 Hoag M, rf 2 0 0 0 Rogell B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Berardino J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Croucher F, ss 3 1 1 0 Glenn J, c 4 0 1 0 Bridges T, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson F, p 3 0 0 0 Grace J, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 27 4 9 4 St.Louis 100 000 010 -- 2 Detroit 001 100 02x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Johnson F (L) 8.0 9 4 4 4 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bridges T (W) 9.0 6 2 1 5 5 E -- Croucher F DP -- St.Louis 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- St.Louis 10, Detroit 5 2B -- Greenberg H, McQuinn G, Gehringer C SB -- Hoag M 2 CS -- Fox P SH -- Bridges T, Walker D SF -- Clift H HBP -- by Bridges T (Bell B) T -- 2:13 A -- 9376
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