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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 20, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 20, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Ogden |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Paul Easterling | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Pinky Hargrave | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earl McNeely | Right Fielder |
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Otis Brannan | Second Baseman |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Jack Ogden | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 20, 1928
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ogden
Sweeney hits a popup towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brannan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Whitehill
McNeely hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Whitehill
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Ogden
Easterling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McNeely. Tavener reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrave vs. Ogden
Hargrave 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 third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehill vs. Ogden
Whitehill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brannan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Ogden
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Whitehill
Brannan bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
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 -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ogden vs. Whitehill
Ogden strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Whitehill
McNeely hits a line drive into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easterling vs. Ogden
Easterling bunts towards third. O'Rourke can't make a play. That's a base hit. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener bunts towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to third. Easterling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrave vs. Ogden
Hargrave takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehill vs. Ogden
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 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 scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ogden
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Whitehill
Brannan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ogden
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Ogden
Easterling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ogden vs. Whitehill
Ogden hits a fly ball into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Whitehill
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Ogden
Tavener 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Ogden
Hargrave hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Ogden
Whitehill hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Whitehill
Manush hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ogden
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ogden
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ogden
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Rourke. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Ogden
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. Gehringer moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Whitehill
Fred Bennett pinch hits for Otis Brannan.
Bennett hits a fly ball into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Whitehill
Billy Mullen pinch hits for Jack Ogden.
Mullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Whitehill
Ski Melillo pinch runs for Billy Mullen.
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Wright
Jim Wright now pitching. Ski Melillo now playing second base.
Easterling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Wright
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Wright
Hargrave takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Wright
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McManus. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Whitehill
Manush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Whitehill
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1928 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Sweeney B, 1b 4 0 0 0 McNeely E, rf 4 0 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 0 0 O'Rourke F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Rice H, cf 4 0 0 0 Manush H, lf 4 0 1 0
Heilmann H, rf 3 1 0 0 Schulte F, cf 4 0 0 0
McManus M, 3b 4 1 2 2 Schang W, c 3 0 0 0
Easterling P, lf 4 1 2 1 Blue L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Tavener J, ss 3 0 1 0 Brannan O, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hargrave P, c 2 0 0 0 Bennett F, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 4 0 0 0 Wright J, p 0 0 0 0
Kress R, ss 3 0 1 0
Ogden J, p 2 0 0 0
Mullen B, ph 1 0 1 0
Melillo S, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 31 0 4 0
Detroit 030 000 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Ogden J (L) 8.0 5 3 3 3 0
Wright J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- O'Rourke F, McManus M
DP -- Detroit 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, St.Louis 5
2B -- Tavener J
HR -- McManus M, Easterling P
SH -- Tavener J
T -- 1:30
A -- 0
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