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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 29, 1930
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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 August 29, 1930 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 1930 |
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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 | August 29, 1930 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Coffman |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Liz Funk | Center Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
John Stone | Left Fielder |
Paul Easterling | Right Fielder |
Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
Pinky Hargrave | Catcher |
Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lu Blue | First Baseman |
Alex Metzler | Right Fielder |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | Third Baseman |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Frank O'Rourke | Shortstop |
Dick Coffman | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 29, 1930
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Funk vs. Coffman
Funk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Coffman
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Coffman
McManus hits a popup towards short. O'Rourke settles under it 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: ---
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Whitehill
Metzler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander fields the ball and throws to Whitehill covering. Safe. Blue moves to third. Metzler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Blue scores. Metzler moves to third. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. Metzler scores. Goslin scores. Kress goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a line drive into center field. Funk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Wyatt
Whit Wyatt now pitching.
Coffman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Wyatt
There goes O'Rourke. The throw from Hargrave and he is safe. O'Rourke steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Wyatt
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzler vs. Wyatt
Metzler hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Coffman
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Coffman
Stone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easterling vs. Coffman
Easterling hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Wyatt
Goslin 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, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Wyatt
Kress 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, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Wyatt
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Wyatt
There goes Ferrell. The throw from Hargrave and he is out, Koenig applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Coffman
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Coffman
Hargrave strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Coffman
Wyatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Funk vs. Coffman
Funk hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Wyatt
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Wyatt
Schulte hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Wyatt
O'Rourke hits a line drive towards first. Alexander catches it and steps on first to double up Schulte. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Coffman
Joe Hassler now playing shortstop.
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Coffman
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Coffman
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Coffman
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stone for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Wyatt
Coffman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Wyatt
Blue hits a line drive into right field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Wyatt
Metzler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Wyatt
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Coffman
Easterling hits a popup towards third. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Coffman
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hassler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Coffman
Hargrave hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Hargrave reaches second base with a double. Koenig goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyatt vs. Coffman
Wyatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrave scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Funk vs. Coffman
Funk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Coffman
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wyatt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Coffman
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Wyatt
Kress hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Wyatt
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gehringer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Wyatt
Melillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Wyatt
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. Ferrell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassler vs. Wyatt
There goes Schulte. The throw from Hargrave and he is safe. Schulte steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassler vs. Wyatt
Hassler strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Coffman
Alexander hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Coffman
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Coffman
Easterling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Wyatt
Coffman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Wyatt
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Wyatt
Metzler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Coffman
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Coffman
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue juggles the ball. That's an error on Blue. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyatt vs. Coffman
Wyatt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Funk vs. Coffman
Funk hits a fly ball into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Coffman
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Coffman
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Coffman
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. McManus moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stone vs. Collins
Rip Collins now pitching.
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blue. McManus scores. Alexander moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Collins
Roy Johnson pinch hits for Paul Easterling.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Wyatt
Roy Johnson now playing right field.
Goslin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Wyatt
Kress hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Sullivan
Charlie Sullivan now pitching.
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Sullivan
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sullivan
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Collins
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Collins
Hargrave hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Akers vs. Collins
Bill Akers pinch hits for Charlie Sullivan.
Akers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Funk vs. Collins
Funk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassler vs. Cantrell
Guy Cantrell now pitching.
Hassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koenig. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Cantrell
Collins bunts towards the mound. Cantrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Cantrell
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Cantrell
There goes Blue. The throw from Hargrave and he is safe. Blue steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzler vs. Cantrell
Metzler 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, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Collins
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Collins
McManus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Collins
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hassler 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 8/29/1930 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D) Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Funk L, cf 5 0 0 0 Blue L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Metzler A, rf 4 1 1 0 McManus M, 3b 5 1 2 0 Goslin G, lf 4 2 2 1 Alexander D, 1b 5 0 2 1 Kress R, 3b 4 2 3 2 Stone J, lf 4 0 1 0 Ferrell R, c 3 2 1 3 Easterling P, rf 3 0 0 0 Melillo S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Schulte F, cf 4 1 2 3 Koenig M, ss 4 1 2 0 O'Rourke F, ss 2 0 1 0 Hargrave P, c 4 2 1 1 Hassler J, ss 2 0 0 0 Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0 Coffman D, p 3 0 0 0 Wyatt W, p 3 1 3 3 Collins R, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan C, p 0 0 0 0 Akers B, ph 1 0 0 0 Cantrell G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 12 5 34 9 12 9 Detroit 000 020 400 -- 6 St.Louis 600 010 20x -- 9 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Whitehill E (L) 0.1 7 6 6 0 0 Wyatt W* 5.2 5 3 3 3 4 Sullivan C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cantrell G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Coffman D (W) 6.2 10 6 3 1 1 Collins R (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Blue L 2, Koenig M DP -- Detroit 1, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Detroit 7, St.Louis 5 2B -- Ferrell R, Hargrave P HR -- Schulte F, Wyatt W, Goslin G, Kress R SB -- O'Rourke F, Schulte F, Blue L CS -- Ferrell R SH -- Collins R A -- 0
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