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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 15, 1931
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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 15, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 15, 1931 |
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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 | April 15, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hub Walker | Center Fielder |
Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
John Stone | Left Fielder |
Bill Akers | Shortstop |
Wally Schang | Catcher |
Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Levey | Shortstop |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | Third Baseman |
Tom Jenkins | Right Fielder |
Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Sam Gray | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 15, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gray
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Melillo. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Hoyt
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Hoyt
Goslin hits a popup towards short. Akers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker throws the ball in to Gehringer who tags Kress trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. Gray
Akers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Gray
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gray. Akers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. Gray
Hoyt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Akers scores. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Gray
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schang moves to third. Hoyt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schang scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Hoyt
Jenkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jenkins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Hoyt
Melillo bunts towards first. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first, with Gehringer covering, for the out. Jenkins moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ferrell vs. Hoyt
Ferrell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walker. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. Jenkins scores. Schulte scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Hoyt
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Levey vs. Hoyt
Levey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a popup towards short. Akers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards second. Melillo can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Gray
There goes Alexander. The throw from Ferrell and he is out, Melillo applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stone for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Hoyt
Goslin hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Walker. Goslin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. Goslin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jenkins vs. Hoyt
Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Goslin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. Gray
Akers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Gray
Schang hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Gray
Hoyt hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gray
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schang moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Kress reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Hoyt
Melillo hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Hoyt
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Hoyt
Gray hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Hoyt
Levey hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a popup towards short. Akers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Hoyt
Goslin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a popup towards third. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. Gray
Akers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Gray
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Hoyt
Jenkins hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte hits a popup towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Hoyt
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Gray
Hoyt hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gray
Walker 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Gehringer trying to get to second. Jenkins throws the ball in to Melillo who tags Gehringer for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Hoyt
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Hoyt
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Hoyt
Levey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Gray moves to third. Levey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goslin vs. Hoyt
Goslin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gray scores. Levey scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns scores. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jenkins vs. Hoyt
Jenkins hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. McManus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a line drive into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Akers vs. Gray
Akers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Gray
Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Hoyt
There goes Schulte. The throw from Schang and he is out, Akers applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Hoyt
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Hoyt
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Mark Koenig pinch hits for Waite Hoyt.
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gray
Walker hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Gray
Gee Walker pinch runs for Dale Alexander.
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/15/1931 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D) Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Walker H, cf 5 1 3 0 Levey J, ss 3 1 1 0 Johnson R, rf 5 1 2 2 Burns J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 2 0 Goslin G, lf 4 1 3 2 Alexander D, 1b 5 0 3 1 Kress R, 3b 4 0 2 1 Walker G, pr 0 0 0 0 Jenkins T, rf 4 1 1 1 McManus M, 3b 5 0 1 0 Schulte F, cf 4 1 2 0 Stone J, lf 4 0 0 0 Melillo S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Akers B, ss 4 1 1 0 Ferrell R, c 4 0 2 2 Schang W, c 4 1 1 0 Gray S, p 3 1 0 0 Hoyt W, p 3 0 1 1 Koenig M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 4 14 4 33 6 13 6 Detroit 020 000 101 -- 4 St.Louis 021 000 30x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoyt W (L) 8.0 13 6 6 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gray S (W) 9.0 14 4 4 0 3 E -- Melillo S, Gray S DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, St.Louis 5 2B -- Ferrell R 2, Goslin G, McManus M, Alexander D HR -- Johnson R CS -- Alexander D, Schulte F SH -- Melillo S T -- 1:45 A -- 0
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