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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 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 August 31, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 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 | August 31, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rollie Stiles |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
Mark Koenig | Second Baseman |
John Stone | Left Fielder |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Nolen Richardson | Third Baseman |
Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | Third Baseman |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Larry Bettencourt | Right Fielder |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Jim Levey | Shortstop |
Rollie Stiles | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stiles
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Stiles
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. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Stiles
Stiles spins and fires to second, with Levey covering, and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Kress who tags Johnson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Stiles
Stone hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Stone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Stiles
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball 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: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Stiles
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Stiles
Rogell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Stiles
Richardson bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walker moves to third. Rogell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grabowski vs. Stiles
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stiles fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker scores. Rogell moves to third. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehill vs. Stiles
Whitehill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Stiles
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Whitehill
Bettencourt hits a line drive into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Stiles
Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Stiles
Stone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Stiles
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Koenig scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Stiles
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Stiles
Stiles fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stiles. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Stiles
Walker is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive towards left. Stone chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Stone. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stiles vs. Whitehill
Stiles strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a line drive into left field. Stone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stone. Ferrell goes all the way around to score. Schulte moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Stiles
Rogell 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Stiles
Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Stiles
Grabowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goslin for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Stiles
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stiles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stiles
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Stiles
Koenig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Stiles
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Stiles
Alexander hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Koenig scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Stiles
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Walker reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Stiles
Rogell 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
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Whitehill
Bettencourt strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grabowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey bunts towards third. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Hebert
Wally Hebert now pitching.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Hebert
Grabowski hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Hebert
Whitehill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebert vs. Whitehill
Hebert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hebert
Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Hebert
Koenig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Hebert
Stone hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Hebert
There goes Koenig. The throw from Ferrell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Hebert
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koenig scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hebert
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Hebert
Rogell takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richardson vs. Hebert
Richardson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. Walker scores. Rogell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grabowski vs. Hebert
Grabowski hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Melillo reaches second base with a double. Kress goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bettencourt vs. Whitehill
Bettencourt hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richardson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Hebert
Whitehill 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, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hebert
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Hebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Hebert
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Whitehill
Ed Grimes pinch hits for Wally Hebert.
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. Grimes moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Braxton
Garland Braxton now pitching.
Stone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Braxton
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Braxton
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Braxton
There goes Walker. The throw from Ferrell and he is out, Melillo applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bettencourt vs. Whitehill
Bettencourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. Bettencourt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehill covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1931 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D) Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Johnson R, rf 4 1 1 0 Schulte F, cf 3 0 2 0 Koenig M, 2b 5 3 3 0 Burns J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stone J, lf 5 0 2 0 Goslin G, lf 4 0 0 0 Alexander D, 1b 5 2 2 4 Kress R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Walker G, cf 2 2 2 1 Melillo S, 2b 4 0 2 1 Rogell B, ss 3 0 1 0 Bettencourt L, rf 4 1 0 0 Richardson N, 3b 3 0 1 2 Ferrell R, c 4 1 1 1 Grabowski J, c 4 0 0 1 Levey J, ss 4 0 0 0 Whitehill E, p 4 0 0 0 Stiles R, p 1 0 0 0 Hebert W, p 1 0 1 0 Grimes E, ph 0 0 0 0 Braxton G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 8 12 8 32 3 6 2 Detroit 011 030 300 -- 8 St.Louis 001 000 101 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Whitehill E (W) 9.0 6 3 2 3 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Stiles R (L) 5.0 8 5 5 3 1 Hebert W 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 Braxton G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Stiles R, Stone J 2, Ferrell R DP -- Detroit 2, St.Louis 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, St.Louis 5 2B -- Stone J, Alexander D, Walker G, Richardson N, Melillo S, Ferrell R SB -- Koenig M CS -- Walker G SH -- Richardson N T -- 1:50 A -- 0
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