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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 1, 1944
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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 September 1, 1944 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1944 |
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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 | September 1, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,030 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Stewart |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Right Fielder |
Paul Richards | Catcher |
Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
Al Zarilla | Left Fielder |
Nels Potter | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 1, 1944
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Laabs. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Potter
Mayo bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cramer moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Potter
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cramer scores. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Potter
York hits a popup, foul, towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Potter
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Mayo moves to third. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Potter
Outlaw bunts towards the mound. Potter juggles the ball. That's an error on Potter. Mayo scores. Higgins moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richards vs. Potter
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Newhouser
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards first. York juggles the ball. That's an error on York. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Newhouser
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Potter
Hoover hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Potter
Newhouser bunts in front of the plate. Mancuso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Potter
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Potter
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Newhouser
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Potter
York hits a line drive into left field. Zarilla picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zarilla. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Potter
Wakefield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Potter
Outlaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Outlaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Hollingsworth
Al Hollingsworth now pitching.
Richards bunts towards the mound. Hollingsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Outlaw moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoover vs. Hollingsworth
Hoover hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newhouser vs. Hollingsworth
Newhouser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Newhouser reaches second base with a double. Outlaw scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Hollingsworth
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Newhouser moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Hollingsworth
There goes Cramer. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Newhouser
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Newhouser
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollingsworth vs. Newhouser
Hollingsworth strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Hollingsworth
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hollingsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Hollingsworth
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Hollingsworth
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hollingsworth
Wakefield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Hollingsworth
Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Newhouser
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Newhouser
Laabs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Newhouser
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Laabs moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Laabs scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Newhouser
Mancuso strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Hollingsworth
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Hollingsworth
Hoover hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Hollingsworth
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens misplays the ball. That's an error on Stephens. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hollingsworth
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Newhouser
Zarilla strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollingsworth vs. Newhouser
Hollingsworth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Newhouser
Gutteridge hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Hollingsworth
Mayo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Hollingsworth
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Hollingsworth
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kreevich for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Newhouser
Laabs hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Newhouser
Christman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hollingsworth
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Hollingsworth
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Hollingsworth
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Newhouser
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Newhouser
Tom Turner pinch hits for Al Zarilla.
Turner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayworth vs. Newhouser
Red Hayworth pinch hits for Al Hollingsworth.
Hayworth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Newhouser
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Caster
Milt Byrnes now playing left field. George Caster now pitching.
Hoover strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Caster
Newhouser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Newhouser
Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Newhouser
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Caster
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Caster
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Caster
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Newhouser
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Newhouser
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1944 -- Detroit at St.Louis (N) Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 0 Gutteridge D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Mayo E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Kreevich M, cf 3 1 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 1 Laabs C, rf 4 1 1 0 York R, 1b 5 2 2 1 Stephens V, ss 4 0 3 1 Wakefield D, lf 3 1 1 2 Christman M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Outlaw J, rf 3 1 1 1 McQuinn G, 1b 3 1 0 1 Richards P, c 3 0 0 0 Mancuso F, c 3 0 0 0 Hoover J, ss 4 0 1 0 Zarilla A, lf 2 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 4 0 1 1 Turner T, ph 1 0 0 0 Byrnes M, lf 1 0 0 0 Potter N, p 0 0 0 0 Hollingsworth A, p 2 0 0 0 Hayworth R, ph 1 0 0 0 Caster G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 12 6 32 3 6 3 Detroit 203 100 000 -- 6 St.Louis 000 200 100 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newhouser H (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 8 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Potter N (L)* 2.0 7 5 5 1 0 Hollingsworth A 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 Caster G 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd E -- Potter N, York R, Zarilla A, Stephens V DP -- Detroit 2, St.Louis 1 TP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, St.Louis 5 2B -- Cramer D, Outlaw J, Newhouser H, Stephens V HR -- Wakefield D, York R CS -- Cramer D SH -- Mayo E, Outlaw J, Richards P HBP -- by Hollingsworth A (Wakefield D) T -- 2:15 A -- 14030
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