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Browns 3 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 11, 1939 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Browns with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1939 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherBobo Newsom  
Losing PitcherBob Harris  
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Game Winning RBIBobo Newsom 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1939 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Harris  
Home Starting PitcherBobo Newsom  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance5,118 
Time of Game2 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Rue
1B: Harry Geisel
2B: (none)
3B: Eddie Rommel

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Heffner  Shortstop 
Joe Grace  Center Fielder 
George McQuinn  First Baseman 
Moose Solters  Left Fielder 
Harlond Clift  Third Baseman 
Myril Hoag  Right Fielder 
Joe Glenn  Catcher 
Johnny Berardino  Second Baseman 
Bob Harris  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Barney McCosky  Center Fielder 
Benny McCoy  Second Baseman 
Earl Averill  Left Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Pinky Higgins  Third Baseman 
Pete Fox  Right Fielder 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Frank Croucher  Shortstop 
Bobo Newsom  Pitcher 
Del Baker  Manager 

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Browns 3 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1939

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/11/1939 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Heffner D, ss         3  0  0  0   McCosky B, cf         3  1  1  0   
Grace J, cf           3  2  2  0   McCoy B, 2b           4  0  0  1   
McQuinn G, 1b         4  1  1  2   Averill E, lf         3  1  1  0   
Solters M, lf         3  0  1  1   Greenberg H, 1b       4  1  2  0   
Clift H, 3b           4  0  1  0   Higgins P, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Hoag M, rf            4  0  0  0   Fox P, rf             4  0  1  2   
Glenn J, c            4  0  2  0   Tebbetts B, c         3  1  1  0   
Berardino J, 2b       4  0  1  0   Croucher F, ss        4  0  2  0   
Harris B, p           3  0  0  0   Newsom B, p           4  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  8  3                        32  4 10  4

St.Louis         000 201 000 --  3
Detroit          000 300 001 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harris B (L)          8.1 10  4  4  4  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W)          9.0  8  3  3  3 11

E -- Higgins P, Solters M
DP -- St.Louis 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Detroit 7
2B -- Averill E, Greenberg H, Fox P, Glenn J
3B -- McCosky B
HR -- McQuinn G
CS -- Heffner D, Grace J, Clift H, Glenn J
T -- 2:16
A -- 5118

    

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