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Browns 4 @ Tigers 6
Briggs Stadium
May 29, 1949

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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 May 29, 1949 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Browns with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 29, 1949 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherLou Kretlow  
Losing PitcherDick Starr  
SaveVirgil Trucks  
Game Winning RBIHoot Evers 

Game Info

DateMay 29, 1949 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherKarl Drews  
Home Starting PitcherArt Houtteman  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance23,320 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Joe Paparella
2B: (none)
3B: Cal Hubbard

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Dillinger  Third Baseman 
Stan Spence  Center Fielder 
Jerry Priddy  Second Baseman 
Dick Kokos  Right Fielder 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Jack Graham  First Baseman 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
John Sullivan  Shortstop 
Karl Drews  Pitcher 
Zack Taylor  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kolloway  Second Baseman 
Paul Campbell  First Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Vic Wertz  Right Fielder 
Hoot Evers  Left Fielder 
Aaron Robinson  Catcher 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Johnny Lipon  Shortstop 
Art Houtteman  Pitcher 
Red Rolfe  Manager 

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Browns 4 @ Tigers 6
Briggs Stadium
May 29, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/29/1949 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b       5  0  2  1   Kolloway D, 2b        5  1  4  2   
Spence S, cf          3  1  1  0   Campbell P, 1b        4  0  2  0   
Priddy J, 2b          4  1  1  2   Kell G, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Kokos D, rf           2  1  0  0   Wertz V, rf           5  1  2  1   
Sievers R, lf         4  0  0  0   Evers H, lf           4  2  2  2   
Graham J, 1b          5  0  2  0   Robinson A, c         4  0  1  1   
Lollar S, c           4  0  0  0   Groth J, cf           2  1  2  0   
Sullivan J, ss        2  1  2  1   Lipon J, ss           1  1  0  0   
Drews K, p            1  0  0  0   Houtteman A, p        1  0  0  0   
Starr D, p            2  0  0  0   Kretlow L, p          1  0  0  0   
Kennedy B, p          0  0  0  0   Mullin P, ph          1  0  0  0   
Moss L, ph            1  0  0  0   Trucks V, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  8  4                        32  6 14  6

St.Louis         201 001 000 --  4
Detroit          121 000 20x --  6

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drews K               2.1  6  4  4  3  1
Starr D (L)           4.1  7  2  2  3  2
Kennedy B             1.1  1  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Houtteman A           5.1  8  4  3  5  5
Kretlow L (W)         1.2  0  0  0  4  1
Trucks V (S)          2.0  0  0  0  3  3

E -- Kolloway D, Spence S
DP -- St.Louis 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- St.Louis 14, Detroit 11
2B -- Evers H, Dillinger B, Wertz V
3B -- Groth J
HR -- Priddy J, Evers H
CS -- Groth J
SH -- Houtteman A, Campbell P
T -- 2:47
A -- 23320

    

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