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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1953
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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 30, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 30, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Cain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Harrist |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 24,007 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Jim Duffy |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Neil Berry | Third Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Bob Cain | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
Don Lund | Left Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
Earl Harrist | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1953
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harrist
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groth for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harrist
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Harrist
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Harrist
Kryhoski takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kokos vs. Harrist
Kokos takes first base on ball four. Young moves to third. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moss vs. Harrist
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. Kryhoski scores. Kokos moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Harrist
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a popup towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Cain
Hitchcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Cain
Lund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Cain
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Harrist
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Harrist
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harrist
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Harrist
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Harrist
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Cain
Batts hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Cain
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Harrist
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Harrist
Kokos hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Harrist
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrist vs. Cain
Harrist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Cain
Hitchcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Cain
Lund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Cain
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harrist
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Harrist
Hunter bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Harrist
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Harrist
Groth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Harrist
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Cain
Batts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Batts reaches second base with a double. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Friend vs. Cain
Friend takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrist vs. Cain
Harrist hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Harrist
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Harrist
Kryhoski bunts towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kryhoski for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kokos vs. Harrist
Kokos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieman. Kokos reaches second base with a double. Wertz scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Harrist
Moss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kokos scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Harrist
Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieman who is chasing the ball. Berry reaches third base with a triple. Moss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Harrist
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. Berry scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Harrist
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Cain
Hitchcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Cain
Lund hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Cain
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harrist
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend misplays the ball. That's an error on Friend. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Harrist
Young bunts towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Harrist
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Harrist
Kryhoski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kokos vs. Harrist
Kokos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Wertz throws the ball in to Young who relays the ball to Hunter who tags Dropo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Delsing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batts vs. Cain
Batts hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Cain
Friend takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carswell vs. Cain
Frank Carswell pinch hits for Earl Harrist.
Carswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Delsing scores. Friend moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Wight
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wight
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Cain
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
The ball gets by Moss for a passed ball. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Stuart
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stuart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Stuart
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Stuart
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Stuart
Delsing hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Wight
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wight
Groth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wight
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wight
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Wight
Kryhoski hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Stuart
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Stuart
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Stuart
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Stuart
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Herbert
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Herbert
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Herbert
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moss scores. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Herbert
Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Herbert
Groth takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to third. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Herbert
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Young reaches second base with a double. Hunter scores. Stuart scores. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Herbert
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. Young scores. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Herbert
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Stuart
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Stuart
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Stuart
Nieman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/1953, game 2 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Groth J, cf 5 2 2 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 1 0 Young B, 2b 5 2 3 2 Hitchcock B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 5 2 2 3 Lund D, lf 4 0 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Nieman B, rf 4 0 0 0 Kokos D, lf 4 1 1 1 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Moss L, c 4 2 2 3 Delsing J, cf 2 1 1 0 Berry N, 3b 5 1 2 1 Batts M, c 4 0 1 0 Hunter B, ss 4 1 1 2 Friend O, 2b 2 0 1 0 Cain B, p 3 0 1 0 Harrist E, p 2 0 0 0 Stuart M, p 2 1 1 0 Carswell F, ph 1 0 1 1 Wight B, p 0 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 13 15 13 33 1 7 1 St.Louis 200 040 025 -- 13 Detroit 000 001 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cain B (W)* 6.0 6 1 1 6 0 Stuart M (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Harrist E (L) 6.0 9 6 6 4 2 Wight B 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 Herbert R 1.0 4 5 5 2 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Friend O LOB -- St.Louis 9, Detroit 12 2B -- Batts M, Kokos D, Dropo W, Delsing J, Young B 3B -- Berry N HR -- Groth J, Wertz V SH -- Hunter B, Kryhoski D, Young B PB -- Moss L T -- 2:18 A -- 24007
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