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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1927
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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, 1927 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1927 |
|---|---|
| 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, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Josh Billings |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elam Vangilder |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Warner | Third Baseman |
| Art Ruble | Center Fielder |
| Al Wingo | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Shortstop |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Josh Billings | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Right Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Center Fielder |
| Leo Dixon | Catcher |
| Spencer Adams | Second Baseman |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Elam Vangilder | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1927
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Vangilder
Warner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruble vs. Vangilder
Ruble hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Vangilder
Wingo hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Vangilder
There goes Warner. The throw from Dixon and he is safe. Warner steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Vangilder
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Vangilder
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus misplays the ball. That's an error on McManus. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Billings
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Billings
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Billings
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Billings
Miller hits a popup towards short. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Vangilder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Vangilder
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Vangilder
Bassler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Vangilder
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warner vs. Vangilder
Warner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Billings
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Warner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Billings
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Billings
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruble vs. Vangilder
Ruble hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Vangilder
Wingo hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Vangilder
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Vangilder
There goes Heilmann. The throw from Dixon and he is out, Adams applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vangilder vs. Billings
Vangilder hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Billings
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Billings
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Billings
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Billings
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Warner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dixon vs. Billings
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dixon vs. Billings
Dixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Billings
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ruble. Adams reaches second base with a double. Dixon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gerber vs. Billings
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Vangilder
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Vangilder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Vangilder
Blue hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vangilder vs. Billings
Vangilder hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wingo. O'Rourke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Billings
Rice hits a popup towards short. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Billings
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisler for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Vangilder
Bassler hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Vangilder
Billings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Vangilder
Warner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vangilder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Billings
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Ruble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Billings
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Billings
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruble vs. Vangilder
Ruble hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Vangilder
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Vangilder
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Billings
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Billings
Gerber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vangilder vs. Billings
Vangilder hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Billings
O'Rourke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ruble. O'Rourke reaches second base with a double. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Billings
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Vangilder
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Vangilder
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Vangilder
Blue hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Billings
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Warner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Billings
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Billings
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Billings
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Vangilder
Bassler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Vangilder
Bernie DeViveiros pinch runs for Johnny Bassler. Heinie Manush pinch hits for Josh Billings.
Manush takes first base on ball four. DeViveiros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fothergill vs. Vangilder
Bob Fothergill pinch hits for Jack Warner.
Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeViveiros moves to third. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruble vs. Vangilder
Ruble takes first base on ball four. DeViveiros scores. Manush moves to third. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wingo vs. Ballou
Win Ballou now pitching.
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Manush scores. Fothergill moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Ballou
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fothergill scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Ballou
McManus takes first base on ball four. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Ballou
Gehringer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Whitehill
Bernie DeViveiros now playing third base. Larry Woodall now catching. Earl Whitehill now pitching.
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Whitehill
Gerber bunts towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ballou vs. Whitehill
Ballou strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Rourke vs. Whitehill
O'Rourke hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Ballou
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeViveiros vs. Stewart
Lefty Stewart now pitching.
DeViveiros strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodall vs. Stewart
Woodall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1927, game 2 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Warner J, 3b 2 0 0 0 O'Rourke F, 3b 5 1 3 0
Fothergill B, ph 1 1 1 0 Rice H, rf 4 1 1 2
Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0 Sisler G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Ruble A, cf 3 0 0 1 Williams K, lf 4 0 0 0
Wingo A, lf 4 0 0 1 Miller B, cf 4 1 3 0
Heilmann H, rf 2 0 1 1 Dixon L, c 4 0 1 1
McManus M, ss 3 0 0 0 Adams S, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gerber W, ss 2 0 0 0
Blue L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Vangilder E, p 3 0 0 0
Bassler J, c 1 0 0 0 Ballou W, p 1 0 0 0
DeViveiros B, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Stewart L, p 0 0 0 0
Billings J, p 2 0 1 0
Manush H, ph 0 1 0 0
Woodall L, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 3 3 3 34 4 11 3
Detroit 000 000 030 -- 3
St.Louis 004 000 00x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billings J (L) 7.0 11 4 4 1 0
Whitehill E 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Vangilder E (W)* 7.0 2 3 3 7 1
Ballou W+ 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Stewart L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- McManus M
DP -- Detroit 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, St.Louis 9
2B -- Adams S, O'Rourke F 2
HR -- Rice H
SB -- Warner J, Miller B, Sisler G
CS -- Heilmann H
SH -- Gerber W
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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