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Tigers 13 @ Browns 9
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1929

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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, 1929 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Browns were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 13 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1929 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 13 H: 18 E: 4 LOB: 10
Runs: 13
Hits: 18
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 9 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherVic Sorrell  
Losing PitcherChad Kimsey  
SaveAugie Prudhomme  
Game Winning RBIBob Fothergill 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1929 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Page  
Home Starting PitcherGeneral Crowder  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance2,500 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Moriarty
1B: Harry Geisel
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Johnson  Left Fielder 
Harry Rice  Center Fielder 
Charlie Gehringer  Second Baseman 
Harry Heilmann  Right Fielder 
Dale Alexander  First Baseman 
Marty McManus  Third Baseman 
Pinky Hargrave  Catcher 
Yats Wuestling  Shortstop 
Phil Page  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lu Blue  First Baseman 
Earl McNeely  Right Fielder 
Heinie Manush  Left Fielder 
Beauty McGowan  Center Fielder 
Red Kress  Shortstop 
Frank O'Rourke  Third Baseman 
Ski Melillo  Second Baseman 
Clyde Manion  Catcher 
General Crowder  Pitcher 
Dan Howley  Manager 

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Tigers 13 @ Browns 9
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1929

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         Game of 8/31/1929 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Johnson R, lf         5  3  3  1   Blue L, 1b            4  1  2  2   
Rice H, cf            4  1  2  1   McNeely E, rf         3  0  0  0   
Gehringer C, 2b       2  1  1  1   Badgro R, ph-rf       2  0  0  0   
Heilmann H, rf        6  1  2  4   Manush H, lf          4  1  2  1   
Alexander D, 1b       5  1  1  0   McGowan B, cf         3  2  1  1   
McManus M, 3b         4  1  1  0   Kress R, ss           5  1  2  2   
Hargrave P, c         5  3  5  2   O'Rourke F, 3b        5  1  2  1   
Wuestling Y, ss       4  1  1  1   Melillo S, 2b         5  1  1  2   
Page P, p             3  0  1  1   Manion C, c           4  1  0  0   
Sorrell V, p          1  0  0  0   Crowder G, p          2  0  1  0   
Fothergill B, ph      1  1  1  1   Ogden J, p            0  0  0  0   
Prudhomme A, p        0  0  0  0   Ferrell R, ph         0  1  0  0   
                                   Collins R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Stewart L, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Schang W, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Kimsey C, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Gray S, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Coffman D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Brannan O, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 13 18 12                        39  9 11  9

Detroit          030 101 224 -- 13
St.Louis         000 006 030 --  9

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Page P                5.1  8  6  6  3  0
Sorrell V (W)         2.2  3  3  3  3  1
Prudhomme A (S)       1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Crowder G*            5.0 10  5  4  5  1
Ogden J               1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Collins R+            0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Stewart L             2.0  2  2  2  0  1
Kimsey C (L)#         0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Gray S                0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Coffman D             0.2  2  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Manion C, Gehringer C, Wuestling Y, McManus M, Johnson R, Manush H
DP -- Detroit 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Detroit 10, St.Louis 9
2B -- McGowan B, Blue L, Kress R, Fothergill B
3B -- Johnson R
HR -- Hargrave P, Heilmann H
SB -- Gehringer C
SH -- Gehringer C, Wuestling Y
SF -- Rice H
HBP -- by Coffman D (Gehringer C)
WP -- Sorrell V
T -- 2:20
A -- 2500

    

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