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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 13, 1953
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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 13, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 980 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Bud Souchock | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Don Lund | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bucha | Catcher |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 13, 1953
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Souchock vs. Kretlow
Souchock strikes out. Courtney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Souchock out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Garver
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garver
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kokos for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Garver
Kryhoski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone 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: ---
Dropo vs. Kretlow
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Kretlow
The ball gets by Courtney for a passed ball. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Kretlow
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lund for the out. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bucha vs. Kretlow
Bucha strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garver vs. Kretlow
Garver hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Garver
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Garver
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up 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: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Pesky strikes out. Courtney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pesky out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Garver
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Garver
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kretlow vs. Garver
Kretlow bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Garver
The umpire calls a balk on Garver Young moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Garver
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kretlow
Souchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kretlow
Dropo takes first base on ball four. Souchock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Kretlow
Lund hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bucha vs. Kretlow
Bucha strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garver
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Garver
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Garver
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Kretlow
Garver hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Garver
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Garver
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garver
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kretlow
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kretlow
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Kretlow
Lund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Garver
Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Garver
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garver
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Garver
Kryhoski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Kretlow
Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Kretlow
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn bunts towards third. Stephens picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stephens. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Garver
Stephens bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Garver
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Wertz trying to get to home. Souchock throws the ball in to Bucha who tags Wertz who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Garver
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kretlow
Souchock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kretlow
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garver
Groth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Garver
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Garver
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Kretlow
Lund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Kretlow
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Bob Nieman.
Mullin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucha vs. Kretlow
Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Kretlow
Garver hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garver
Al Kaline now playing right field. Bud Souchock now playing left field.
Kokos strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Garver
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Garver
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bucha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kretlow
There goes Pesky. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Kretlow
Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Garver
Courtney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Garver
Jim Dyck pinch runs for Clint Courtney.
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bucha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Garver
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Johnny Groth.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Dyck moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lenhardt vs. Garver
Don Lenhardt pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Lenhardt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Garver
Hunter hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kokos vs. Garver
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Stuart
Jim Dyck now playing center field. Les Moss now catching. Don Lenhardt now playing left field. Marlin Stuart now pitching.
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Stuart
Lund bunts towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stuart
Kaline hits a popup towards the mound. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucha vs. Stuart
Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Garver
Kryhoski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bucha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Garver
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1953 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 5 0 2 0 Hunter B, ss 5 0 0 0
Pesky J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Kokos D, lf 4 0 0 0
Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0
Souchock B, rf-lf 5 0 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 5 0 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Wertz V, rf 2 1 2 0
Lund D, cf 4 0 2 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 0 1 1
Nieman B, lf 2 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 0 2 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Dyck J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 1 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bucha J, c 5 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Garver N, p 4 0 0 0 Edwards H, ph 1 0 1 0
Moss L, c 0 0 0 0
Kretlow L, p 2 0 0 0
Lenhardt D, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 0 9 0 33 1 7 1
Detroit 000 000 000 00 -- 0
St.Louis 000 000 000 01 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 10.1 7 1 1 6 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow L 10.0 8 0 0 4 6
Stuart M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Stephens V
DP -- Detroit 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, St.Louis 9
2B -- Dropo W, Edwards H, Wertz V
CS -- Pesky J
SH -- Kretlow L, Stephens V
Balk -- Garver N
PB -- Courtney C
T -- 2:48
A -- 980
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