St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
May 7, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1918 at Navin Field. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin cf 4 1 2 1
Austin 3b 5 0 1 0
Sisler 1b 5 0 1 0
Smith lf 3 1 0 1
Demmitt rf 3 1 1 1
Gedeon 2b 2 1 0 1
Nunamaker c 4 0 1 0
Gerber ss 4 1 1 0
Gallia p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 0
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Dressen 1b 3 0 0 1
Bush ss 3 1 2 1
Cobb cf 3 1 1 0
Veach lf 4 1 1 0
Heilmann rf 4 0 0 0
Vitt 3b 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Yelle c 4 0 0 0
Kallio p 1 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Boland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 0
St. Louis 001 110 020572
Detroit 000 000 300353
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gallia  W(4-1) 9.0 5 3 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kallio   6.0 6 3 2 3 1
  Jones  L(1-1) 2.0 0 2 0 1 2
  Boland   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Gerber (7), Gallia (1), Dressen (2), Young 2 (7).  DP–Detroit 1. Bush-Young-Dressen.  2B–St. Louis Austin (1); Gerber (1), Detroit T. Cobb (5).  SH–Gedeon (2); Gallia (1); T. Cobb (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Tobin (2); Gedeon (2); Nunamaker (2); Bush (2).  U–George Hildebrand, Brick Owens.
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