Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
April 26, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1920 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Detroit Tigers 1, St. Louis Browns 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 4 0 0 0
Pinelli 3b 3 0 0 0
  Flagstead ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones 3b 0 0 0 0
Cobb cf 3 0 0 0
Heilmann 1b 3 0 0 0
Veach lf 4 1 1 1
Young 2b 4 0 2 0
Shorten rf 2 0 0 0
Stanage c 2 0 0 0
Oldham p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Alten p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 3 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Austin 3b 4 1 2 0
Gedeon 2b 3 0 0 0
Tobin lf 3 2 1 2
Sisler 1b 3 1 1 1
Williams cf 3 0 2 1
Jacobson rf 3 0 2 0
Severeid c 3 0 1 0
Gerber ss 3 0 0 0
Vangilder p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 9 4
Detroit 000 000 001131
St. Louis 000 202 00x490
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Oldham  L(0-1) 7.0 9 4 2 0 1
  Alten   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
2
0
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Vangilder  W(1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 5 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
5
0

  E–Young (2).  DP–Detroit 3. Bush-Young-Heilmann, Bush-Heilmann, Shorten-Young-Pinelli, St. Louis 1. Gerber-Gedeon-Sisler.  2B–St. Louis Jacobson (3).  HR–Detroit Veach (1,9th inning off Vangilder 0 on), St. Louis Tobin (1,6th inning off Oldham 1 on).  SH–Oldham (1); Gedeon (3).  Team LOB–5.  Team–1.  CS–Heilmann (1); Austin (1).  SB–Tobin (1).  U–Ollie Chill, Brick Owens.
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