Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
May 8, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1921 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 8, St. Louis Browns 16
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 1 0
Bush ss 5 1 1 0
Cobb cf 5 4 4 1
Heilmann rf 5 2 4 4
Veach lf 5 0 1 2
Blue 1b 4 1 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
Ainsmith c 3 0 1 1
Leonard p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Holling p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 5 1 2 2
Gerber ss 6 0 2 0
Sisler 1b 6 3 3 0
Williams lf 4 2 1 0
Jacobson cf 4 2 3 3
McManus 3b 5 3 2 3
Lee 2b 3 3 2 1
Billings c 5 1 2 1
Palmero p 4 1 2 1
Totals 42 16 19 11
Detroit 100 103 201–8133
St. Louis 023 306 20x–16190
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(1-3) 4.0 7 8 8 5 3
  Holling   2.0 7 6 5 1 0
  Stewart   2.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
19
16
15
7
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Palmero  W(1-0) 9.0 13 8 8 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
1
1
  E–Young 2 (8), Heilmann (2).  2B–Detroit Cobb 2 (8); Ainsmith (1), St. Louis Sisler (6); Jacobson (5); McManus (1).  3B–Detroit Cobb (4); Heilmann (1); Veach (3), St. Louis Sisler (5); Lee (1).  HR–Detroit Cobb (2,1st inning off Palmero 0 on), St. Louis Tobin (1,2nd inning off Leonard 1 on).  HBP–Blue (2).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Tobin (5).  Team–10.  U–Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.
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