St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
April 20, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1926 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 4, Detroit Tigers 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Rice rf 4 1 1 0
LaMotte ss 2 2 1 0
  Hargrave ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerber ss 0 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 3 1 1 0
Williams lf 2 0 1 1
McManus 2b 3 0 1 2
Jacobson cf 3 0 1 0
Schang c 3 0 0 0
Robertson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bennett ph 0 0 0 0
  Melillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Jonnard p 3 0 0 0
  Vangilder p 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Warner 3b 5 0 2 1
O'Rourke 2b 5 0 1 0
Wingo lf 4 1 1 0
Fothergill cf 4 1 1 0
Heilmann rf 3 2 1 0
Blue 1b 5 0 1 0
Tavener ss 4 1 2 1
Bassler c 3 0 2 1
Stoner p 0 0 0 0
  Gehringer ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibson p 1 0 0 0
  Manush ph 1 0 0 0
  Dauss p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 3
St. Louis 102 010 000474
Detroit 000 200 2015112
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Jonnard   6.1 10 4 2 2 3
  Vangilder  L(0-1) 2.1 1 1 0 3 0
Totals
8.2
11
5
2
5
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Stoner   3.0 3 3 1 2 2
  Gibson   3.0 1 1 1 2 2
  Dauss  W(1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
4
6

  E–LaMotte (1), Jacobson (1), G. Robertson (2), Vangilder (2), Wingo (1), Tavener (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Williams-LaMotte-Sisler, Detroit 1. Bassler-Tavener.  2B–St. Louis McManus (3), Detroit Warner (3).  SH–LaMotte (1); Williams 2 (2); McManus (1); Schang (1); Fothergill (2); Heilmann (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–13.  CS–Jacobson (1); Schang (1).  U–Red Ormsby, Billy Evans, Brick Owens.
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