St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
April 23, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1927 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 15, Detroit Tigers 10
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
O'Rourke 3b 4 2 0 0
Melillo 2b 5 3 2 1
Sisler 1b 6 3 4 4
Miller lf 5 2 3 3
Schulte cf 4 2 1 2
Rice rf 5 2 2 4
Gerber ss 5 0 2 1
Schang c 4 1 1 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Wingard p 1 0 0 0
  Vangilder p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston p 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 15 15 15
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Tavener ss 4 3 2 0
McManus 2b 4 1 2 1
Manush cf 5 0 2 2
Fothergill lf 5 0 2 3
Heilmann rf 4 1 0 0
Blue 1b 4 2 2 1
Warner 3b 4 2 1 2
Bassler c 1 1 0 0
  Neun pr 0 0 0 0
  Woodall c 2 0 1 1
Gibson p 1 0 0 0
  Wingo ph 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Gehringer ph 1 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Hankins p 0 0 0 0
  DeViveiros ph 1 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Shea ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll pr 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
St. Louis 012 315 201–15150
Detroit 101 221 120–10126
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W(2-0) 4.1 5 6 6 8 3
  Wingard   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Vangilder   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Gaston  SV(1) 3.1 5 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
13
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L(1-1) 4.0 7 6 2 2 2
  Doyle   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Collins   1.0 3 5 0 2 1
  Hankins   1.0 2 2 0 0 0
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Johns   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
15
4
5
4
  E–Tavener 2 (2), McManus 2 (3), Heilmann (2), Warner (2).  DP–St. Louis 2. Melillo-Sisler, Melillo-Gerber-Sisler.  2B–St. Louis Melillo 2 (2); B. Miller (1); Schulte (2); Rice (1); Gerber (2), Detroit Manush (2); Fothergill (3); Woodall (1).  3B–St. Louis B. Miller (1), Detroit Blue (1); Warner (1).  SH–Melillo (2).  HBP–O'Rourke (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–13.  SB–Melillo (1); Sisler (1); Schulte (1); Gerber (1).  CS–B. Miller (2).  U–Harry Geisel, Tommy Connolly, Pants Rowland.  T–2:58.  A–12,000.
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