Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
July 5, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1927 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 17

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Warner 3b 3 2 0 0
Gehringer 2b 3 2 1 4
Manush cf 3 0 1 0
  Ruble cf 1 1 1 0
Fothergill lf 4 0 2 2
Heilmann rf 4 0 0 1
Neun 1b 3 0 0 0
Tavener ss 3 1 0 0
Woodall c 2 0 1 0
  Shea c 2 1 0 0
Whitehill p 1 0 1 1
  Carroll p 2 0 0 0
  Wells p 1 1 1 0
  McManus ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Melillo 2b 5 1 1 0
Bennett lf 5 3 3 0
Sisler 1b 6 2 3 2
Miller rf 5 3 2 2
Rice 3b 4 1 2 2
Schulte cf 6 2 1 2
Schang c 4 3 3 0
Gerber ss 4 1 2 2
Gaston p 5 1 3 3
Totals 44 17 20 13
Detroit 010 000 250883
St. Louis 231 520 31x17203
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  L(7-7) 1.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Carroll   4.0 10 8 2 2 2
  Wells   3.0 6 4 4 2 0
Totals
8.0
20
17
11
6
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston  W(6-8) 9.0 8 8 6 9 4
Totals
9.0
8
8
6
9
4

  E–Heilmann (3), Tavener 2 (20), Melillo (23), Rice 2 (13).  DP–St. Louis 2. Melillo-Sisler, Rice-Melillo-Sisler.  2B–Detroit Fothergill (20), St. Louis B. Miller (14); Gerber (6); Gaston (3).  3B–Detroit Ruble (2), St. Louis Bennett (1).  HR–Detroit Gehringer (3,8th inning off Gaston 3 on), St. Louis B. Miller (5,8th inning off Wells 0 on); Rice (3,7th inning off Wells 1 on); Schulte (3,4th inning off Carroll 1 on); Gaston (2,2nd inning off Whitehill 1 on).  SH–Ruble (1); Fothergill (9); Tavener (12); Bennett (3); B. Miller (11).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  SB–Sisler 3 (14); Schang (1).  U–Brick Owens, Red Ormsby, Bill McGowan.
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