Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
August 31, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1929 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Detroit Tigers 13, St. Louis Browns 9

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 5 3 3 1
Rice cf 4 1 2 1
Gehringer 2b 2 1 1 1
Heilmann rf 6 1 2 4
Alexander 1b 5 1 1 0
McManus 3b 4 1 1 0
Hargrave c 5 3 5 2
Wuestling ss 4 1 1 1
Page p 3 0 1 1
  Sorrell p 1 0 0 0
  Fothergill ph 1 1 1 1
  Prudhomme p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 18 12
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 4 1 2 2
McNeely rf 3 0 0 0
  Badgro rf 2 0 0 0
Manush lf 4 1 2 1
McGowan cf 3 2 1 1
Kress ss 5 1 2 2
O'Rourke 3b 5 1 2 1
Melillo 2b 5 1 1 2
Manion c 4 1 0 0
Crowder p 2 0 1 0
  Ogden p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrell ph 0 1 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Schang ph 1 0 0 0
  Kimsey p 0 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Brannan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 11 9
Detroit 030 101 22413184
St. Louis 000 006 0309112
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Page   5.1 8 6 6 3 0
  Sorrell  W(14-12) 2.2 3 3 3 3 1
  Prudhomme  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
6
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Crowder   5.0 10 5 4 5 1
  Ogden   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Collins   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Stewart   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Kimsey  L(2-6) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gray   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Coffman   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
13
12
6
2

  E–Johnson (27), Gehringer (20), McManus (12), Wuestling (9), Manush (4), Manion (2).  DP–Detroit 1. McManus-Gehringer-Alexander, St. Louis 2. Kress-Melillo-Blue, Blue-Manion-Blue.  2B–Detroit Fothergill (24), St. Louis Blue (33); McGowan (23); Kress (31).  3B–Detroit Johnson (10).  HR–Detroit Heilmann (15,8th inning off Stewart 1 on); Hargrave (2,7th inning off Collins 1 on).  SH–Rice (7); Gehringer (11); Wuestling (5).  HBP–Gehringer (5).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Gehringer (21).  U–George Moriarty, Harry Geisel.
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