Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
April 14, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1931 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 3, St. Louis Browns 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 4 1 1 0
Shiver cf 4 1 1 0
Gehringer 2b 4 1 1 1
Alexander 1b 4 0 0 0
McManus 3b 4 0 2 1
Doljack rf 3 0 0 1
Akers ss 2 0 0 0
Schang c 3 0 0 0
Whitehill p 2 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Koenig ph 1 0 1 0
  Hogsett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Levey ss 3 0 2 2
Burns 1b 3 0 0 0
Goslin lf 4 1 1 0
Kress 3b 3 2 1 0
Bettencourt rf 3 1 2 1
Schulte cf 3 1 1 2
Melillo 2b 3 1 2 1
Ferrell c 4 0 0 0
Stewart p 4 1 3 1
Totals 30 7 12 7
Detroit 000 300 000363
St. Louis 040 120 00x7120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  L(0-1) 6.0 11 7 6 2 2
  Sullivan   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hogsett   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
3
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W(1-0) 9.0 6 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
4

  E–McManus (1), Akers 2 (2).  DP–Detroit 2. Schang-Akers, McManus-Alexander, St. Louis 1. Stewart-Levey-Burns.  2B–Detroit McManus (1); Koenig (1), St. Louis Bettencourt (1).  3B–St. Louis Stewart (1).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Levey 2 (2); Bettencourt (1); Melillo (1).  Team–6.  SB–Levey (1).  CS–Schulte (1).  U–Harry Geisel, George Moriarty, George Hildebrand.  T–1:41.  A–7,000.
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