Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
May 23, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 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 5, St. Louis Browns 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf,rf 5 0 2 0
Koenig ss 3 1 1 0
Stone lf 5 0 2 0
McManus 2b 3 0 0 1
Doljack rf 3 0 1 0
  Walker cf 2 1 1 0
Owen 1b 5 1 1 2
Dugan 3b 5 0 2 0
Hayworth c 3 1 1 0
Whitehill p 4 1 3 1
Totals 38 5 14 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Levey ss 4 1 2 0
Burns 1b 4 0 2 1
Goslin lf 4 0 0 0
Kress 3b 1 2 1 0
Jenkins rf 4 0 0 0
Melillo 2b 4 1 2 2
Schulte cf 2 0 2 1
  McNeely cf 2 1 0 0
Ferrell c 4 1 1 1
Blaeholder p 2 0 0 0
  Stiles p 0 0 0 0
  Kimsey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 5
Detroit 001 100 030–5141
St. Louis 000 301 20x–6102
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  L(4-5) 8.0 10 6 5 3 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder  W(2-3) 7.0 12 4 4 3 1
  Stiles   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Kimsey  SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
5
1
  E–McManus (8), Melillo (9), Ferrell (3).  DP–Detroit 1. Whitehill-McManus-Owen, St. Louis 2. Melillo-Levey-Burns, Kress-Ferrell-Kress-Ferrell.  TP–St. Louis 1. Levey-Ferrell-Kress-Burns-Kress.  2B–Detroit Doljack (5); G. Walker (3); Hayworth (3), St. Louis Burns (3).  3B–St. Louis Kress (2); Schulte (2).  HR–Detroit Owen (2,8th inning off Blaeholder 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Blaeholder (1).  Team–5.  SB–Johnson (8); Koenig (1); McManus (2).  U–Bick Campbell, Bill Dinneen.
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