St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
September 27, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1938 at Briggs Stadium. 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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St. Louis Browns 4, Detroit Tigers 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 4 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazzera lf 5 1 1 0
Clift 3b 4 1 1 0
Grace rf 5 1 2 0
Kress ss 5 0 1 1
Sullivan c 2 1 2 2
Heffner 2b 3 0 1 1
Walkup p 3 0 2 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 5 0 0 0
Walker lf 5 2 2 1
Gehringer 2b 2 1 0 0
Greenberg 1b 1 0 1 1
Fox rf 4 0 2 1
Rogell ss 3 1 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 0
Christman 3b 3 1 1 1
Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Lawson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
St. Louis 000 202 0004123
Detroit 220 000 01x570
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Walkup   7.0 6 4 4 5 2
  Johnson  L(3-7) 1.0 1 1 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
7
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   5.2 9 4 4 2 1
  Lawson  W(8-9) 3.1 3 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
5
3

  E–Kress (25), Sullivan (5), Johnson (3).  DP–Detroit 2. Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg, Rogell-Greenberg.  PB–Tebbetts (4).  HR–Detroit Walker (6,2nd inning off Walkup 0 on); Christman (1,2nd inning off Walkup 0 on).  SH–Heffner (12).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–Sullivan (8); Rogell (9).  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, Lou Kolls.
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