Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
May 13, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1939 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 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 0 1 0
Laabs lf 1 0 0 0
  Walker lf 3 0 1 0
Gehringer 2b 4 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 1 0
Higgins 3b 2 2 2 0
Fox rf 3 0 1 1
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 1
Croucher ss 3 0 0 0
  Rogell ss 1 0 0 0
Kennedy p 3 0 1 0
  Cullenbine ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Thompson rf 4 1 0 0
Hoag cf 4 1 2 0
McQuinn 1b 3 1 2 3
Bell lf 3 0 1 0
Clift 3b 3 2 1 0
Sullivan c 3 0 1 0
Berardino 2b 4 0 1 1
Heffner ss 3 0 0 1
Newsom p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Detroit 000 100 020380
St. Louis 010 120 10x592
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(0-3) 8.0 9 5 5 2 4
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  W(3-1) 9.0 8 3 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
5
3

  E–Clift (6), Berardino (3).  DP–Detroit 1. Tebbetts-Croucher, St. Louis 2. Clift-Berardino-McQuinn, Heffner-Berardino.  2B–Detroit Walker (1), St. Louis Clift (3).  3B–St. Louis McQuinn (3).  HR–St. Louis McQuinn (2,5th inning off Kennedy 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–McQuinn (4); Heffner (1).  HBP–Sullivan (1).  Team–6.  U–Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:22.  A–2,778.
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