Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
July 6, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1939 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 9, St. Louis Browns 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 2 1 0 0
  Bell ph 0 0 0 1
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Giebell p 2 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf,cf 4 2 3 1
Averill lf 6 0 2 0
Higgins 3b 6 1 1 1
York c 4 2 3 1
  Tebbetts c 0 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 2 3 1
Kress 2b 5 1 1 1
Croucher ss 5 0 2 1
Benton p 1 0 0 0
  Fox rf 3 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 15 7
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Christman ss 5 1 1 0
Sullivan rf 4 1 3 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 1 0
Gallagher lf 5 0 1 0
Clift 3b 2 1 1 0
Hoag cf 2 0 0 0
  Laabs cf 2 1 1 1
Spindel c 4 0 1 0
Berardino 2b 4 0 2 1
Mills p 2 1 1 1
  Whitehead p 0 0 0 0
  Grace ph 0 0 0 0
  Trotter p 0 0 0 0
  Heffner ph 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 3
Detroit 012 020 0409151
St. Louis 111 002 0005124
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   4.0 5 3 2 3 1
  Coffman   1.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Giebell  W(1-1) 3.2 3 0 0 4 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
7
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Mills   4.2 7 5 2 5 6
  Whitehead   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Trotter  L(1-4) 2.0 5 4 3 0 0
  Kennedy   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
5
5
7

  E–Higgins (12), Christman (5), McQuinn (5), Berardino (17), Mills (2).  DP–Detroit 4. Croucher-Kress-Greenberg, Croucher-Kress-Greenberg, Croucher-Kress-Greenberg, Croucher-Kress-Greenberg.  PB–Tebbetts 2 (6).  2B–Detroit Cullenbine (3); Greenberg (26); Croucher (9), St. Louis Sullivan (10); Clift (10); Berardino (14).  HR–Detroit York (6,2nd inning off Mills 0 on), St. Louis Mills (1,2nd inning off Benton 0 on).  SH–Greenberg (6); Benton (6); Sullivan (2).  Team LOB–13.  Team–10.  CS–Cullenbine (1).  U–Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:32.  A–729.
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