St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
September 5, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1939 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 2, Detroit Tigers 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Heffner 2b 4 0 0 0
Berardino 3b 4 0 0 0
  Clift ph 0 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 4 1 1 0
Laabs cf 4 1 3 1
Gallagher lf 2 0 1 0
Grace rf 4 0 1 0
Harshaney c 4 0 0 0
Christman ss 3 0 0 0
  Hoag ph 0 0 0 0
Gill p 3 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 1 3 0
Cullenbine lf 3 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 4 0 1 2
York c 4 0 1 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 2 1
Higgins 3b 3 0 0 0
Fox rf 4 1 2 0
Croucher ss 3 1 1 1
Benton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
St. Louis 100 000 010–262
Detroit 100 000 12x–4101
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gill  L(1-13) 8.0 10 4 3 4 4
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
4
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  W(6-7) 9.0 6 2 2 6 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
3
  E–Gallagher (7), Christman (11), Greenberg (6).  DP–St. Louis 1. McQuinn-Christman-McQuinn, Detroit 1. Gehringer-Croucher-Gehringer.  2B–St. Louis McQuinn (35); Laabs (16), Detroit Fox (22).  HR–Detroit Greenberg (25,8th inning off Gill 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Benton (7).  Team–10.  SB–McQuinn (5); Laabs (3); Higgins (7).  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, John Quinn.  T–1:52.  A–1,797.
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