Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
September 26, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 7, St. Louis Browns 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCoy ss 2 1 1 0
Averill cf 4 1 1 1
Gehringer 2b 4 1 1 0
Greenberg 1b 3 2 2 3
York c 4 2 2 1
Cullenbine lf 2 0 0 0
Fox rf 4 0 1 1
Higgins 3b 2 0 0 1
Rowe p 3 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 7 8 7
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Lucadello 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace rf 3 2 1 1
McQuinn 1b 2 0 0 0
Laabs cf 3 0 1 1
Berardino 3b 3 1 1 0
Gallagher lf 3 2 2 3
Harshaney c 3 0 0 0
Gryska ss 2 0 0 0
  Hoag ph 1 0 0 0
Kramer p 2 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 5
Detroit 020 001 4780
St. Louis 110 003 0561
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe  W(10-12) 6.0 6 5 5 1 1
  Benton  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
7.0
6
5
5
1
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer  L(9-16) 7.0 8 7 7 5 4
Totals
7.0
8
7
7
5
4

  E–Kramer (2).  DP–Detroit 1. Gehringer-McCoy-Greenberg, St. Louis 1. Lucadello-Gryska-McQuinn.  2B–Detroit McCoy (12); Averill (26); York (16).  HR–Detroit Greenberg (33,7th inning off Kramer 2 on); York (19,6th inning off Kramer 0 on), St. Louis Grace (2,6th inning off Rowe 0 on); Gallagher 2 (11,2nd inning off Rowe 0 on,6th inning off Rowe 1 on).  SH–Higgins (14).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  U–Lou Kolls, Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard.  T–1:31.  A–625.
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