Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
August 31, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1947 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 11, St. Louis Browns 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 6 1 1 2
Mayo 2b 5 3 3 0
Wertz rf 4 2 3 0
Wakefield lf 4 1 1 2
Kell 3b 4 1 3 4
Evers cf 5 0 1 0
Cullenbine 1b 4 2 1 1
Swift c 4 1 1 1
Newhouser p 4 0 1 1
Totals 40 11 15 11
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 4 0 2 0
Zarilla rf 4 0 1 0
Lehner cf 5 1 1 0
Heath lf 4 0 0 0
Stephens ss 3 1 2 1
  Peters ss 1 0 0 0
Judnich 1b 3 0 1 0
Hitchcock 2b 4 0 1 1
Moss c 4 0 0 0
Muncrief p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Berardino ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Detroit 610 002 01111151
St. Louis 010 100 000281
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  W(14-15) 9.0 8 2 2 4 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
7
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief  L(6-14) 1.0 4 6 1 3 2
  Brown   8.0 11 5 5 3 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
6
6
2

  E–Lake (35), Judnich (11).  DP–Detroit 1. Lake-Mayo-Cullenbine, St. Louis 3. Stephens-Judnich, Stephens-Hitchcock-Judnich, Hitchcock-Stephens-Judnich.  2B–Detroit Mayo (24); Wertz (13).  HR–Detroit Cullenbine (19,8th inning off Walter Brown 0 on), St. Louis Stephens (15,2nd inning off Newhouser 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Kell (8).  U–Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry, Hal Weafer.
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