Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
May 28, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1948 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 4, St. Louis Browns 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry ss 4 0 0 0
Mayo 2b 3 1 0 0
Mullin rf 4 1 2 2
Evers cf 4 1 1 1
Wertz lf 4 0 1 1
Vico 1b 4 0 1 0
Lake 3b 4 0 1 0
Swift c 2 0 1 0
  Campbell pr 0 1 0 0
  Riebe c 1 0 0 0
Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
  Wakefield ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 4 2 3 0
Stevens 1b 3 1 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 1
Zarilla rf 4 2 2 1
Lehner cf 3 0 2 2
Platt lf 3 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 1 0
Dente ss 4 0 0 0
Sanford p 2 0 1 0
  Biscan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
Detroit 000 004 000473
St. Louis 000 130 10x5100
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman   5.0 8 4 3 2 5
  Benton  L(1-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
2
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford   5.2 5 4 4 1 4
  Biscan  W(3-1) 3.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
6

  E–Berry (10), Swift (2), Houtteman (2).  DP–Detroit 1. Berry-Mayo-Vico.  2B–Detroit Evers (10); Wertz (4), St. Louis Zarilla (10); Lehner (1).  3B–Detroit Mullin (2).  SH–Benton (1); Stevens (7); Moss (1).  Team LOB–3.  Team–7.  CS–Lake (2).  U–Bill McGowan, Cal Hubbard, Bill McKinley.  T–1:59.  A–6,898.
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