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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 8, St. Louis Browns 0

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Detroit Tigers 8, St. Louis Browns 0

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, August 12, 1917 (D) at Navin Field

STL A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
DET A    1  2  0    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   8 10  0
BATTING
St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Shotton lf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Austin 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   3
Sisler 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       7   1
Pratt 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Smith cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Severeid c                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Jacobson rf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Lavan ss                      3   0   1   0       0   1       3   4
Sothoron p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hamilton p                  3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0       1   7      24  14
FIELDING - 
E: Sisler (20), Smith (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Pratt (13,off Mitchell); Lavan (7,off Mitchell).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Sisler (23,2nd base off Mitchell/Spencer).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bush ss                       4   2   0   0       1   0       0   3
Vitt 3b                       5   1   2   1       0   0       0   2
Cobb cf                       5   1   4   1       0   0       2   0
Veach lf                      4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Heilmann rf                   3   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Burns 1b                      4   1   1   1       0   1      12   1
Young 2b                      1   1   0   0       3   0       1   6
Spencer c                     3   1   2   2       1   0       8   0
Mitchell p                    2   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Totals                       31   8  10   7       6   1      27  13
BATTING - 
2B: Cobb 2 (34,off Hamilton 2); Veach (25,off Hamilton); Spencer (8,off Hamilton).
3B: Cobb (22,off Hamilton).
SH: Heilmann (13,off Sothoron); Mitchell (4,off Sothoron).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Young (8,2nd base off Sothoron/Severeid).
CS: Young (17,2nd base by Hamilton/Severeid); Spencer (1,2nd base by Hamilton/Severeid).
PITCHING
St. Louis Browns             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sothoron L(11-13)             1.2   3   3   2   2   0   0  11
Hamilton                      6.1   7   5   4   4   1   0  28
Totals                        8    10   8   6   6   1   0  39
WP: Hamilton (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hamilton 2-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mitchell W(7-6)               9     5   0   0   1   7   0  33

Umpires: HP - Tommy Connolly, 1B - George Hildebrand
Time of Game: 1:37   Attendance: 14671
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Browns              Detroit Tigers           
1. Shotton             lf        Bush                ss
2. Austin              3b        Vitt                3b
3. Sisler              1b        Cobb                cf
4. Pratt               2b        Veach               lf
5. Smith               cf        Heilmann            rf
6. Severeid            c         Burns               1b
7. Jacobson            rf        Young               2b
8. Lavan               ss        Spencer             c
9. Sothoron            p         Mitchell            p

BROWNS 1ST: Shotton grounded out (second to first); Austin out
on an unknown play; Sisler walked; Sisler stole second; Pratt
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Bush out on an unknown play; Vitt singled to right;
Cobb singled [Vitt to second]; Veach reached on a fielder's
choice [Vitt to third, Cobb to second (error by Sisler)];
Heilmann out on a sacrifice fly to right [Vitt scored
(unearned), Cobb to third, Veach to second (on throw to home)];
Burns grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 2ND: Smith out on an unknown play; Severeid singled;
Jacobson forced Severeid (shortstop to second); Lavan lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Young walked; Young stole second; Spencer walked;
Mitchell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Young to
third, Spencer to second]; Bush reached on a fielder's choice
[Young out at home (shortstop to third), Spencer to third]; Vitt
singled to right [Spencer scored, Bush to second]; HAMILTON
REPLACED SOTHORON (PITCHING); Cobb doubled to right [Bush
scored, Vitt to third]; Veach grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 3.

BROWNS 3RD: Hamilton out on an unknown play; Shotton grounded
out (second to first); Austin out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Heilmann grounded out (catcher to first);
Burns struck out; Young walked; Young was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 3.

BROWNS 4TH: Sisler singled; Pratt out on an unknown play; Smith
out on an unknown play; Severeid grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Spencer singled; Mitchell out on an unknown play;
Bush out on an unknown play; Spencer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers
3.

BROWNS 5TH: Jacobson out on an unknown play; Lavan struck out;
Hamilton singled; Shotton out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Vitt out on an unknown play; Cobb tripled; Veach
doubled to first [Cobb scored]; Heilmann flied to left [Veach to
third]; Burns singled [Veach scored]; Hamilton threw a wild
pitch [Burns to second]; Young walked; Spencer doubled [Burns
scored, Young scored]; Mitchell flied to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 7.

BROWNS 6TH: Austin struck out; Sisler grounded out (first to
pitcher); Pratt doubled to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Bush walked; Vitt out on an unknown play; Cobb
doubled to center [Bush scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no
RBI), Cobb out at third (third to pitcher)]; Veach grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0,
Tigers 8.

BROWNS 7TH: Severeid struck out; Jacobson struck out; Lavan
doubled to left; Hamilton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Browns 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Heilmann out on an unknown play; Burns out on an
unknown play; Young flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns
0, Tigers 8.

BROWNS 8TH: Shotton struck out; Austin struck out; Sisler lined
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Spencer out on an unknown play; Mitchell walked;
Bush reached on a fielder's choice [Mitchell to second]; Vitt
out on an unknown play; Cobb forced Bush (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 8.

BROWNS 9TH: Pratt out on an unknown play; Smith out on an
unknown play; Severeid out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Browns           0   5   2    6
 Tigers           8  10   0    7
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