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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (2)

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St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (2)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Saturday, June 30, 1928 (D) at Navin Field

STL A    0  2  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  0
DET A    1  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
BATTING
St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McNeely rf                    5   1   1   0       0   1       4   2
Melillo 2b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Manush lf                     3   0   1   1       1   0       5   0
Schulte cf                    3   2   2   0       1   0       2   0
Kress ss                      4   0   0   0       0   3       1   3
Blue 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       7   1
Bettencourt 3b                3   2   1   0       1   0       2   1
Schang c                      2   0   1   2       2   1       2   1
Crowder p                     3   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Wiltse p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stewart p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5       5   6      27  12
BATTING - 
3B: Schang (2,off Billings).
GDP: Crowder (1,off Billings).
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sweeney 1b                    4   1   1   1       1   0       9   0
Warner 3b                     4   0   1   1       0   0       3   2
Gehringer 2b                  5   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Rice cf                       5   1   4   1       0   0       1   0
Hargrave c                    4   0   0   0       1   1       9   0
Heilmann rf                   4   0   2   0       1   0       0   0
Tavener ss                    4   1   1   1       0   0       1   5
  Fothergill ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wingo lf                      1   0   0   0       3   0       2   0
Billings p                    3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Totals                       35   4  12   4       7   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gehringer-Tavener-Sweeney.
E: Heilmann (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Warner (4,off Crowder); Heilmann (16,off Crowder); Tavener (10,off Crowder).
SH: Warner (3,off Crowder).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rice (9,3rd base off Crowder/Schang); Hargrave (1,2nd base off Crowder/Schang).
CS: Rice (8,2nd base by Stewart/Schang).
PITCHING
St. Louis Browns             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Crowder                       5.2   8   4   4   2   1   0  25
Wiltse                        0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2
Stewart W(3-3)                3.1   4   0   0   3   0   0  16
Totals                        9    12   4   4   7   1   0  43
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wiltse 1-0; Stewart 3-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Billings L(5-8)               9     7   5   4   5   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Roy Van Graflan, 1B - Dick Nallin, 3B - Bill Dinneen
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 7000
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Browns              Detroit Tigers           
1. McNeely             rf        Sweeney             1b
2. Melillo             2b        Warner              3b
3. Manush              lf        Gehringer           2b
4. Schulte             cf        Rice                cf
5. Kress               ss        Hargrave            c
6. Blue                1b        Heilmann            rf
7. Bettencourt         3b        Tavener             ss
8. Schang              c         Wingo               lf
9. Crowder             p         Billings            p

BROWNS 1ST: McNeely popped to catcher; Melillo flied to left;
Manush grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Browns 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Sweeney singled to right; Warner out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Sweeney to second]; Gehringer grounded
out (first unassisted) [Sweeney to third]; Rice singled to left
[Sweeney scored]; Hargrave walked [Rice to second]; Rice stole
third and Hargrave stole second; Heilmann lined to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 2ND: Schulte singled to center; Kress struck out; Blue
flied to center; Bettencourt walked [Schulte to second]; Schang
tripled to right [Schulte scored, Bettencourt scored]; Crowder
popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Tavener popped to second; Wingo grounded out (second
to first); Billings grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Browns 2, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 3RD: McNeely grounded out (third to first); Melillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manush popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Sweeney flied to right; Warner flied to right;
Gehringer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 2,
Tigers 1.

BROWNS 4TH: Schulte singled to center; Kress was called out on
strikes; Blue popped to pitcher; Bettencourt singled to center
[Schulte to second]; Schang walked [Schulte to third,
Bettencourt to second]; Crowder singled to left [Schulte scored,
Bettencourt scored, Schang to second]; McNeely was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Hargrave struck
out; Heilmann singled; On a bunt Tavener grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 4, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 5TH: Melillo lined to pitcher; Manush walked; Schulte
walked [Manush to second]; Kress was called out on strikes; Blue
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wingo walked; Billings singled to right [Wingo out
at third (right to third), Billings to second (on throw)];
Sweeney lined to center; Warner doubled to left [Billings
scored]; Gehringer flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns
4, Tigers 2.

BROWNS 6TH: Bettencourt made an out to catcher; Schang walked;
Crowder grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Schang out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 4,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: On a bunt Rice singled; Hargrave flied to left;
Heilmann doubled [Rice to third]; Tavener doubled to right [Rice
scored, Heilmann out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)];
WILTSE REPLACED CROWDER (PITCHING); Wingo walked; Billings
walked [Tavener to third, Wingo to second]; STEWART REPLACED
WILTSE (PITCHING); Sweeney walked [Tavener scored, Wingo to
third, Billings to second]; Warner forced Billings (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Browns 4, Tigers 4.

BROWNS 7TH: McNeely singled to right [McNeely to third (error by
Heilmann)]; Melillo popped to third; Manush singled [McNeely
scored (unearned)]; Schulte popped to first in foul territory;
Kress grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Browns 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Gehringer flied to left; Rice singled to center;
Hargrave lined to center; Rice was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 5, Tigers 4.

BROWNS 8TH: Blue popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bettencourt grounded out (third to first); Schang was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Heilmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Tavener
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wingo walked; Billings
singled to center [Wingo to second]; Sweeney popped to pitcher;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 5, Tigers 4.

BROWNS 9TH: Stewart was called out on strikes; McNeely grounded
out (shortstop to first); Melillo flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Browns 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Warner flied out to left; Gehringer singled; Rice
singled [Gehringer to second]; Hargrave flied out to left;
Heilmann walked [Gehringer to third, Rice to second]; FOTHERGILL
BATTED FOR TAVENER; Fothergill forced Heilmann (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Browns 5, Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Browns           5   7   0    6
 Tigers           4  12   1   12
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