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

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Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 4

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Game Played on Thursday, July 2, 1942 (D) at Briggs Stadium

STL A    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   4 12  1
DET A    1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   5  8  0
BATTING
St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gutteridge 2b                 5   1   2   0       0   0       3   2
Clift 3b                      5   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
McQuinn 1b                    5   0   0   1       0   1       9   1
Judnich cf                    4   1   3   0       1   0       3   0
  Auker pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McQuillen lf                  5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Stephens ss                   3   1   2   0       1   1       1   3
Chartak rf                    4   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
Hayes c                       2   0   1   0       2   0       4   2
Niggeling p                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Caster p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Laabs ph                    1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Galehouse p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   4  12   4       4   3      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Stephens-Gutteridge.
E: Stephens (19).
PB: Hayes 2 (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Clift (21,off Benton).
3B: Chartak (3,off Benton).
GDP: Clift (6,off Benton); McQuillen (14,off Benton).
IBB: Hayes (2,by Benton).
Team LOB: 10.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hitchcock ss                  4   0   1   2       0   0       3   5
McCosky lf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Cramer cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Higgins 3b                    2   1   1   1       2   0       2   1
Harris rf                     3   0   1   1       1   1       0   0
York 1b                       4   1   1   0       0   1      13   0
Bloodworth 2b                 4   1   1   0       0   1       2   6
Tebbetts c                    3   1   1   1       1   0       2   1
Benton p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5       4   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hitchcock-Bloodworth-York, Hitchcock-Bloodworth-York.
BATTING - 
2B: Hitchcock (5,off Niggeling).
HR: Higgins (6,6th inning off Niggeling 0 on 0 out).
SH: Benton 2 (6,off Niggeling 2).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
St. Louis Browns             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niggeling L(6-7)              6     8   5   4   2   3   1  29
Caster                        1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4
Galehouse                     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8     8   5   4   4   4   1  36
WP: Niggeling (4).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Benton W(6-5)                 9    12   4   4   4   3   0  41
WP: Benton (5).
IBB: Benton (2,Hayes).
Umpires: HP - Ernie Stewart, 1B - John Quinn, 3B - Steve Basil
Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 2386
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Browns              Detroit Tigers           
1. Gutteridge          2b        Hitchcock           ss
2. Clift               3b        McCosky             lf
3. McQuinn             1b        Cramer              cf
4. Judnich             cf        Higgins             3b
5. McQuillen           lf        Harris              rf
6. Stephens            ss        York                1b
7. Chartak             rf        Bloodworth          2b
8. Hayes               c         Tebbetts            c
9. Niggeling           p         Benton              p

BROWNS 1ST: Gutteridge grounded out (shortstop to first); Clift
grounded out (third to first); McQuinn flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Hitchcock reached on an error by Stephens [Hitchcock
to first]; McCosky singled [Hitchcock to second]; Cramer forced
Hitchcock (first to catcher to third) [McCosky to second];
Higgins walked [McCosky to third, Cramer to second]; Harris
singled to second [McCosky scored (unearned), Cramer to third,
Higgins to second]; York flied to left; Bloodworth lined to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 2ND: Judnich walked; McQuillen lined to center; Stephens
walked [Judnich to second]; Chartak lined to center; Benton
threw a wild pitch [Judnich to third, Stephens to second]; Hayes
was walked intentionally; Niggeling grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Tebbetts walked; Benton out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Tebbetts to second]; Hitchcock grounded out
(third to first) [Tebbetts stayed at second]; Niggeling threw a
wild pitch [Tebbetts to third]; McCosky grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 3RD: Gutteridge grounded out (shortstop to first); Clift
flied to center; McQuinn struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Cramer singled; Higgins flied to center; Hayes
allowed a passed ball [Cramer to third]; Harris struck out; York
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 4TH: Judnich singled; McQuillen struck out; Stephens
struck out; Chartak grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Bloodworth flied to left; Tebbetts grounded out
(pitcher to first); Benton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 5TH: Hayes singled; Niggeling popped to first; Gutteridge
singled [Hayes to second]; Clift grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gutteridge out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Hitchcock popped to second; McCosky grounded out
(third to first); Cramer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Browns 0, Tigers 1.

BROWNS 6TH: McQuinn popped to third; Judnich singled; McQuillen
popped to shortstop; Stephens singled [Judnich to second];
Chartak singled [Judnich scored, Stephens to second]; Hayes
walked [Stephens to third, Chartak to second]; Niggeling forced
Hayes (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Browns 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Higgins homered to left; Harris grounded out (second
to first); York singled; Bloodworth singled [York to third]; On
a bunt Tebbetts singled [York scored, Bloodworth to second];
Benton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bloodworth to
third, Tebbetts to second]; Hitchcock doubled [Bloodworth
scored, Tebbetts scored]; Hayes allowed a passed ball [Hitchcock
to third]; McCosky grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 1, Tigers 5.

BROWNS 7TH: Gutteridge singled; Clift doubled [Gutteridge to
third]; McQuinn grounded out (first unassisted) [Gutteridge
scored, Clift to third]; Judnich popped to third in foul
territory; McQuillen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Browns 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: CASTER REPLACED NIGGELING (PITCHING); Cramer popped
to second; Higgins walked; Harris walked [Higgins to second];
York lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Higgins out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 2, Tigers 5.

BROWNS 8TH: Stephens singled to left; Chartak tripled to center
[Stephens scored]; Hayes popped to shortstop; LAABS BATTED FOR
CASTER; Laabs flied to left [Chartak scored]; Gutteridge
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns
4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: GALEHOUSE REPLACED LAABS (PITCHING); Bloodworth
struck out; Tebbetts flied to right; Benton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 4, Tigers 5.

BROWNS 9TH: Clift singled to left; McQuinn popped to first;
Judnich singled [Clift to third]; AUKER RAN FOR JUDNICH;
McQuillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Auker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 4,
Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Browns           4  12   1   10
 Tigers           5   8   0    7
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