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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 2, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 2, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,386 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Glenn McQuillen | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Mike Chartak | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 2, 1942
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Benton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Benton
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Niggeling
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens misplays the ball. That's an error on Stephens. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Niggeling
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and he's got Hitchcock trapped. He throws home. Hayes throws to Clift, who tags Hitchcock for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to third. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Niggeling
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCosky scores. Cramer moves to third. Higgins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Niggeling
York hits a fly ball into left field. McQuillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bloodworth vs. Niggeling
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Benton
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillen vs. Benton
McQuillen hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Benton
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chartak vs. Benton
Chartak hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Judnich moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niggeling vs. Benton
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Niggeling
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Niggeling
Benton bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hitchcock vs. Niggeling
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Niggeling
There's a wild pitch. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCosky vs. Niggeling
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Benton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Benton
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McQuinn out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Niggeling
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Niggeling
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Niggeling
York strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Benton
Judnich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillen vs. Benton
McQuillen strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Benton
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chartak vs. Benton
Chartak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Niggeling
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. McQuillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Niggeling
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Niggeling
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niggeling vs. Benton
Niggeling hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Benton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Benton
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Niggeling
Hitchcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Niggeling
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Benton
Judnich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillen vs. Benton
McQuillen hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Benton
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chartak vs. Benton
Chartak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Judnich scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to third. Chartak moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niggeling vs. Benton
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Niggeling
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Niggeling
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Niggeling
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Niggeling
Tebbetts bunts towards the mound. Niggeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. York scores. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Niggeling
Benton bunts towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hitchcock vs. Niggeling
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. Hitchcock reaches second base with a double. Bloodworth scores. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Niggeling
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Hitchcock moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCosky vs. Niggeling
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Benton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Benton
Clift hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Clift reaches second base with a double. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. Gutteridge scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judnich vs. Benton
Judnich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuillen vs. Benton
McQuillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
George Caster now pitching.
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Caster
Harris takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Caster
York hits a line drive towards short. Stephens catches it and throws to second to double up Higgins. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Benton
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chartak vs. Benton
Chartak hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Chartak reaches third base with a triple. Stephens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Laabs vs. Benton
Chet Laabs pinch hits for George Caster.
Laabs hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chartak scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Benton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Galehouse
Denny Galehouse now pitching.
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Galehouse
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Galehouse
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Benton
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Benton
Judnich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuillen vs. Benton
Elden Auker pinch runs for Wally Judnich.
McQuillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1942 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Gutteridge D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Hitchcock B, ss 4 0 1 2
Clift H, 3b 5 0 2 0 McCosky B, lf 4 1 1 0
McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 0 1 Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0
Judnich W, cf 4 1 3 0 Higgins P, 3b 2 1 1 1
Auker E, pr 0 0 0 0 Harris N, rf 3 0 1 1
McQuillen G, lf 5 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Stephens V, ss 3 1 2 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Chartak M, rf 4 1 2 2 Tebbetts B, c 3 1 1 1
Hayes F, c 2 0 1 0 Benton A, p 2 0 0 0
Niggeling J, p 3 0 0 0
Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
Laabs C, ph 1 0 0 1
Galehouse D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 4 30 5 8 5
St.Louis 000 001 120 -- 4
Detroit 100 004 00x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (L) 6.0 8 5 4 2 3
Caster G 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Galehouse D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (W) 9.0 12 4 4 4 3
E -- Stephens V
DP -- St.Louis 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Detroit 7
2B -- Hitchcock B, Clift H
3B -- Chartak M
HR -- Higgins P
SH -- Benton A 2
WP -- Benton A, Niggeling J
PB -- Hayes F 2
T -- 1:51
A -- 2386
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