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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 28, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 28, 1916 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Coveleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Davenport |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,300 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Marty Kavanagh | Right Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Second Baseman |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Shortstop |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Harry Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Austin | Third Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Grover Hartley | Catcher |
| Ernie Johnson | Shortstop |
| Dave Davenport | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 28, 1916
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Davenport
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kavanagh vs. Davenport
Kavanagh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Davenport
Cobb bunts towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. Vitt moves to third. Kavanagh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Davenport
Veach is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Davenport
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Davenport
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vitt scores. Kavanagh moves to third. Veach moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Davenport
Young takes first base on ball four. Kavanagh scores. Veach moves to third. Burns moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanage vs. Davenport
Stanage strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Coveleski
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heilmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Coveleski
Austin bunts towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Coveleski
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heilmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shotton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Davenport
Coveleski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Davenport
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Davenport
Kavanagh strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Davenport
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kavanagh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Davenport
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Coveleski
Tobin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Coveleski
Hartley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Davenport
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Davenport
Burns hits a line drive into left field. Shotton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shotton. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Davenport
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Davenport
Stanage is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Coveleski
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Coveleski
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Coveleski
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Coveleski
Austin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Davenport
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Davenport
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Davenport
Kavanagh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Coveleski
Sisler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Coveleski, and towards Young, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Marsans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Coveleski
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns fields the ball and throws to Coveleski covering. Safe. Marsans scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartley vs. Coveleski
Hartley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Davenport
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Davenport
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Davenport
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Coveleski
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Coveleski
Davenport bunts towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shotton vs. Coveleski
Shotton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kavanagh. Shotton reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Austin vs. Coveleski
Austin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Austin for the out. Shotton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sisler vs. Coveleski
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Davenport
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Davenport
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Davenport
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cobb. Pratt reaches second base with a double. Marsans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Coveleski
Tobin bunts towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hartley vs. Coveleski
Hartley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to home to get Pratt. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Coveleski
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kavanagh. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hartley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Coveleski
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Davenport
George Harper pinch hits for Harry Coveleski.
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Davenport
Vitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kavanagh vs. Davenport
Kavanagh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Davenport
Cobb hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Marsans. Cobb reaches second base with a double. Kavanagh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Davenport
Veach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Davenport
Heilmann hits a popup towards third. Austin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Boland
Bernie Boland now pitching.
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Boland
Austin bunts towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Boland
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shotton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marsans vs. Boland
There goes Sisler. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Sisler steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marsans vs. Boland
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shotton scores. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pratt vs. Boland
Pratt hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Davenport
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Davenport
The ball gets by Hartley for a passed ball. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Davenport
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dalton vs. Davenport
Jack Dalton pinch hits for Oscar Stanage.
Dalton hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. Dalton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dubuc vs. Davenport
Jean Dubuc pinch hits for Bernie Boland.
Dubuc hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns scores. Dalton scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Davenport
George Maisel pinch runs for Jean Dubuc.
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. Maisel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kavanagh vs. Davenport
Kavanagh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Dauss
Del Baker now catching. Hooks Dauss now pitching.
Tobin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Dauss
Hartley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dauss
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Davenport
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Davenport
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Davenport
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Davenport
There goes Heilmann. The throw from Hartley and he is safe. Heilmann steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Davenport
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shotton. Burns reaches second base with a double. Heilmann scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Davenport
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dauss
Ward Miller pinch hits for Dave Davenport.
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Dauss
Shotton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Dauss
Austin hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Cobb. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Dauss
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1916 -- DET at SLA (D)
DET AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 5 1 1 0 Burt Shotton, lf 3 1 3 1
Marty Kavanagh, rf 5 2 1 0 Jimmy Austin, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 2 1 George Sisler, 1b 5 0 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 3 0 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 3 2 1 1
Harry Heilmann, 2b 4 1 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 1 1
George Burns, 1b 5 1 4 2 Jack Tobin, rf 3 0 1 1
Ralph Young, ss 4 0 0 1 Grover Hartley, c 4 1 0 0
Oscar Stanage, c 3 0 0 0 Ernie Johnson, ss 4 1 2 1
Jack Dalton, ph 1 1 1 0 Dave Davenport, p 2 0 0 0
Del Baker, c 0 0 0 0 Ward Miller, ph 1 0 0 0
Harry Coveleski, p 2 0 0 0
George Harper, ph 1 0 0 0
Bernie Boland, p 0 0 0 0
Jean Dubuc, ph 1 0 1 2
George Maisel, pr 0 0 0 0
Hooks Dauss, p 0 0 0 0
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38 6 10 6 33 5 9 5
DET 200 000 121 -- 6
SLA 000 112 100 -- 5
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Harry Coveleski 6.0 7 4 4 1 3
Bernie Boland 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Hooks Dauss (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Dave Davenport (L) 9.0 10 6 4 4 7
E -- Dave Davenport, Burt Shotton, Ty Cobb
LOB -- DET 10, SLA 7
2B -- Burt Shotton, Del Pratt, Ernie Johnson, Ty Cobb, George Burns
SB -- George Sisler, Harry Heilmann
SH -- Ty Cobb, Jimmy Austin, Dave Davenport, Jack Tobin
HBP -- by Harry Coveleski (Armando Marsans)
WP -- Dave Davenport
PB -- Grover Hartley
T -- 1:50
A -- 3300
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