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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 18, 1928
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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 18, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1928 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ownie Carroll |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Blaeholder |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Paul Easterling | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Pinky Hargrave | Catcher |
| Ownie Carroll | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Otis Brannan | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Earl McNeely | Right Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| George Blaeholder | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 18, 1928
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Blaeholder
Sweeney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brannan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Blaeholder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Blaeholder
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Carroll
O'Rourke hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Carroll
Brannan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Carroll
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Blaeholder
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Blaeholder
McManus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Blaeholder
Easterling hits a popup towards the mound. Blaeholder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Carroll
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Carroll
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schang for the out. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Carroll
Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNeely vs. Carroll
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Blaeholder
Tavener hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Schulte. Tavener reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrave vs. Blaeholder
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrave for the out. Tavener moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carroll vs. Blaeholder
Carroll strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Blaeholder
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Carroll
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Carroll
Blaeholder bunts, foul, towards first, in foul territory. Sweeney races over to make the catch. There goes Kress. The throw to second, and he's out. Double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Carroll
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Blaeholder
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Blaeholder
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Blaeholder
Gehringer is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Blaeholder
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Blaeholder
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Heilmann moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easterling vs. Blaeholder
Easterling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tavener vs. Blaeholder
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heilmann tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrave vs. Blaeholder
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Carroll
Brannan hits a fly ball into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Carroll
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Carroll
Schulte hits a line drive into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Blaeholder
Carroll is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Blaeholder
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Blaeholder
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Carroll
Schang hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Carroll
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Carroll
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Blaeholder
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Blaeholder
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Blaeholder
McManus hits a line drive beyond short. Kress can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easterling vs. Blaeholder
Easterling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tavener vs. Blaeholder
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Carroll
Kress takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Carroll
Blaeholder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Carroll
O'Rourke hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brannan vs. Carroll
Brannan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manush vs. Carroll
Manush hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Blaeholder
Hargrave hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McNeely. Hargrave reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carroll vs. Blaeholder
Carroll strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Blaeholder
Sweeney hits a popup towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Blaeholder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Carroll
Schulte hits a line drive into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Carroll
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Carroll
Blue hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Blaeholder
Rice hits a popup towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Blaeholder
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Blaeholder
McManus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Carroll
McNeely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Carroll
Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easterling. Kress reaches second base with a double. McNeely moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sturdy vs. Carroll
Guy Sturdy pinch hits for George Blaeholder.
Sturdy hits a fly ball into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Rourke vs. Carroll
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brannan vs. Carroll
Brannan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Manush vs. Carroll
Manush takes first base on ball four. McNeely scores. Kress moves to third. Brannan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schulte vs. Carroll
Schulte hits a line drive towards the mound. Carroll reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Easterling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Coffman
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Coffman
Hargrave hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Coffman
Carroll bunts towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Tavener moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Coffman
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tavener scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Coffman
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Carroll
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schang for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Carroll
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Carroll
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1928 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Sweeney B, 1b 5 0 1 1 O'Rourke F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Brannan O, 2b 3 0 1 0
Rice H, cf 4 0 0 0 Manush H, lf 3 0 0 1
Heilmann H, rf 3 1 0 0 Schulte F, cf 4 0 1 0
McManus M, 3b 4 0 2 1 Schang W, c 4 0 1 0
Easterling P, lf 4 1 3 1 Blue L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Tavener J, ss 3 1 2 1 McNeely E, rf 4 1 1 0
Hargrave P, c 4 0 1 0 Kress R, ss 2 0 2 0
Carroll O, p 3 0 0 0 Blaeholder G, p 2 0 0 0
Sturdy G, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 31 1 6 1
Detroit 000 200 002 -- 4
St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Carroll O (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder G (L) 8.0 7 2 0 1 5
Coffman D 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- Kress R
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, St.Louis 6
2B -- Tavener J, Hargrave P, Kress R
HR -- Easterling P
SH -- Carroll O
SF -- Tavener J
T -- 1:44
A -- 0
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