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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1937
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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 August 21, 1937 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Boots Poffenberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Boots Poffenberger | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Davis | First Baseman |
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Bill Knickerbocker | Shortstop |
| Nig Lipscomb | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Jim Bottomley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1937
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Walker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Vosmik. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Hildebrand
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Hildebrand
There goes Greenberg. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Clift applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Hildebrand
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Poffenberger
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Poffenberger
West hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Poffenberger
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. There goes West trying to get to third. Walker throws the ball in to Owen, who tags West for the out. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Poffenberger
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Poffenberger
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hildebrand
Rogell hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poffenberger vs. Hildebrand
Poffenberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker bunts towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Hildebrand
There goes Walker. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Lipscomb applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Poffenberger
Knickerbocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipscomb vs. Poffenberger
Lipscomb hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Knickerbocker moves to third. Lipscomb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemsley vs. Poffenberger
Hemsley hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hildebrand vs. Poffenberger
Hildebrand hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knickerbocker scores. Lipscomb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Poffenberger
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hildebrand moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Poffenberger
West hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hildebrand moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Poffenberger
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hildebrand scores. West moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Clift hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Coffman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Coffman
Knickerbocker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipscomb vs. Coffman
Lipscomb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Hildebrand
York hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Hildebrand
Laabs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Laabs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Hildebrand
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Coffman
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. Coffman
Hildebrand hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Coffman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg throws to second for one, and Rogell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Coffman
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. West reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Coffman
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Hildebrand
Coffman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lipscomb throws to second for one, and Knickerbocker throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Hildebrand
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Laabs vs. Hildebrand
Laabs takes first base on ball four. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Coffman
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Coffman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Coffman
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Laabs. Knickerbocker reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lipscomb vs. Coffman
Lipscomb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to home to get Bell. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Coffman
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hildebrand
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Hildebrand
Coffman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker is hit by the pitch. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to second for the out. Rogell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. Coffman
Hildebrand hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Coffman
Davis hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Coffman
West hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Hildebrand
York hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Hildebrand
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Owen reaches second base with a double. York scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Hildebrand
Rogell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coffman vs. Hildebrand
Coffman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Coffman
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Coffman
Clift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Coffman
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Hildebrand
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Coffman
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipscomb vs. Coffman
Lipscomb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Coffman
Jim Bottomley pinch hits for Rollie Hemsley.
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hildebrand vs. Coffman
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Hildebrand
Bennie Huffman now catching.
Laabs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hildebrand
There goes Laabs. The throw from Huffman and he is safe. Laabs steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a fly ball towards center. West catches it and throws to second to double up Laabs. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hildebrand
Rogell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Hildebrand
There goes Rogell. The throw from Huffman and he is safe. Rogell steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coffman vs. Hildebrand
Coffman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Coffman
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Coffman
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Coffman
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. West moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Coffman
Clift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Coffman
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1937 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Walker G, lf 3 1 1 0 Davis H, 1b 5 2 2 0
Fox P, rf 5 2 1 0 West S, cf 4 0 2 1
Gehringer C, 2b 5 2 3 3 Vosmik J, lf 5 0 3 2
Greenberg H, 1b 5 0 2 2 Clift H, 3b 5 0 1 0
York R, c 5 1 2 0 Bell B, rf 5 0 0 0
Laabs C, cf 3 0 2 0 Knickerbocker B, ss 3 1 2 0
Owen M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Lipscomb N, 2b 4 1 1 0
Rogell B, ss 3 0 1 0 Hemsley R, c 3 0 0 0
Poffenberger B, p 1 0 0 0 Bottomley J, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman S, p 4 0 1 0 Huffman B, c 0 0 0 0
Hildebrand O, p 4 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 14 6 39 5 13 5
Detroit 300 020 100 -- 6
St.Louis 130 100 000 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Poffenberger B 1.2 7 4 4 1 0
Coffman S (W) 7.1 6 1 0 1 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (L) 9.0 14 6 5 5 6
E -- Lipscomb N, Vosmik J, Rogell B, Knickerbocker B
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, St.Louis 9
2B -- Gehringer C 2, Laabs C, West S, Knickerbocker B, York R, Owen M
SB -- Laabs C, Rogell B
CS -- Greenberg H, Walker G
HBP -- by Hildebrand O (Walker G)
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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