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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1921-07-04 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 7–6. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 1st. Red Oldham earned the win and Jim Middleton picked up the save. Bobby Veach went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	7	12
SLA	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	6	16

W: Red Oldham L: Ray Kolp SV: Jim Middleton

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Frank Wilson · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	5	1	1	0	0	0
Donie Bush	3	1	2	0	0	0
Chick Shorten	4	2	2	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	1	4	0	0
Harry Heilmann	5	2	2	2	0	1
Bob Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Woodall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ralph Young	4	0	3	1	0	0
Red Oldham	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Sargent	1	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jack Tobin	5	0	2	0	0
Frank Ellerbe	5	0	1	0	0
Ken Williams	3	1	2	0	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	5	2	2	0	0
Hank Severeid	5	1	2	2	0
Jim Riley	3	0	0	0	1
Marty McManus	5	0	2	2	0
Jimmy Austin	5	1	2	0	0
Ray Kolp	2	0	0	0	0
Pat Collins	1	0	0	0	0
Lyman Lamb	2	1	2	0	0
Dutch Wetzel	1	0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Oldham	8.1	15	0	1
Jim Middleton	0.2	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Kolp	6.0	10	0	2
Bill Bayne	2.0	2	1	0
Joe DeBerry	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: 7/L
Donie Bush: S9
Chick Shorten: S7.1-2
Bobby Veach: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Harry Heilmann: K
Bob Jones: 99

Bot 1

Jack Tobin: 99
Frank Ellerbe: S
Ken Williams: C/E2.1-2
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Severeid: 99(1)/FO

Top 2

Larry Woodall: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Red Oldham: 99

Bot 2

Jim Riley: K
Marty McManus: 99
Jimmy Austin: T7
Ray Kolp: WP.3-H
Ray Kolp: 99

Top 3

Lu Blue: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Chick Shorten: E4
Bobby Veach: 99

Bot 3

Jack Tobin: S
Frank Ellerbe: 63.1-2
Ken Williams: HP
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
Hank Severeid: 99

Top 4

Harry Heilmann: 99
Bob Jones: 99
Larry Woodall: S
Ralph Young: S.1-2
Red Oldham: K

Bot 4

Jim Riley: 99
Marty McManus: S
Jimmy Austin: WP.1-2
Jimmy Austin: 99
Ray Kolp: 99

Top 5

Lu Blue: S6
Donie Bush: S1/BG.1-2
Chick Shorten: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: 7/SF.3-H
Harry Heilmann: CS3(25).1-2
Harry Heilmann: HR/9.2-H
Bob Jones: 99

Bot 5

Jack Tobin: 99
Frank Ellerbe: 99
Ken Williams: S
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99

Top 6

Larry Woodall: 99
Ralph Young: S
Red Oldham: 99
Lu Blue: 99

Bot 6

Hank Severeid: D
Jim Riley: 99
Marty McManus: D.2-H
Jimmy Austin: 99
Pat Collins: 99

Top 7

Joe Sargent: W
Chick Shorten: 99/SH.1-2
Bobby Veach: 99/F
Harry Heilmann: OA.2X2(6)

Bot 7

Jack Tobin: 99
Frank Ellerbe: 99
Ken Williams: S
Baby Doll Jacobson: D.1-3
Hank Severeid: S7.3-H;2-H
Lyman Lamb: S.1-2
Marty McManus: 5(2)/FO

Top 8

Harry Heilmann: S
Bob Jones: E1/TH/SH.1-2
Larry Woodall: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Ralph Young: S7.3-H;1-2
Red Oldham: 99
Lu Blue: 99

Bot 8

Jimmy Austin: 99
Dutch Wetzel: S
Jack Tobin: S.1-2
Frank Ellerbe: 99
Ken Williams: 99

Top 9

Joe Sargent: 99
Chick Shorten: 99
Bobby Veach: E3
Harry Heilmann: 99

Bot 9

Baby Doll Jacobson: S6
Hank Severeid: 6/P
Lyman Lamb: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Marty McManus: WP.3-H;2-3
Marty McManus: 163.3-H
Jimmy Austin: D7
Emilio Palmero: PO2(16)

Notes & reviews

Afternoon game of morning-afternoon double-header
Bush ejected by 1B umpire Wilson for arguing he was safe at 3B (he threw dirt on umpire)
SS Jimmy Austin pulled hidden ball trick on Joe Sargent
45 minute rain delay

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