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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1928-08-31 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 9000 · 1:48

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. St. Louis Browns put up 3 in the 7th. General Crowder earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: General Crowder L: Earl Whitehill SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Roy Van Graflan · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Neun	4	1	1	0	0	0
Marty McManus	3	0	1	1	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pinky Hargrave	4	0	1	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	1	1	1	0	0
Al Wingo	4	0	2	0	0	0
John Stone	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Tavener	3	0	0	0	1	1
Earl Whitehill	3	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	1	1	0	0	0
Beauty McGowan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	1	2	0	0
Fred Schulte	3	0	1	1	1	0
Red Kress	3	1	1	0	1	0
Otis Brannan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Bettencourt	4	1	2	1	0	0
Clyde Manion	3	0	0	0	0	0
General Crowder	3	1	0	1	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	6.1	6	1	2
George Smith	1.2	2	1	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
General Crowder	9.0	8	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Neun: T/78
Marty McManus: S8.3-H;BX2(86)
Charlie Gehringer: K
Pinky Hargrave: 3/G

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 7/F
Beauty McGowan: S9
Heinie Manush: 4/P
Fred Schulte: D8.1-H
Red Kress: 63

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: 53
Al Wingo: D8
John Stone: 7/F
Jackie Tavener: K

Bot 2

Otis Brannan: 9/F
Larry Bettencourt: 53
Clyde Manion: E5/TH
General Crowder: K/C

Top 3

Earl Whitehill: S8
Johnny Neun: 46(1)/FO
Marty McManus: 53.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Bot 3

Lu Blue: 7/F
Beauty McGowan: 43
Heinie Manush: 31

Top 4

Pinky Hargrave: 43
Harry Heilmann: 3/FL#
Al Wingo: 5/FL

Bot 4

Fred Schulte: 7/F#
Red Kress: S/89
Otis Brannan: 8/F
Larry Bettencourt: D9.1-H
Clyde Manion: 8/F

Top 5

John Stone: D7
Jackie Tavener: 2/FL
Earl Whitehill: 13.2-3
Johnny Neun: 7/L

Bot 5

General Crowder: K
Lu Blue: 63
Beauty McGowan: D/9/P
Heinie Manush: 43

Top 6

Marty McManus: 53
Charlie Gehringer: K/C
Pinky Hargrave: S8.B-3(E8)
Harry Heilmann: 7/F

Bot 6

Fred Schulte: W
Red Kress: 16(1)3/GDP
Otis Brannan: 5/FL#

Top 7

Al Wingo: 8/F
John Stone: E6/TH.BX2(3)
Jackie Tavener: W#
Earl Whitehill: K

Bot 7

Larry Bettencourt: D7
Clyde Manion: 54/SH.2-3
General Crowder: FC4.3-H;B-1
Lu Blue: S8.1-2
Beauty McGowan: 43.2-3;1-2
Heinie Manush: S9.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Fred Schulte: 63

Top 8

Johnny Neun: 4/P#
Marty McManus: W
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F
Pinky Hargrave: 8/L

Bot 8

Red Kress: W
Otis Brannan: K
Larry Bettencourt: 4/P
Clyde Manion: 8/F

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: HR/9
Al Wingo: S7
John Stone: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Jackie Tavener: 53

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Whitehill ejected by HP umpire Van Graflan for arguing that Bettencourt was out at home; during argument Whitehill threw glove and was ejected, then charged umpire and pushed him; in addition to ejection, Whitehill was fined $100 and suspended five days

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