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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1928-09-02 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 8000 · overcast · 1:55

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 2nd. Sam Gray earned the win. Jackie Tavener went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	7
SLA	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		5	10

W: Sam Gray L: Elam Vangilder SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Barry · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Roy Van Graflan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	0	0	0	1	1
Frank O'Rourke	4	1	2	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	1	2	2	0	0
Fred Schulte	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Kress	4	0	0	0	0	0
Otis Brannan	3	0	1	1	1	0
Beauty McGowan	4	1	0	0	0	0
Clyde Manion	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sam Gray	4	1	2	1	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elam Vangilder	8.0	10	2	3

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	9.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Neun: 99
Marty McManus: 99
Charlie Gehringer: D
Pinky Hargrave: 99

Bot 1

Lu Blue: K/C
Frank O'Rourke: D9
Heinie Manush: S9/4.2-H
Fred Schulte: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: K
Al Wingo: S8.B-3(E8)
John Stone: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Jackie Tavener: W
Elam Vangilder: 99

Bot 2

Red Kress: 99
Otis Brannan: 99
Beauty McGowan: E1/G
Clyde Manion: SB2
Clyde Manion: S9/L.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Sam Gray: S7.2-H(UR)
Lu Blue: W.1-2
Frank O'Rourke: 99

Top 3

Johnny Neun: 6/P#
Marty McManus: W
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Pinky Hargrave: SB2#
Pinky Hargrave: K#

Bot 3

Heinie Manush: 99
Fred Schulte: 99
Red Kress: 99

Top 4

Harry Heilmann: 99
Al Wingo: 99
John Stone: 99

Bot 4

Otis Brannan: 99
Beauty McGowan: 99
Clyde Manion: 99

Top 5

Jackie Tavener: HR/9
Elam Vangilder: S
Johnny Neun: 46(1)3/GDP
Marty McManus: 99

Bot 5

Sam Gray: S
Lu Blue: 3/G.1-2
Frank O'Rourke: S.2-3
Heinie Manush: E4/G.3-H(RBI);1-2
Fred Schulte: 99.2-3
Red Kress: 2/FL/BP

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 99
Pinky Hargrave: W
Harry Heilmann: SB2.1-3(E6)
Harry Heilmann: S.3-H(UR)
Al Wingo: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 6

Otis Brannan: W
Beauty McGowan: 99
Clyde Manion: S.1-3
Sam Gray: SB2
Sam Gray: K
Lu Blue: 3#

Top 7

John Stone: K#
Jackie Tavener: 99
Elam Vangilder: 99

Bot 7

Frank O'Rourke: 99/F
Heinie Manush: S
Fred Schulte: S9.1-3
Red Kress: 4/P
Otis Brannan: S/89.3-H;1-3
Beauty McGowan: 99

Top 8

Johnny Neun: E6/TH
Marty McManus: 5/FL
Charlie Gehringer: S.1-3
Pinky Hargrave: 4(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: 43

Bot 8

Clyde Manion: 99
Sam Gray: K
Lu Blue: 99

Top 9

Al Wingo: S9
John Stone: 46(1)/FO#
Jackie Tavener: 4/FL
Bob Fothergill: K