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St. Louis Browns @ Cleveland Guardians
1929-05-23 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 6000 · 2:00
St. Louis Browns defeated Cleveland Indians 7–5. St. Louis Browns put up 4 in the 3rd. George Blaeholder earned the win and Dick Coffman picked up the save. Ski Melillo went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
W: George Blaeholder L: Wes Ferrell SV: Dick Coffman
Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Guthrie · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Browns — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lu Blue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Beauty McGowan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Heinie Manush | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Schulte | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank O'Rourke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ski Melillo | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Schang | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 George Blaeholder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jackie Tavener | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lew Fonseca | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Sewell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Dick Porter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bibb Falk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Myatt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Lind | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Wes Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Hodapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Browns — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blaeholder | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
 Dick Coffman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Ferrell | 3.1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Holloway | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Mel Harder | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lu Blue: 2/P2
- Beauty McGowan: K
- Heinie Manush: S3
- Fred Schulte: S6/G.1-2
- Red Kress: 4/P4D
Bot 1
- Jackie Tavener: 43
- Lew Fonseca: S8.B-2(E8)
- Earl Averill: 43.2-3
- Joe Sewell: W
- Dick Porter: 2/FL
Top 2
- Frank O'Rourke: 13/BG
- Ski Melillo: D9/F9DW
- Wally Schang: D7.2-H
- George Blaeholder: 7/F
- Lu Blue: W
- Beauty McGowan: K/C
Bot 2
- Bibb Falk: 43
- Glenn Myatt: 7/F
- Carl Lind: 53
Top 3
- Heinie Manush: S/BG25
- Fred Schulte: S7.1-2
- Red Kress: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Frank O'Rourke: S8.3-H;2-H#
- Ski Melillo: HR8/IPHR.1-H
- Wally Schang: HP
- George Blaeholder: 43.1-2
- Lu Blue: 43
Bot 3
- Wes Ferrell: K/C
- Jackie Tavener: 3/G
- Lew Fonseca: W
- Earl Averill: 43
Top 4
- Beauty McGowan: T/78
- Heinie Manush: 7/F
- Fred Schulte: S7.3-H
- Red Kress: SB2
- Red Kress: W
- Frank O'Rourke: 6/P56D
- Ski Melillo: S/G6.2-H;1-3
- Wally Schang: W.1-2
- George Blaeholder: 8/F
Bot 4
- Joe Sewell: W
- Dick Porter: 3/G.1-2
- Bibb Falk: 43.2-3
- Glenn Myatt: S6/G56.3-H
- Carl Lind: W.1-2
- Ken Holloway: 43
Top 5
- Lu Blue: 3/G
- Beauty McGowan: S8/G46
- Heinie Manush: E7/F.1X3(765)
- Fred Schulte: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Jackie Tavener: 3/G
- Lew Fonseca: 3/P
- Earl Averill: 31
Top 6
- Red Kress: K/C
- Frank O'Rourke: 2/FL
- Ski Melillo: T8/78D
- Wally Schang: 9/F
Bot 6
- Joe Sewell: 8/F
- Dick Porter: 8/F
- Bibb Falk: 43
Top 7
- George Blaeholder: 13
- Lu Blue: 63
- Beauty McGowan: 4/P
Bot 7
- Glenn Myatt: 3/L
- Carl Lind: S7
- Johnny Hodapp: 64(1)/FO
- Jackie Tavener: S/BG25.1-2
- Lew Fonseca: 5/P
Top 8
- Heinie Manush: 63
- Fred Schulte: 63
- Red Kress: 8/F
Bot 8
- Earl Averill: 23/G2
- Joe Sewell: 13
- Dick Porter: 3/G
Top 9
- Frank O'Rourke: W
- Ski Melillo: 9/F
- Wally Schang: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Bibb Falk: S7
- Glenn Myatt: 46(1)/FO
- Carl Lind: W.1-2
- Ed Morgan: S8.2-H;1-3
- Jackie Tavener: S8.3-H;1-2
- Lew Fonseca: FC5/TH2.2-3;1X2(5E4)
- Earl Averill: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Joe Sewell: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Dick Porter: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- Fonseca knocked down drive; held it to a single
- Too hot for Tavener
- Schulte fumbled
- Past Falk
- O'Rourke: nice stop
- Past Averill to scoreboard
- Hit in the back
- Tavener: great catch
- Bounced over Tavener
- Melillo: great stop
- To CF bleachers
- Porter: 1-hand catch