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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1929-08-19 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:58

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 5th. Milt Gaston earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Milt Gaston L: Earl Whitehill SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brick Owens · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Reeves	4	0	1	2	1	1
Russ Scarritt	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jack Rothrock	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Barrett	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Regan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Todt	4	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	1	2	0	0	1
Hal Rhyne	4	1	2	1	0	0
Milt Gaston	2	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	1	0	0	0	1
Harry Rice	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Heilmann	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dale Alexander	4	0	2	0	0	0
Marty McManus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky Hargrave	4	0	2	0	0	0
Yats Wuestling	2	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Whitehill	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Fothergill	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Gaston	9.0	7	1	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	8	2	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Reeves: W
Russ Scarritt: E4.1-2
Jack Rothrock: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Barrett: K
Bill Regan: 63

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: K
Harry Rice: 31
Charlie Gehringer: 63

Top 2

Phil Todt: 5/FL
Charlie Berry: 63
Hal Rhyne: 7

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: 63
Dale Alexander: 9
Marty McManus: 63

Top 3

Milt Gaston: K
Bobby Reeves: 3/FL
Russ Scarritt: 7

Bot 3

Pinky Hargrave: 3/FL
Yats Wuestling: 6
Earl Whitehill: S
Roy Johnson: 63

Top 4

Jack Rothrock: K
Bill Barrett: K
Bill Regan: 9

Bot 4

Harry Rice: 9
Charlie Gehringer: K
Harry Heilmann: 4

Top 5

Phil Todt: D
Charlie Berry: S.2-3
Hal Rhyne: S.3-H;1-2
Milt Gaston: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Reeves: S.3-H;2-H
Russ Scarritt: K
Jack Rothrock: 7

Bot 5

Dale Alexander: S
Marty McManus: 8
Pinky Hargrave: 31.1-2
Yats Wuestling: W
Earl Whitehill: K

Top 6

Bill Barrett: 8
Bill Regan: S
Phil Todt: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Roy Johnson: 8
Harry Rice: D
Charlie Gehringer: 43.2-3
Harry Heilmann: S.3-H
Dale Alexander: S.1-2
Marty McManus: 6

Top 7

Charlie Berry: S
Hal Rhyne: S.1-2
Milt Gaston: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Reeves: 4
Russ Scarritt: W
Jack Rothrock: 3

Bot 7

Pinky Hargrave: D
Yats Wuestling: 9(B)5(2)/DP
Earl Whitehill: 31

Top 8

Bill Barrett: 9
Bill Regan: 63
Phil Todt: S
Charlie Berry: K

Bot 8

Roy Johnson: 4E3
Harry Rice: WP.1-2
Harry Rice: 7
Charlie Gehringer: 8/SF.2-H(E5)(NR)(UR)
Harry Heilmann: 7

Top 9

Hal Rhyne: 7
Milt Gaston: K
Bobby Reeves: K

Bot 9

Dale Alexander: 3/FL
Marty McManus: 63
Pinky Hargrave: S
Bob Fothergill: 8

Notes & reviews

Gaston needs two WP in this game, assuming here for one

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