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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1929-04-23 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 2500 · 2:16

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 11–5. St. Louis Browns put up 5 in the 6th. George Blaeholder earned the win. Lu Blue went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11
SLA	0	0	1	0	4	5	1	0		11	12

W: George Blaeholder L: George Smith SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Rice	4	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	1	1	2	0	1
Harry Heilmann	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dale Alexander	4	1	3	0	0	0
Marty McManus	4	1	1	3	0	2
Roy Johnson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Eddie Phillips	2	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Sigafoos	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ownie Carroll	2	1	1	0	0	1
George Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1
Pinky Hargrave	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Stone	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	3	4	2	3	2	0
Frank O'Rourke	4	2	3	1	1	0
Heinie Manush	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Schulte	5	1	2	3	0	1
Red Kress	3	1	2	1	2	0
Beauty McGowan	2	0	0	0	3	0
Len Dondero	5	0	1	1	0	1
Clyde Manion	4	1	0	0	1	0
George Blaeholder	4	1	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ownie Carroll	4.0	7	4	2
George Smith	1.2	3	4	1
Elam Vangilder	2.1	2	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
General Crowder	1.1	6	1	1
George Blaeholder	7.2	5	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Rice: 53
Charlie Gehringer: 43
Harry Heilmann: S9/L
Dale Alexander: S6/G56.1-2
Marty McManus: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Roy Johnson: S9
Eddie Phillips: W.1-2
Frank Sigafoos: K

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 63
Frank O'Rourke: W
Heinie Manush: 54(1)/FO
Fred Schulte: WP.1-2
Fred Schulte: K

Top 2

Ownie Carroll: S8
Harry Rice: 4/FL
Charlie Gehringer: HR/F9D.1-H
Harry Heilmann: 53
Dale Alexander: S1/L
Marty McManus: SB2
Marty McManus: 13

Bot 2

Red Kress: 2/FL
Beauty McGowan: W
Len Dondero: K+SB2/C
Clyde Manion: 7/F7D

Top 3

Roy Johnson: 9/F
Eddie Phillips: 53#
Frank Sigafoos: 9/F

Bot 3

George Blaeholder: 23/G2
Lu Blue: W
Frank O'Rourke: S7.1-3(E7);B-2
Heinie Manush: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Fred Schulte: 7/F7D

Top 4

Ownie Carroll: K
Harry Rice: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 7/F

Bot 4

Red Kress: W
Beauty McGowan: 46(1)/FO
Len Dondero: 7/F
Clyde Manion: 7/F7S

Top 5

Harry Heilmann: S9
Dale Alexander: 9/F
Marty McManus: K
Roy Johnson: CS2(26)

Bot 5

George Blaeholder: S8/G46
Lu Blue: HR/F9D.1-H
Frank O'Rourke: S5/G5L
Heinie Manush: S9.1-3
Fred Schulte: S8/8S.3-H;1-2
Red Kress: S8/6.2-H;1-3
Beauty McGowan: 16(1)3/GDP.3-3
Len Dondero: 8/F8XD

Top 6

Roy Johnson: S8
Eddie Phillips: 13/SH.1-2
Frank Sigafoos: 6/P
George Smith: K

Bot 6

Clyde Manion: W
George Blaeholder: K
Lu Blue: W.1-2
Frank O'Rourke: WP.2-3;1-2
Frank O'Rourke: S/P5D.3-H;2-2
Heinie Manush: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Fred Schulte: S7.3-H;2-H;B-3(E7/THH)
Red Kress: W
Beauty McGowan: SBH;SB2
Beauty McGowan: W
Len Dondero: S7/5.2-H;1-3
Clyde Manion: 5/P/FL

Top 7

Harry Rice: W
Charlie Gehringer: K
Harry Heilmann: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

George Blaeholder: 63
Lu Blue: HR/F9D
Frank O'Rourke: 5/FL
Heinie Manush: 1/P

Top 8

Dale Alexander: S4/G
Marty McManus: K
Roy Johnson: 8/F8XD
Eddie Phillips: S7/5.1-2
Pinky Hargrave: K/C

Bot 8

Fred Schulte: 5/P
Red Kress: S/6
Beauty McGowan: W.1-2
Len Dondero: 31.2-3;1-2
Clyde Manion: 43#

Top 9

John Stone: 31
Harry Rice: 2/FL
Charlie Gehringer: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Into far up into LF bleachers
Into RF pavilion
O'Rourke: fine stop
Off Blaeholder's bare hand; his throw to Blue was wide
2bman Melillo ejected by 3B ump Owens for arguing Alexander was out at 2B on steal
Johnson fumbled
Delayed steal
Into RF pavilion
Throw bounced into grandstand
Over RF pavilion roof
Past O'Rourke
Past SS

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