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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1929-07-02 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 2500 · 2:08

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 10–4. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 3rd. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Dale Alexander went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	10	13
SLA	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	9

W: Earl Whitehill L: Sam Gray SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Roy Van Graflan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	2	1	0	1	0
Harry Rice	5	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	3	2	1	1	0
Harry Heilmann	5	1	3	2	0	1
Dale Alexander	5	2	3	6	0	0
Marty McManus	3	0	0	0	1	0
Merv Shea	4	0	1	0	0	0
Yats Wuestling	4	0	1	0	0	0
Earl Whitehill	4	1	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	2	0	0	0	3	0
Red Badgro	3	0	0	0	0	2
Heinie Manush	4	1	3	0	0	0
Fred Schulte	4	1	2	0	0	1
Red Kress	3	2	1	1	1	0
Frank O'Rourke	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ski Melillo	4	0	1	2	0	0
Wally Schang	4	0	1	1	0	1
Sam Gray	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rick Ferrell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earl McNeely	2	0	0	0	0	0
Beauty McGowan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	9	4	7

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	4.1	9	3	1
Dick Coffman	2.2	0	0	0
Jack Ogden	2.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: D8
Harry Rice: 43.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: 7/SF.3-H
Harry Heilmann: D/89
Dale Alexander: 143

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 13
Red Badgro: K/C
Heinie Manush: S8
Fred Schulte: S4/G4M.1X3(35)

Top 2

Marty McManus: 8/F
Merv Shea: S7
Yats Wuestling: CS2(24)
Yats Wuestling: 9/F

Bot 2

Red Kress: 3/P
Frank O'Rourke: K
Ski Melillo: 5/P

Top 3

Earl Whitehill: HR/F89XD
Roy Johnson: W
Harry Rice: 43.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: W
Harry Heilmann: K
Dale Alexander: HR/F9D.2-H;1-H
Marty McManus: W
Merv Shea: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Wally Schang: 6/P
Sam Gray: K/C
Lu Blue: E6/G
Red Badgro: 13

Top 4

Yats Wuestling: S9
Earl Whitehill: 64(1)3/GDP
Roy Johnson: 3/FL

Bot 4

Heinie Manush: S9
Fred Schulte: S8/G46.1-3
Red Kress: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
Frank O'Rourke: 53
Ski Melillo: 43.3-H;2-3
Wally Schang: D7.3-H
Sam Gray: 53

Top 5

Harry Rice: 43
Charlie Gehringer: S9
Harry Heilmann: S8.1-3
Dale Alexander: HR/F8XD.3-H;1-H
Marty McManus: 13
Merv Shea: 4/P

Bot 5

Lu Blue: W
Red Badgro: K
Heinie Manush: D8.1-3
Fred Schulte: 4/P
Red Kress: 63

Top 6

Yats Wuestling: 53
Earl Whitehill: 43
Roy Johnson: 13

Bot 6

Frank O'Rourke: 6/P
Ski Melillo: 8/F
Wally Schang: 7/F

Top 7

Harry Rice: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 7/F
Harry Heilmann: 43

Bot 7

Rick Ferrell: K/C
Lu Blue: W
Earl McNeely: 64(1)/FO
Heinie Manush: 9/F

Top 8

Dale Alexander: S8
Marty McManus: 7/F
Merv Shea: 3/P
Yats Wuestling: E6/G.1-2
Earl Whitehill: 43

Bot 8

Fred Schulte: K
Red Kress: W
Frank O'Rourke: S8.1-3
Ski Melillo: S9.3-H;1-2
Wally Schang: CS2(24).2-3
Wally Schang: K

Top 9

Roy Johnson: 7/F
Harry Rice: S8
Charlie Gehringer: D7/G5L.1-3
Harry Heilmann: S9.3-H;2-H
Dale Alexander: CS2(24)
Dale Alexander: 5/FL

Bot 9

Beauty McGowan: 3#
Lu Blue: W
Earl McNeely: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Off Gray's glove
Manush tried for 3B when Gehringer's throw got by Alexander
Into RCF pavilion
Off RF pavilion
Into the pavilion almost dead center; landed high in the seats and about 20 yds right of flagpole.
Attempted double steal
Missing bottom of 9th to end in SLA192907020. Deduced:

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