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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1929-08-29 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 3000 · 1:47

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 6–0. St. Louis Browns put up 3 in the 6th. Sam Gray earned the win. Ski Melillo went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

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

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	3	2	1	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	2	0	0
Dale Alexander	3	1	1	0
Harry Rice	3	0	1	0
Marty McManus	4	0	0	0
Pinky Hargrave	4	1	0	2
Heinie Schuble	3	1	0	0
Earl Whitehill	3	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	0	2	0	1	1
Earl McNeely	4	0	0	1	0	0
Red Badgro	5	1	2	0	0	0
Beauty McGowan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Red Kress	4	2	2	0	0	0
Frank O'Rourke	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ski Melillo	4	1	3	2	0	0
Clyde Manion	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sam Gray	3	0	0	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	8.0	12	3	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: T7/F7S
Bob Fothergill: 2/FL
Charlie Gehringer: 5/FL
Dale Alexander: 9/F

Bot 1

Lu Blue: S/BG25
Earl McNeely: PO1(2E3).1-2#
Earl McNeely: FC1.2X3(15);B-2
Red Badgro: 3/G.2-3
Beauty McGowan: 8/F

Top 2

Harry Rice: 43
Marty McManus: 8/F8XD
Pinky Hargrave: K/C

Bot 2

Red Kress: 8/F
Frank O'Rourke: 53
Ski Melillo: 7/F

Top 3

Heinie Schuble: 5/P
Earl Whitehill: S4/G4M
Roy Johnson: 2/FL
Bob Fothergill: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Clyde Manion: S7
Sam Gray: K
Lu Blue: S/BG25.1-2
Earl McNeely: 8/F
Red Badgro: 43

Top 4

Charlie Gehringer: S8.B-2(E4/TH1)#
Dale Alexander: W
Harry Rice: 36(1)3/GDP.2-3
Marty McManus: 53

Bot 4

Beauty McGowan: 3/G
Red Kress: D/89
Frank O'Rourke: 7/L
Ski Melillo: S/G46.2-H
Clyde Manion: 3/P

Top 5

Pinky Hargrave: S9/F9DW
Heinie Schuble: S7.1-2
Earl Whitehill: PO2(265)
Earl Whitehill: 9/L
Roy Johnson: D9/F9DW.1-3
Bob Fothergill: 63

Bot 5

Sam Gray: 8/F
Lu Blue: 2/FL
Earl McNeely: 13/BG

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: S9
Dale Alexander: 46(1)3/GDP
Harry Rice: 9/FL

Bot 6

Red Badgro: S1/BG.B-3(E1/TH1)
Beauty McGowan: W
Red Kress: FC5.3-3;1X3(52);B-2
Frank O'Rourke: DGR/L7.3-H;2-H#
Ski Melillo: S9.2-H
Clyde Manion: E6/G.1-2
Sam Gray: 8/L
Lu Blue: K/C

Top 7

Marty McManus: 6/L
Pinky Hargrave: 9/F
Heinie Schuble: 9/F

Bot 7

Earl McNeely: 63
Red Badgro: S5/G
Beauty McGowan: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Earl Whitehill: 2/FL
Roy Johnson: W
Bob Fothergill: 8/F
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Bot 8

Red Kress: S6/G
Frank O'Rourke: 46(1)/FO/BG
Ski Melillo: CS2(24)
Ski Melillo: S8
Clyde Manion: S1/G.1-H(E1/TH1)(NR);B-3
Sam Gray: W
Lu Blue: W.1-2
Earl McNeely: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Red Badgro: 8/F

Top 9

Dale Alexander: D
Harry Rice: W
Marty McManus: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Pinky Hargrave: K

Notes & reviews

Bounced over McNeely
Hargraves' throw caught Blue off 1B but Alexander dropped it
Blue was run down
Melillo: wonderful stop
Off RF screen
Whitehill missed bunt attempt
Off RF screen
Line drive to LF hopped into the stands
Kress: leaping 1-handed catch
Off McManus' glove
Too hot for Schuble
Whitehill knocked down smash

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