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Detroit Tigers @
St. Louis Browns
1929-08-31 Β· Day game Β· Sportsman's Park III Β· Att: 2500 Β· 2:20
Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 13β9. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 9th. Vic Sorrell earned the win and Augie Prudhomme picked up the save. Harry Heilmann went 2-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |
| SLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
W: Vic Sorrell L: Chad Kimsey SV: Augie Prudhomme
Umpires β HP: George Moriarty Β· 1B: Harry Geisel Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Johnson | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Harry Rice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Charlie Gehringer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Harry Heilmann | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Alexander | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Marty McManus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pinky Hargrave | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Phil Page | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vic Sorrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Browns β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lu Blue | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Earl McNeely | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heinie Manush | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Red Kress | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Frank O'Rourke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Clyde Manion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
General Crowder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Ferrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wally Schang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otis Brannan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Page | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Vic Sorrell | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Browns β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General Crowder | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
Jack Ogden | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rip Collins | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lefty Stewart | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Sam Gray | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Coffman | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roy Johnson: K
- Harry Rice: W
- Charlie Gehringer: 2/FL
- Harry Heilmann: 63
Bot 1
- Lu Blue: 63
- Earl McNeely: 7/FL
- Heinie Manush: S9
- Beauty McGowan: 8/L
Top 2
- Dale Alexander: S9
- Marty McManus: 4/P3D
- Pinky Hargrave: S9/F9DW.1-3
- Yats Wuestling: S/3.3-H;1-2
- Phil Page: S/6.2-H;1-2
- Roy Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
- Harry Rice: 7/SF.3-H
- Charlie Gehringer: W.2-3;1-2
- Harry Heilmann: 2/P2
Bot 2
- Red Kress: 63
- Frank O'Rourke: S8
- Ski Melillo: 8/F8XD
- Clyde Manion: 2/FL
Top 3
- Dale Alexander: 8/F
- Marty McManus: 63
- Pinky Hargrave: S/3
- Yats Wuestling: 54(1)/FO
Bot 3
- General Crowder: 43
- Lu Blue: 9/F
- Earl McNeely: 8/F
Top 4
- Phil Page: 63
- Roy Johnson: T/89
- Harry Rice: 43
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Harry Heilmann: PO3(E2).3-H(UR);1-2
- Harry Heilmann: 4/L
Bot 4
- Heinie Manush: E4/G
- Beauty McGowan: 54(1)3/GDP
- Red Kress: E6/TH1
- Frank O'Rourke: 9/F
Top 5
- Dale Alexander: W
- Marty McManus: S7.1-2
- Pinky Hargrave: S9/F9DW.2-3;1-2
- Yats Wuestling: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Phil Page: 32(3)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Ski Melillo: 8/F8XD
- Clyde Manion: 4/P
- General Crowder: S9
- Lu Blue: W.1-2
- Earl McNeely: 64(1)/FO
Top 6
- Roy Johnson: S8
- Harry Rice: S1/G.1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: S8/F8S.3-H;1-2
- Harry Heilmann: 5/P
- Dale Alexander: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Heinie Manush: 8/F
- Beauty McGowan: D9/F9DW
- Red Kress: S6/G56.2-2
- Frank O'Rourke: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(E5)
- Ski Melillo: S9.3-H;2-H
- Clyde Manion: W.1-2
- Rick Ferrell: W.2-3;1-2
- Lu Blue: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
- Red Badgro: 7/F
- Heinie Manush: IW
- Beauty McGowan: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Red Kress: 9/F
Top 7
- Marty McManus: W
- Pinky Hargrave: HR/F9D.1-H
- Yats Wuestling: 9/F#
- Vic Sorrell: 3/G
- Roy Johnson: 8/L
Bot 7
- Frank O'Rourke: 7/F7D
- Ski Melillo: K
- Clyde Manion: 9/F
Top 8
- Harry Rice: S8
- Charlie Gehringer: 34/SH.1-2
- Harry Heilmann: HR/F7D.2-H
- Dale Alexander: K
- Marty McManus: 8/F
Bot 8
- Wally Schang: 7/F
- Lu Blue: D7/G5L
- Red Badgro: 2/FL
- Heinie Manush: S8.2-H
- Beauty McGowan: WP.1-2
- Beauty McGowan: W
- Red Kress: D/89.2-H;1-H
- Frank O'Rourke: 6/P
Top 9
- Pinky Hargrave: S9
- Yats Wuestling: 24/SH.1-2
- Bob Fothergill: D7.2-H
- Roy Johnson: S7/6.2-H;B-2(E7)
- Harry Rice: 63.2-3
- Charlie Gehringer: HP
- Harry Heilmann: SB2
- Harry Heilmann: S7.3-H;2-H
- Dale Alexander: 5/P
Bot 9
- Ski Melillo: 63#
- Clyde Manion: 13#
- Otis Brannan: 43#
Notes & reviews
- Melillo: nice catch
- Off RF screen
- Past Blue
- Past Kress
- Past Blue
- Manion had Johnson picked off on double steal attempt but threw wild past O'Rourke.
- Low throw
- Off RF screen
- Off Johnson's leg; he did not seem too badly hurt but was taken out anyway.
- Off RF screen
- Wuestling: nice stop
- McManus muffed Heilmann's good throw
- Johnson fumbled
- Off RF pavilion roof
- Into LF seats
- Manush fumbled
- Missing bottom of 9th to end in SLA192908310. Deduced/guesses:























