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St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers

1931-04-24 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5000 · 1:57

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 4–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Red Kress went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

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

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Levey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank O'Rourke	3	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Schulte	3	1	1	1	1	0
Red Kress	4	1	1	1	0	0
Larry Bettencourt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Jenkins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ski Melillo	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Gray	3	0	0	0	0	1
Earl McNeely	3	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hub Walker	5	1	0	0	0	1
Roy Johnson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dale Alexander	4	0	3	0	0	0
Marty McManus	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Stone	4	1	1	1	0	2
Marv Owen	3	0	1	0	0	1
Wally Schang	4	0	1	1	0	1
Earl Whitehill	3	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	8.0	9	2	5

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	5	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Levey: S8/8S
Frank O'Rourke: 13/SH.1-2
Fred Schulte: SB3
Fred Schulte: W
Red Kress: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Hub Walker: E7/F.B-2
Roy Johnson: WP.2-3
Roy Johnson: W
Charlie Gehringer: WP.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: FC6.2X3(65);3-H(UR)
Dale Alexander: D8.1-3
Marty McManus: E6/TH.3-3
John Stone: 153.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Marv Owen: K

Top 2

Larry Bettencourt: 8
Tom Jenkins: W
Ski Melillo: 13.1-2
Rick Ferrell: W
Sam Gray: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Wally Schang: 8/F
Earl Whitehill: 43
Hub Walker: 53/BG

Top 3

Jim Levey: 8/8D/F
Frank O'Rourke: 53
Fred Schulte: 9/F

Bot 3

Roy Johnson: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 13
Dale Alexander: S8
Marty McManus: S7.1-2
John Stone: K

Top 4

Red Kress: 7/F
Earl McNeely: 63
Tom Jenkins: 6/L

Bot 4

Marv Owen: S9
Wally Schang: 13.1-2
Earl Whitehill: 8/F
Hub Walker: K/C

Top 5

Ski Melillo: W
Rick Ferrell: 64(1)/FO
Sam Gray: K/C
Jim Levey: 6/P

Bot 5

Roy Johnson: 13
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Dale Alexander: T8/8D
Marty McManus: 5/P

Top 6

Frank O'Rourke: 63
Fred Schulte: HR/8
Red Kress: HR/8
Earl McNeely: D8
Tom Jenkins: 7/LDP.2X2(74)

Bot 6

John Stone: K/C
Marv Owen: 53
Wally Schang: K

Top 7

Ski Melillo: 8/F
Rick Ferrell: 3/FL
Sam Gray: 31

Bot 7

Earl Whitehill: 43
Hub Walker: 53
Roy Johnson: S8
Charlie Gehringer: S8.1-3
Dale Alexander: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Marty McManus: 8/F

Top 8

Jim Levey: 6/P
Frank O'Rourke: S8
Fred Schulte: CS2(24)
Fred Schulte: 9/F

Bot 8

John Stone: S7
Marv Owen: SB2
Marv Owen: 53/SH.2-3
Wally Schang: S1.3-H
Earl Whitehill: W.1-2
Hub Walker: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Roy Johnson: 3/G

Top 9

Red Kress: 8/F
Earl McNeely: 2/FL
Tom Jenkins: 13