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St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers

1931-07-09 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 2000 · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 11–7. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 3rd. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Frank Doljack went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7	7
DET	0	0	5	0	2	0	3	1		11	15

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

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Schulte	3	2	1	3	2	1
Ski Melillo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	1	0	1	0
Red Kress	5	1	2	2	0	0
Rick Ferrell	2	0	1	0	1	0
Lin Storti	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jack Burns	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jim Levey	3	1	0	0	1	2
Sam Gray	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Crouch	2	0	0	1	0	1
Ed Grimes	2	1	1	0	0	0
Rollie Stiles	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	5	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	2	0	1	0
John Stone	4	1	3	2	1	0
Dale Alexander	4	3	2	1	0	0
Marty McManus	4	3	4	3	0	0
Frank Doljack	4	1	2	3	0	0
Mark Koenig	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Grabowski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Whitehill	3	1	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	6.0	11	0	1
Jess Doyle	1.0	3	1	0
Rollie Stiles	1.0	1	2	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	7	6	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fred Schulte: W
Ski Melillo: 8/L
Goose Goslin: SB2
Goose Goslin: 3#
Red Kress: S8.2-H
Rick Ferrell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: 7/L
Charlie Gehringer: D9
John Stone: 43.2-3
Dale Alexander: 63

Top 2

Lin Storti: 8
Jack Burns: K
Jim Levey: K/C

Bot 2

Marty McManus: S7
Frank Doljack: WP.1-2
Frank Doljack: 63.2-3
Mark Koenig: FC1.3-3;BX3(1251)
Johnny Grabowski: 3/P

Top 3

Sam Gray: 63
Fred Schulte: 63
Ski Melillo: 63

Bot 3

Earl Whitehill: 31
Roy Johnson: S1
Charlie Gehringer: S9/3.1-3
John Stone: S8.3-H;1-2
Dale Alexander: D9/L.2-H;1XH(942)
Marty McManus: S6/G.2-H(E6/TH)(NR);B-2
Frank Doljack: HR/7.2-H
Mark Koenig: 63

Top 4

Goose Goslin: S8
Red Kress: 64(1)/FO
Rick Ferrell: S8.1-3
Lin Storti: K
Jack Burns: 9/F

Bot 4

Johnny Grabowski: K
Earl Whitehill: 2/FL
Roy Johnson: 13

Top 5

Jim Levey: 43
Sam Gray: 5/FL
Fred Schulte: W
Ski Melillo: W.1-2
Goose Goslin: W.2-3;1-2
Red Kress: 3/FL

Bot 5

Charlie Gehringer: 6/P
John Stone: S9
Dale Alexander: 46(1)/FO
Marty McManus: PB.1-3(E2/TH)
Marty McManus: D8.3-H
Frank Doljack: S8.2-H
Mark Koenig: 8/L

Top 6

Rick Ferrell: W
Lin Storti: 4/FL
Jack Burns: 6(1)/FO
Jim Levey: K

Bot 6

Johnny Grabowski: 5/P#
Earl Whitehill: 53
Roy Johnson: 9/F

Top 7

Jack Crouch: K/C
Fred Schulte: K23
Ski Melillo: 8/F

Bot 7

Charlie Gehringer: 8/8D/F
John Stone: W
Dale Alexander: D/78.1-3
Marty McManus: D7.3-H;2-H
Frank Doljack: 9/F
Mark Koenig: D8.2-H
Johnny Grabowski: 53

Top 8

Goose Goslin: 43
Red Kress: HR/7
Ed Grimes: D
Lin Storti: E6/G.2-3
Jack Burns: D9.3-H;1-3
Jim Levey: W
Jack Crouch: 3/G.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Fred Schulte: HR.3-H;2-H
Rollie Stiles: 53

Bot 8

Earl Whitehill: W
Roy Johnson: 8/L
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
John Stone: S9.2-H;1XH(9262);B-2
Dale Alexander: PO2(E1).2-3#
Dale Alexander: OA.3XH(52)#

Top 9

Goose Goslin: 8/F
Red Kress: 63
Ed Grimes: 8/F

Notes & reviews

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