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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1931-08-31 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 2500 · 1:50

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 8–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Dale Alexander went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Earl Whitehill L: Rollie Stiles SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mark Koenig	5	3	3	0	0	0
John Stone	5	0	2	0	0	0
Dale Alexander	5	2	2	4	0	0
Gee Walker	2	2	2	1	3	0
Billy Rogell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Nolen Richardson	3	0	1	2	0	0
Johnny Grabowski	4	0	0	1	0	1
Earl Whitehill	4	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Schulte	3	0	2	0	1	0
Jack Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Red Kress	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ski Melillo	4	0	2	1	0	0
Larry Bettencourt	4	1	0	0	0	1
Rick Ferrell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Levey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rollie Stiles	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Hebert	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Grimes	0	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	6	3	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rollie Stiles	5.0	8	3	1
Wally Hebert	3.0	4	1	0
Garland Braxton	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: W
Mark Koenig: 43.1-2
John Stone: PO2(16546)
John Stone: D/89
Dale Alexander: 9/F

Bot 1

Fred Schulte: W
Jack Burns: 36(1)/FO
Goose Goslin: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Gee Walker: W
Billy Rogell: S7.1-2
Nolen Richardson: FC3/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Grabowski: 13.3-H;2-3;1-2
Earl Whitehill: 2/FL
Roy Johnson: 6/P

Bot 2

Red Kress: 4/P
Ski Melillo: 7/F
Larry Bettencourt: 7/L

Top 3

Mark Koenig: S9
John Stone: S9.1-3
Dale Alexander: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Gee Walker: W
Billy Rogell: PO1(E1).1-2
Billy Rogell: OA.2X3(35)

Bot 3

Rick Ferrell: E7/L
Jim Levey: 7/F
Rollie Stiles: K
Fred Schulte: S7.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-3
Jack Burns: 43

Top 4

Billy Rogell: 43
Nolen Richardson: 3/FL
Johnny Grabowski: K

Bot 4

Goose Goslin: 3/G
Red Kress: 9/F
Ski Melillo: 3/FL

Top 5

Earl Whitehill: 13
Roy Johnson: S9
Mark Koenig: S7.1-2
John Stone: 53.2-3;1-2
Dale Alexander: D9.3-H;2-H
Gee Walker: D9.2-H
Billy Rogell: 43

Bot 5

Larry Bettencourt: K
Rick Ferrell: 2/FL
Jim Levey: 5/BP

Top 6

Nolen Richardson: 63
Johnny Grabowski: 6/P
Earl Whitehill: 5/FL

Bot 6

Wally Hebert: S7
Fred Schulte: 64(1)3/GDP
Jack Burns: 4/P

Top 7

Roy Johnson: 2
Mark Koenig: S7
John Stone: 9/F
Dale Alexander: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Dale Alexander: S9.3-H
Gee Walker: S7.1-2
Billy Rogell: W.2-3;1-2
Nolen Richardson: D/89.3-H;2-H;1-3
Johnny Grabowski: 9/F

Bot 7

Goose Goslin: 43
Red Kress: W
Ski Melillo: D7.1-H
Larry Bettencourt: 9/F
Rick Ferrell: 53

Top 8

Earl Whitehill: 43
Roy Johnson: 1/BP
Mark Koenig: 53

Bot 8

Jim Levey: 7/F
Ed Grimes: W
Fred Schulte: S7.1-2
Jack Burns: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Goose Goslin: 8/L

Top 9

John Stone: 3/FL
Dale Alexander: 63
Gee Walker: W
Billy Rogell: CS2(24)

Bot 9

Red Kress: 8/F
Ski Melillo: S8
Larry Bettencourt: 54(1)/FO
Rick Ferrell: D9.1-H
Jim Levey: 31

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