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St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers

1939-09-04 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:55

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Bob Harris earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Harris L: Dizzy Trout SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Heffner	4	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Berardino	5	0	1	1	0	0
George McQuinn	4	0	0	0	1	0
Chet Laabs	4	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Gallagher	4	1	3	1	1	0
Joe Grace	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Glenn	4	0	1	1	0	1
Mark Christman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Harris	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	2	0	1	1	2	1
Roy Cullenbine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rudy York	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Greenberg	3	1	1	1	1	1
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout	3	1	1	0	0	0
Earl Averill	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Harris	9.0	5	5	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	9.0	9	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Heffner: S8
Johnny Berardino: 36(1)3/GDP
George McQuinn: 8/L

Bot 1

Barney McCosky: W
Roy Cullenbine: 36(1)3/GDP
Charlie Gehringer: S9
Rudy York: K/C

Top 2

Chet Laabs: K
Joe Gallagher: W
Joe Grace: 13.1-2
Joe Glenn: S8.2-H
Mark Christman: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Hank Greenberg: W
Pinky Higgins: 8/L
Pete Fox: 8/L
Frank Croucher: 7/L

Top 3

Bob Harris: K
Don Heffner: 63
Johnny Berardino: 53

Bot 3

Dizzy Trout: 53
Barney McCosky: W
Roy Cullenbine: 5/FL
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Rudy York: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

George McQuinn: 8/F
Chet Laabs: S7
Joe Gallagher: S9.1-2
Joe Grace: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Glenn: 1/G

Bot 4

Hank Greenberg: HR/7
Pinky Higgins: 63
Pete Fox: 7/F
Frank Croucher: 13

Top 5

Mark Christman: T9
Bob Harris: 9/F
Don Heffner: 5/P
Johnny Berardino: S7.3-H
George McQuinn: 43

Bot 5

Dizzy Trout: D8/8D
Barney McCosky: S8.2-H
Roy Cullenbine: 4/P
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G.1-3(E3/TH2)
Rudy York: 2/FL

Top 6

Chet Laabs: 8/F
Joe Gallagher: S7
Joe Grace: S9.1-3
Joe Glenn: K
Mark Christman: 8/F

Bot 6

Hank Greenberg: K/C
Pinky Higgins: S8
Pete Fox: CS2(24)
Pete Fox: 3/L

Top 7

Bob Harris: 63
Don Heffner: 13
Johnny Berardino: 7/L

Bot 7

Frank Croucher: 4/P
Dizzy Trout: 63
Barney McCosky: K/C

Top 8

George McQuinn: 43
Chet Laabs: W
Joe Gallagher: D7/7L.1-H
Joe Grace: IW
Joe Glenn: 53.2-3;1-2
Mark Christman: IW
Bob Harris: 4/L

Bot 8

Roy Cullenbine: 3/L
Charlie Gehringer: 8/F
Rudy York: W
Hank Greenberg: 53

Top 9

Don Heffner: W
Johnny Berardino: 53.1-2
George McQuinn: IW
Chet Laabs: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Joe Gallagher: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Pinky Higgins: 13
Pete Fox: 4/P
Earl Averill: 6/P

Notes & reviews

McQuinn's throw hit McCoskey in the back.

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