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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1939-05-12 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 899 · 1:51

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Jack Kramer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jack Kramer L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	4	0	0	1
Chet Laabs	4	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	1	1
Rudy York	3	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	3	0	0	0
Pete Fox	3	0	0	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	0	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Myril Hoag	4	0	0	0	0	0
George McQuinn	4	0	2	0	0	0
Beau Bell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harlond Clift	2	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Glenn	3	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Berardino	3	0	0	0	0	1
Don Heffner	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Kramer	3	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	8.0	7	2	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Kramer	9.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: K/C
Chet Laabs: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 63

Bot 1

Tommy Thompson: K/C
Myril Hoag: 9
George McQuinn: 8

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: 8
Pinky Higgins: 4/P
Pete Fox: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Beau Bell: 53
Harlond Clift: 8
Joe Glenn: S8
Johnny Berardino: 6(1)/FO

Top 3

Frank Croucher: 63
Al Benton: 8
Barney McCosky: 43

Bot 3

Don Heffner: 9
Jack Kramer: 7
Tommy Thompson: 3/P

Top 4

Chet Laabs: 53
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Hank Greenberg: K/C

Bot 4

Myril Hoag: 53
George McQuinn: S8
Beau Bell: CS2(26)
Beau Bell: 3/FL

Top 5

Rudy York: 9
Pinky Higgins: 63
Pete Fox: 6/P

Bot 5

Harlond Clift: W
Joe Glenn: S7.1-2
Johnny Berardino: K
Don Heffner: 3/FL
Jack Kramer: S7.2-H;1-2
Tommy Thompson: 99

Top 6

Frank Croucher: 99
Al Benton: 99
Barney McCosky: 99

Bot 6

Myril Hoag: 99
George McQuinn: 99
Beau Bell: W
Harlond Clift: S.1-2
Joe Glenn: 13

Top 7

Chet Laabs: S8
Charlie Gehringer: 6/P
Hank Greenberg: E5.1-2
Rudy York: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 7

Johnny Berardino: 99
Don Heffner: S
Jack Kramer: CS2(99)
Jack Kramer: 99

Top 8

Pinky Higgins: 99
Pete Fox: 99
Frank Croucher: 99

Bot 8

Tommy Thompson: 99
Myril Hoag: 99
George McQuinn: S
Beau Bell: 99

Top 9

Dixie Walker: S9
Barney McCosky: 99(1)/FO
Chet Laabs: E6.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 99/FL
Hank Greenberg: 99(1)/FO