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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1941-08-16 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1474 · 1:58

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Elden Auker 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	2	0	2	5
SLA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	11

W: Elden Auker L: Johnny Gorsica SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rip Radcliff	3	0	1	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	3	1	1	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bruce Campbell	4	0	1	2	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	2	0	0	0	2	0
Frank Croucher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica	4	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Heffner	5	1	2	0	0	1
Harlond Clift	5	1	2	0	0	0
George McQuinn	5	1	3	1	0	0
Wally Judnich	4	0	2	1	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	3	0	1	1	1	1
Joe Grace	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Berardino	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Swift	3	0	1	0	1	0
Elden Auker	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gorsica	8.1	11	3	3

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	9.0	5	5	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rip Radcliff: 8/L
Charlie Gehringer: 5/P
Barney McCosky: 43

Bot 1

Don Heffner: 63
Harlond Clift: 8
George McQuinn: S9/L
Wally Judnich: S9/L.1-3
Roy Cullenbine: W.1-2
Joe Grace: 3/G

Top 2

Pinky Higgins: 8
Bruce Campbell: 43
Rudy York: 7/L

Bot 2

Johnny Berardino: 53
Bob Swift: S7/L
Elden Auker: 16(1)/FO
Don Heffner: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Billy Sullivan: 43
Frank Croucher: S8/L
Johnny Gorsica: 2/P
Rip Radcliff: OA.1X2(2E6)
Rip Radcliff: W
Charlie Gehringer: W.2-3;1-2
Barney McCosky: 63

Bot 3

Harlond Clift: D7/L
George McQuinn: 8.2-3
Wally Judnich: 6/P
Roy Cullenbine: S9/L.3-H
Joe Grace: 3/G

Top 4

Pinky Higgins: 63
Bruce Campbell: 6/P
Rudy York: 9

Bot 4

Johnny Berardino: 63
Bob Swift: W
Elden Auker: 64(1)/FO
Don Heffner: S7/L.1-2
Harlond Clift: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Billy Sullivan: W
Frank Croucher: 7
Johnny Gorsica: S8/L.1-2
Rip Radcliff: S7/L.2XH(72);1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 7/L

Bot 5

George McQuinn: 43
Wally Judnich: 2/FL
Roy Cullenbine: 31

Top 6

Barney McCosky: W
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)3/GDP
Bruce Campbell: 63

Bot 6

Joe Grace: E6/G
Johnny Berardino: PO1(13)
Johnny Berardino: 99
Bob Swift: 99

Top 7

Rudy York: 99
Billy Sullivan: W
Frank Croucher: 99
Johnny Gorsica: K23#

Bot 7

Elden Auker: 99
Don Heffner: K23#
Harlond Clift: 99

Top 8

Rip Radcliff: 3/P
Charlie Gehringer: 163
Barney McCosky: S3
Pinky Higgins: SB2
Pinky Higgins: E6/G.2-3
Bruce Campbell: D9/L.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Rudy York: 9

Bot 8

George McQuinn: D
Wally Judnich: S8/L.2-H
Roy Cullenbine: K+SB2/C.1-3(E2/TH)
Joe Grace: W
Johnny Berardino: FC1/BG.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Bob Swift: 23

Top 9

Billy Sullivan: 99
Frank Croucher: 99
Johnny Gorsica: 99

Bot 9

Elden Auker: K/C
Don Heffner: D7/L
Harlond Clift: S5/L.2-2
George McQuinn: D9/L.2-H;1-3

Notes & reviews

pbp account ends here, rest deduced
Gehringer's line drive was off Auker's hand, but Auker continued after a delay

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