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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1942-04-19 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 1:22

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 4th. Elden Auker earned the win. Chet Laabs went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Elden Auker L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Stewart · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	0	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	3	1	2	0	1	0
Rudy York	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ned Harris	3	0	1	1	1	1
Eric McNair	4	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Gutteridge	4	0	0	0	0	2
Harlond Clift	3	0	0	0	0	0
George McQuinn	3	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	1	0	0	1	0
Chet Laabs	3	1	1	2	0	1
Glenn McQuillen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Stephens	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Swift	3	0	2	0	0	1
Elden Auker	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	8.0	4	1	7

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	9.0	5	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Doc Cramer: 99
Barney McCosky: S
Rudy York: 99

Bot 1

Don Gutteridge: K
Harlond Clift: 99
George McQuinn: 99

Top 2

Pinky Higgins: 99
Ned Harris: W
Eric McNair: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: 99

Bot 2

Roy Cullenbine: 99
Chet Laabs: K
Glenn McQuillen: 99

Top 3

Al Benton: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Doc Cramer: 99

Bot 3

Vern Stephens: K
Bob Swift: D
Elden Auker: K
Don Gutteridge: K

Top 4

Barney McCosky: D7
Rudy York: 53
Pinky Higgins: 8
Ned Harris: D9.2-H
Eric McNair: 13

Bot 4

Harlond Clift: 99
George McQuinn: 99
Roy Cullenbine: W
Chet Laabs: HR/78.1-H
Glenn McQuillen: 99

Top 5

Birdie Tebbetts: W
Al Benton: 99/SH.1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99/G
Doc Cramer: 99/G

Bot 5

Vern Stephens: 99
Bob Swift: S
Elden Auker: K
Don Gutteridge: 99

Top 6

Barney McCosky: 99
Rudy York: 99
Pinky Higgins: D
Ned Harris: 13

Bot 6

Harlond Clift: 99
George McQuinn: S
Roy Cullenbine: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Eric McNair: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Al Benton: 99

Bot 7

Chet Laabs: 99
Glenn McQuillen: 99
Vern Stephens: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Doc Cramer: 99
Barney McCosky: W
Rudy York: S.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Bob Swift: K
Elden Auker: 99
Don Gutteridge: 99

Top 9

Ned Harris: K
Eric McNair: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: 99