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St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers

1918-05-31 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 8 innings · Att: 1100

St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 5th. Urban Shocker earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Urban Shocker L: Bernie Boland SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brick Owens · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Tobin	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Austin	3	0	1	0	1	0
George Sisler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Demmitt	3	1	0	0	1	0
Earl Smith	2	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Gedeon	3	1	2	1	0	0
Les Nunamaker	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Gerber	3	0	1	0	0	0
Urban Shocker	2	0	1	1	1	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ralph Young	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Heilmann	2	0	1	0	1	1
Lee Dressen	2	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Vitt	2	1	1	0	1	0
Archie Yelle	2	1	1	0	0	0
Bernie Boland	2	0	1	0	0	1
Ty Cobb	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Urban Shocker	8.0	4	3	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bernie Boland	7.0	6	4	1
Deacon Jones	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Tobin: 43
Jimmy Austin: S1/BG
George Sisler: 5/FL
Ray Demmitt: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Donie Bush: 63
Ralph Young: 43
Bobby Veach: 13

Top 2

Ray Demmitt: 6/L
Earl Smith: W
Joe Gedeon: 9
Les Nunamaker: 6/P

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: K
Lee Dressen: W
Frank Walker: CS2(26)
Frank Walker: 7

Top 3

Wally Gerber: 3/P
Urban Shocker: K
Jack Tobin: 13

Bot 3

Ossie Vitt: W
Archie Yelle: S2.1-3;B-2(E2/TH1)
Bernie Boland: K
Donie Bush: FC1/THH.3-H(UR);2-H(E5)(NR)(UR);B-2
Ralph Young: 13/SH.2-3
Bobby Veach: 31

Top 4

Jimmy Austin: 7
George Sisler: 63
Ray Demmitt: 7

Bot 4

Harry Heilmann: W
Lee Dressen: 9
Frank Walker: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Earl Smith: S5/BG
Joe Gedeon: S8.1-2
Les Nunamaker: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Wally Gerber: S3.3-3;2-2
Urban Shocker: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jack Tobin: 8/SF.3-H
Jimmy Austin: W.2-3;1-2
George Sisler: 6/L

Bot 5

Ossie Vitt: 53
Archie Yelle: 53
Bernie Boland: S8
Donie Bush: 53/BG

Top 6

Ray Demmitt: W
Earl Smith: 53/SH.1-2
Joe Gedeon: S7.2-H
Les Nunamaker: CS2(26)
Les Nunamaker: 8

Bot 6

Ralph Young: 23
Bobby Veach: K
Harry Heilmann: S7
Lee Dressen: 8

Top 7

Wally Gerber: 7
Urban Shocker: D
Jack Tobin: 53
Jimmy Austin: 43

Bot 7

Frank Walker: 8
Ossie Vitt: S
Ty Cobb: 7
Bob Jones: 9

Top 8

George Sisler: 43
Ray Demmitt: 7
Earl Smith: 13

Bot 8

Donie Bush: 2/FL
Ralph Young: 53
Bobby Veach: 43

Notes & reviews

Start of game delayed by one hour due to rain
on Bush's swinging bunt Vitt scored when he beat Shocker's throw home; catcher Nunamaker then threw to 3rd but Austin misplayed throw allowing Yelle to also score
Game called to allow Browns to catch train

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