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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 5, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 5, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Gill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 1,797 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
| Sam Harshaney | Catcher |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| George Gill | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 5, 1939
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Benton
Heffner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Benton
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Benton
Laabs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Laabs reaches second base with a double. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Benton
Gallagher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Benton
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gill
McCosky hits a line drive into left field. Gallagher picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gallagher. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Gill
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehringer vs. Gill
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. McCosky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gill
York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Benton
Harshaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Benton
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Benton
Gill hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Benton
Heffner takes first base on ball four. Gill moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Benton
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gill
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gill
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gill
There goes Higgins. The throw from Harshaney and he is safe. Higgins steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Gill
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Croucher vs. Gill
Croucher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Harshaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Benton
Laabs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Benton
There goes Laabs. The throw from York and he is safe. Laabs steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Benton
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harshaney vs. Benton
Harshaney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Gill
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gill
McCosky hits a line drive into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Gill
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gill
Gehringer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Benton
Christman hits a popup towards short. Croucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Benton
Gill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Benton
Heffner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gill
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gill
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gill
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gill
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Croucher vs. Gill
Croucher takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benton vs. Gill
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Benton
Berardino strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Benton
There goes McQuinn. The throw from York and he is safe. McQuinn steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Benton
Laabs hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Benton
Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gill
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Gill
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gill
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshaney vs. Benton
Harshaney hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Benton
Christman hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gill vs. Benton
Gill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gill
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Gill
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gill
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gill
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Benton
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Benton
Berardino bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Gill
Croucher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Gill
Benton bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Heffner covering, for the out. Croucher moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Gill
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Gill
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Gill
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Croucher scores. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Gill
York hits a line drive into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Benton
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Benton
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Laabs moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Laabs scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Benton
Harshaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gill
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gill
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gill
Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Croucher vs. Gill
Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Gill
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Christman. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Gill
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benton moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Gill
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Benton
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Mark Christman.
Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Benton
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for George Gill.
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Benton
Heffner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Benton
Harlond Clift pinch hits for Johnny Berardino.
Clift takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1939 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 5 1 3 0
Berardino J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, lf 3 0 0 0
Clift H, ph 0 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 1 2
McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 1 0 York R, c 4 0 1 0
Laabs C, cf 4 1 3 1 Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 2 1
Gallagher J, lf 2 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Grace J, rf 4 0 1 0 Fox P, rf 4 1 2 0
Harshaney S, c 4 0 0 0 Croucher F, ss 3 1 1 1
Christman M, ss 3 0 0 0 Benton A, p 3 0 0 0
Hoag M, ph 0 0 0 0
Gill G, p 3 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 1 33 4 10 4
St.Louis 100 000 010 -- 2
Detroit 100 000 12x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gill G (L) 8.0 10 4 3 4 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (W) 9.0 6 2 2 6 3
E -- Gallagher J, Greenberg H, Christman M
DP -- St.Louis 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Detroit 10
2B -- McQuinn G, Laabs C, Fox P
HR -- Greenberg H
SB -- Higgins P, Laabs C, McQuinn G
SH -- Benton A
T -- 1:52
A -- 1797
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