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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 17, 1946
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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 April 17, 1946 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tex Shirley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 14,330 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Left Fielder |
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Chuck Stevens | First Baseman |
| Tex Shirley | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 17, 1946
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Trucks
Dillinger 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Trucks
Finney hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Trucks
Judnich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin. Judnich reaches second base with a double. Zarilla goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Judnich scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Trucks
Christman hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shirley
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Shirley
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Zarilla. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Shirley
McCosky hits a line drive into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Shirley
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lake scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Shirley
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Trucks
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Trucks
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Trucks
Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Shirley
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Shirley
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Shirley
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Trucks
Dillinger strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Trucks
Finney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Shirley
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shirley
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Shirley
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Shirley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Trucks
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Trucks
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Trucks
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Trucks
The ball gets by Tebbetts for a passed ball. Christman moves to third. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stevens vs. Trucks
Stevens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christman scores. There goes Mancuso trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Shirley
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Shirley
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman throws to second for one, and Berardino throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Shirley
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Shirley
Mullin takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Shirley
Higgins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Greenberg scores. Wakefield scores. Mullin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Shirley
Tebbetts is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trucks vs. Shirley
Trucks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lake vs. Shirley
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Trucks
Shirley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucadello vs. Trucks
Johnny Lucadello pinch hits for Bob Dillinger.
Lucadello strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Trucks
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Shirley
Johnny Lucadello now playing third base.
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Shirley
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Shirley
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Shirley
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Shirley
Mullin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Trucks
Judnich hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Trucks
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Trucks
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Shirley
Higgins hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Shirley
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Shirley
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lucadello fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Trucks
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Trucks
Shirley strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucadello vs. Trucks
Lucadello hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shirley
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Shirley
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Shirley
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Shirley
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Mayo scores. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wakefield vs. Zoldak
Sam Zoldak now pitching.
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Zoldak
Mullin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Zoldak
There's a wild pitch. Wakefield moves to third. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Zoldak
Higgins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Zoldak
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Trucks
Finney hits a popup towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Trucks
Judnich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Trucks
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Zoldak
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Zoldak
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Zoldak
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Zoldak
McCosky hits a line drive into right field. Finney picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Finney. Mayo moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Zoldak
Greenberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wakefield vs. Zoldak
Wakefield strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Trucks
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Trucks
George Archie pinch runs for Frank Mancuso.
Stevens takes first base on ball four. Archie moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuillen vs. Overmire
Joe Grace pinch hits for Sam Zoldak. Stubby Overmire now pitching. Glenn McQuillen pinch hits for Joe Grace.
McQuillen bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. Archie moves to third. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lucadello vs. Overmire
Lucadello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Caster
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Al Zarilla. George Caster now pitching.
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Archie scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Caster
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stevens scores. Lucadello moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Caster
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Miller
Ox Miller now pitching. Hank Helf now catching. Glenn McQuillen now playing left field.
Mullin hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Miller
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Miller
Jimmy Outlaw pinch runs for Pinky Higgins. Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts.
Cullenbine hits a popup towards third. Lucadello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Miller
Anse Moore pinch hits for George Caster.
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. McQuillen 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 4/17/1946 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Lake E, ss 4 1 0 0
Lucadello J, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Mayo E, 2b 5 1 2 0
Zarilla A, lf 3 1 0 0 McCosky B, cf 3 1 2 0
Stephens V, ph 1 0 0 1 Greenberg H, 1b 4 2 2 2
Miller O, p 0 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 3 1 1 2
Finney L, rf 5 1 1 1 Mullin P, rf 4 0 1 0
Judnich W, cf 5 2 2 3 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 2
Berardino J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Outlaw J, pr 0 0 0 0
Christman M, ss 4 1 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0
Mancuso F, c 4 0 2 0 Cullenbine R, ph 1 0 0 0
Archie G, pr 0 1 0 0 Trucks V, p 4 0 0 0
Helf H, c 0 0 0 0 Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0
Stevens C, 1b 3 1 1 1 Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
Shirley T, p 3 0 1 0 Moore A, ph 1 0 0 0
Zoldak S, p 0 0 0 0
Grace J, ph 0 0 0 0
McQuillen G, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
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36 7 9 7 36 6 9 6
St.Louis 200 100 022 -- 7
Detroit 100 200 300 -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley T 6.1 5 6 5 7 1
Zoldak S (W) 1.2 4 0 0 1 3
Miller O (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L)* 8.0 8 7 5 2 7
Overmire S 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Caster G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Zarilla A, Lake E, Berardino J, Higgins P, Finney L
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Detroit 12
2B -- Judnich W, Higgins P, Greenberg H
HR -- Judnich W
SH -- McQuillen G
WP -- Zoldak S
PB -- Tebbetts B
T -- 2:20
A -- 14330
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