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Scores
Standings
PHA
@NYY		7
4		 
(5)
DET
@SLB		16
9
PHI
@BRO		4
1		 
(7)
STL
@CHC		0
4
Sunday, April 21, 1929,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:35
Tigers
16
2-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Browns
9
4-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  5   0  3  0   3  4  0   16 21  0
Browns          1  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  5    9 14  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Harry Rice CF 6 3 3 0 0 1 .407 .965 2 0
Charlie Gehringer 2B 5 2 2 0 1 0 .440 1.317 2 4
Harry Heilmann RF 5 2 3 4 0 0 .333 .907 7 0 2B,SH
Dale Alexander 1B 5 1 1 4 1 0 .348 .988 6 0 HR
Marty McManus 3B 6 1 3 1 0 0 .320 .734 0 0
Roy Johnson LF 5 2 1 0 1 0 .182 .523 4 0 SB
Eddie Phillips C 4 2 2 0 2 0 .625 1.450 4 0 2B
Nolen Richardson SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 .211 .496 0 0
   Bob Fothergill PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .757 2B
   Frank Sigafoos SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1.167 1 2 2B
Earl Whitehill P 5 2 3 3 1 0 .429 1.457 1 2 HR
Team Totals 46 16 21 15 7 1 .457 1.202 27 8
2B: B Fothergill (1); F Sigafoos (1); H Heilmann (4); E Phillips (1).
HR: E Whitehill (1); D Alexander (1).
SH: H Heilmann (3).
TB: E Whitehill 6; H Heilmann 4; D Alexander 4; H Rice 3; E Phillips 3; M McManus 3; F Sigafoos 2; C Gehringer 2; B Fothergill 2; N Richardson; R Johnson.
RBI: H Heilmann 4 (10); D Alexander 4 (13); E Whitehill 3 (3); B Fothergill 2 (4); M McManus (6); N Richardson (2).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Sigafoos-C Gehringer-D Alexander.
Baserunning
SB: R Johnson (1, -1st base off  POCS).

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lu Blue 1B 5 1 2 2 1 0 .522 1.433 15 0 3B
Frank O'Rourke 3B 6 2 3 1 0 0 .273 .833 4 2 HR,2·2B
Heinie Manush LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .273 .815 1 0
Fred Schulte CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .167 .408 3 0 2B
Red Kress SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 .286 .804 0 2 2B
Beauty McGowan RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .450 1.222 1 1 3·2B
Ski Melillo 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .544 0 4 SH
   Rick Ferrell C 1 0 1 1 1 0 .500 1.167 1 0
Wally Schang C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .774 2 1
   Herb Cobb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Earl McNeely PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Oscar Estrada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
   Clyde Manion PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
General Crowder P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 2
   Chad Kimsey P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0 3 2B
   Len Dondero 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
Team Totals 39 9 14 9 7 0 .359 1.149 27 17
2B: C Kimsey (1); F Schulte (1); B McGowan 3 (5); R Kress (3); F O'Rourke 2 (2).
3B: L Blue (1).
HR: F O'Rourke (1).
SH: S Melillo (3).
TB: F O'Rourke 8; B McGowan 6; L Blue 4; F Schulte 2; H Manush 2; C Kimsey 2; R Kress 2; R Ferrell.
RBI: B McGowan 3 (6); L Blue 2 (4); R Ferrell (1); H Manush (6); F O'Rourke (4); F Schulte (2).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. B McGowan-R Kress-W Schang-S Melillo-F O'Rourke.
E: R Kress (4).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Earl Whitehill, W (1-1) 9 14 9 9 7 0 1 6.41 47 16
Team Totals 9 14 9 9 7 0 1 9.00 47 16

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
General Crowder, L (1-1) 2.2 8 5 3 1 0 0 3.86 15 25
Chad Kimsey 4.1 9 7 6 4 1 1 12.46 27
Herb Cobb 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 36.00 7
Oscar Estrada 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5
Team Totals 9 21 16 13 7 1 2 13.00 54 25
Balks: E Whitehill (1); H Cobb 2 (2); O Estrada (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bick Campbell, 1B - Brick Owens, 2B - (none), 3B - Red Ormsby.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         St.Louis Browns
1 Harry Rice CF 1 Lu Blue 1B
2 Charlie Gehringer 2B 2 Frank O'Rourke 3B
3 Harry Heilmann RF 3 Heinie Manush LF
4 Dale Alexander 1B 4 Fred Schulte CF
5 Marty McManus 3B 5 Red Kress SS
6 Roy Johnson LF 6 Beauty McGowan RF
7 Eddie Phillips C 7 Ski Melillo 2B
8 Nolen Richardson SS 8 Wally Schang C
9 Earl Whitehill P 9 General Crowder P

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