Detroit Tigers 9 – 8 St. Louis Browns
19 April 1928 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Sam Gray | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 14 | 3 walks | Bill Sweeney | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sweeney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Rice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Heilmann | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Marty McManus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Easterling | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Jackie Tavener | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Pinky Hargrave | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Billings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Holloway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Billings | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| George Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Sam Gibson | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Holloway | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank O'Rourke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Otis Brannan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Manush | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Schulte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wally Schang | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lu Blue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Earl McNeely | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Red Kress | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sam Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Guy Sturdy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Fred Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Gray | 5.0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Ernie Nevers | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boom-Boom Beck | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |