St. Louis Browns 5 – 12 Detroit Tigers
27 May 1939 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-5 | Charlie Gehringer | 1 in 693 games |
| 36 | final score 12–5 | 1 in 402 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Vern Kennedy | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 12 | 18 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Mel Mazzera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George McQuinn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myril Hoag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harlond Clift | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Billy Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Johnny Berardino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Heffner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Trotter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal Spindel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Trotter | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dixie Walker | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Hank Greenberg | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Beau Bell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Kress | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Croucher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Rogell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Bridges | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |