TIGERS 8, St. Louis 5
at St. Louis, MO
DET 033 100 010 = 8-9-1
STL 010 001 210 = 5-10-1
WP- Gill (8-10); SV- Eisenstat (7); LP- L. Mills
HR- McQuinn, STL (7th inning; 1 on, 2 out); Gehringer, DET (23; 8th inning; 0 on, 2 out); Bell, STL (8th inning; 0 on, 1 out)
The Tigers tore into Browns starter Lefty Mills for seven runs by the fourth inning on their way to an 8-5 win in a makeup game played on Labor Day in St. Louis. Mills' own error contributed to the destruction in the third inning, the second straight inning in which the Tigers scored three runs. Chet Morgan had three RBI for the Tigers and George Gill pitched eight innings for his eighth win. Charlie Gehringer hit his 23rd home run in the eighth inning after the Browns had closed to within 7-4. The game marked the end of a 15-game road trip, in which the Tigers went 9-6.
TIGERS: 68-59; Home: 30-29; Away: 38-30
Mills walked 10 and gave up seven runs (five earned) in seven innings of work on Monday
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