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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 18, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 18, 1918 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Coveleski |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Dressen | First Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ellison | Right Fielder |
| Frank Walker | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed Miller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Marty Kavanagh | First Baseman |
| Terry Turner | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Stan Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 18, 1918
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Coveleski
Dressen hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Coveleski
Bush hits a popup towards third. Turner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Coveleski
Veach hits a line drive towards third. Turner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Boland
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Boland
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Boland
Speaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Boland
Roth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Coveleski
Vitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellison vs. Coveleski
Ellison hits a fly ball into left field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Coveleski
There goes Vitt. The throw from O'Neill and he is safe. Vitt steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Coveleski
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Coveleski
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Boland
Wambsganss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Boland
Kavanagh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Boland
Turner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Coveleski
Stanage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boland vs. Coveleski
Boland strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dressen vs. Coveleski
Dressen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker who is chasing the ball. Dressen reaches third base with a triple. Stanage goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Coveleski
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Coveleski. Dressen scores. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Coveleski
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski has Bush trapped. There's the throw to O'Neill and over to Turner, who tags Bush for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Coveleski
Vitt takes first base on ball four. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellison vs. Coveleski
Ellison hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Boland
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Boland
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Boland, and towards Bush, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Boland
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Boland
There goes Miller. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Boland
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Dressen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Coveleski
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Coveleski
Young hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Coveleski
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Boland
Speaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Boland
Roth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Boland
Wambsganss bunts towards the mound. Boland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Speaker moves to third. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kavanagh vs. Boland
Kavanagh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to home to get Speaker. Roth moves to third. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Turner vs. Boland
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Coveleski
Boland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roth. Boland reaches second base with a double. Boland is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Coveleski
Dressen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Coveleski
Bush hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Boland
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coveleski vs. Boland
Coveleski hits a fly ball into right field. Ellison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Boland
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Boland
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Boland
Speaker hits a popup towards first. Dressen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Coveleski
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Coveleski
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Coveleski
Ellison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Coveleski
There goes Ellison. The throw from O'Neill and he is safe. Ellison steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Coveleski
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Boland
Roth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Boland
There goes Roth. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Roth steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Boland
Wambsganss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker throws the ball in to Young who tags Wambsganss trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Roth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kavanagh vs. Boland
Kavanagh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roth tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Boland
Turner hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Coveleski
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Coveleski
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finneran vs. Coveleski
Happy Finneran pinch hits for Bernie Boland.
Finneran hits a fly ball into left field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Erickson
Eric Erickson now pitching.
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coveleski vs. Erickson
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Erickson
Miller hits a popup in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Erickson
Chapman takes first base on ball four. O'Neill moves to third. Coveleski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speaker vs. Erickson
Speaker takes first base on ball four. O'Neill scores. Coveleski moves to third. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roth vs. Erickson
Roth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach who is chasing the ball. Roth reaches third base with a triple. Coveleski scores. Chapman scores. Speaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wambsganss vs. Erickson
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roth tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Erickson
Kavanagh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Coveleski
Dressen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Coveleski
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Coveleski
Veach hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Coveleski
There goes Dressen. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Wambsganss applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Erickson
Turner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Erickson
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coveleski vs. Erickson
Coveleski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ellison. Coveleski reaches second base with a double. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Erickson
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Erickson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Coveleski
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Coveleski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellison vs. Coveleski
Ellison takes first base on ball four. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Coveleski
Walker hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Coveleski
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1918 -- DET at CLE (D)
DET AB R H RBI CLE AB R H RBI
Lee Dressen, 1b 3 1 1 1 Ed Miller, rf 5 0 1 0
Donie Bush, ss 4 0 1 1 Ray Chapman, ss 4 1 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Tris Speaker, cf 3 1 2 1
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 0 2 0 Braggo Roth, lf 4 2 3 3
Babe Ellison, rf 2 0 0 0 Bill Wambsganss, 2b 3 0 2 1
Frank Walker, cf 3 0 0 0 Marty Kavanagh, 1b 3 0 0 1
Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 0 0 Terry Turner, 3b 4 0 1 0
Oscar Stanage, c 3 1 1 0 Steve O'Neill, c 3 1 1 0
Bernie Boland, p 2 0 1 0 Stan Coveleski, p 4 1 1 0
Happy Finneran, ph 1 0 0 0
Eric Erickson, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 6 2 33 6 12 6
DET 002 000 000 -- 2
CLE 000 001 50x -- 6
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland 6.0 9 1 1 0 0
Eric Erickson (L) 2.0 3 5 3 3 0
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Stan Coveleski (W) 9.0 6 2 2 5 4
E -- Stan Coveleski, Donie Bush
DP -- DET 1, CLE 1
LOB -- DET 5, CLE 8
2B -- Bernie Boland, Stan Coveleski
3B -- Lee Dressen, Braggo Roth
SB -- Ossie Vitt, Ed Miller, Babe Ellison, Braggo Roth
CS -- Lee Dressen
SF -- Marty Kavanagh, Bill Wambsganss
A -- 11000
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