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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 20, 1931
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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 20, 1931 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willis Hudlin |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hub Walker | Center Fielder |
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Marv Owen | Shortstop |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | Third Baseman |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Bibb Falk | Right Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Bill Hunnefield | Shortstop |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Willis Hudlin | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 20, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hudlin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Hudlin
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Hudlin
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Hoyt
Burnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hoyt
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hudlin
Stone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hudlin
Owen hits a line drive towards short. Hunnefield catches it and throws to first to double up Stone. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Hudlin
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up 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: ---
Hodapp vs. Hoyt
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Hoyt
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunnefield vs. Hoyt
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Hudlin
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hudlin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin juggles the ball. That's an error on Hudlin. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Hudlin spins and fires to second, and Walker is picked off. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Hudlin
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Hudlin
McManus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. McManus reaches second base with a double. Gehringer scores. There goes Alexander trying to get to home. Averill throws the ball in to Hunnefield who relays the ball to Sewell, who tags Alexander, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudlin vs. Hoyt
Hudlin hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Hoyt
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burnett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Hoyt
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burnett scores. There goes Fonseca trying to get to third. Johnson throws the ball in to McManus, who tags Fonseca for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hudlin
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hudlin
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Hudlin
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Hoyt
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Hoyt
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Vosmik reaches third base with a triple. Hodapp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunnefield vs. Hoyt
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Hudlin
Hoyt hits a line drive towards short. Hunnefield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hudlin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Hudlin
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudlin vs. Hoyt
Hudlin hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Hoyt
Burnett hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Hoyt
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Averill reaches second base with a double. Fonseca goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Hoyt
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Hudlin
McManus hits a popup towards short. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hudlin
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hudlin
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Hudlin
Schang hits a popup towards short. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Falk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Hoyt
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Falk moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunnefield vs. Hoyt
Hunnefield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Hunnefield reaches third base with a triple. Falk scores. Vosmik goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Hogsett
Chief Hogsett now pitching.
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer can't make a play. That's a base hit. Hunnefield scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudlin vs. Hogsett
Hudlin bunts towards the mound. Hogsett juggles the ball. That's an error on Hogsett. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnett vs. Hogsett
Burnett bunts towards third. McManus fields it, throws to second, with Owen covering, for one, and over to first, with Gehringer covering, for the double play. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fonseca vs. Hogsett
Fonseca takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Hogsett
There goes Fonseca. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Fonseca steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Hogsett
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodapp vs. Hogsett
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogsett vs. Hudlin
Hogsett hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Burnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hudlin
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Hudlin
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Hogsett
Ray Hayworth now catching.
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Falk for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hogsett
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Hogsett
Hunnefield takes first base on ball four. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Hogsett
Sewell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Sewell reaches second base with a double. Vosmik scores. Hunnefield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hudlin vs. Hogsett
Hudlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Hogsett
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogsett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Hogsett
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Hudlin
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hudlin
Stone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hudlin
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayworth vs. Hudlin
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hogsett vs. Hudlin
Hogsett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hogsett
Averill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Hogsett
Hodapp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Hogsett
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogsett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Hogsett
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a popup towards first. Fonseca settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hudlin
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1931 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Walker H, cf 5 0 2 0 Burnett J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson R, rf 5 1 2 0 Fonseca L, 1b 4 1 2 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 1 3 0 Averill E, cf 4 0 2 2
Alexander D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hodapp J, 2b 4 1 1 0
McManus M, 3b 4 0 1 1 Falk B, rf 5 1 2 0
Stone J, lf 4 1 2 1 Vosmik J, lf 4 2 2 1
Owen M, ss 3 0 1 0 Hunnefield B, ss 3 2 1 2
Schang W, c 3 0 0 0 Sewell L, c 4 1 2 3
Hayworth R, c 1 0 0 0 Hudlin W, p 3 0 1 1
Hoyt W, p 2 0 0 0
Hogsett C, p 2 0 0 0
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38 3 12 3 35 9 14 9
Detroit 002 000 010 -- 3
Cleveland 001 113 30x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (L)* 5.0 11 6 6 1 0
Hogsett C 3.0 3 3 3 5 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hudlin W (W) 9.0 12 3 3 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Hunnefield B, Gehringer C, Hudlin W, Hogsett C
DP -- Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Cleveland 9
2B -- McManus M, Averill E, Falk B, Sewell L
3B -- Vosmik J, Hunnefield B
HR -- Stone J
SB -- Fonseca L
SH -- Hudlin W
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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