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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
July 4, 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 July 4, 1931 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Brown |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Frank Doljack | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Ray Hayworth | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | Shortstop |
| Dick Porter | Right Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Ed Morgan | First Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Clint Brown | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
July 4, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Brown
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown 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. Whitehill
Burnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Whitehill
Porter hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Whitehill
There goes Burnett. The throw from Hayworth and he is safe. Burnett steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a popup towards first. Alexander 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: ---
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Brown
Doljack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Brown
Koenig hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Koenig reaches second base with a double. Doljack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayworth vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayworth vs. Brown
Hayworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koenig scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Brown
Whitehill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik hits a line drive towards third. McManus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Whitehill
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Brown
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. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Brown
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Whitehill
Brown takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnett vs. Whitehill
Burnett strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Whitehill
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander juggles the ball. That's an error on Alexander. Sewell scores. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a popup in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Brown
Doljack hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Brown
Koenig hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik strikes out. Hayworth drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Vosmik out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Whitehill
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Brown
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Brown
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Brown
There goes Johnson. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Gehringer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Johnson scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Whitehill
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Whitehill
Burnett 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Whitehill
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a line drive into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Brown
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Brown
The ball gets by Sewell for a passed ball. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan can't make a play. That's a base hit. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doljack vs. Brown
Doljack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Averill scores. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp bunts towards the mound. Whitehill juggles the ball. That's an error on Whitehill. Morgan moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kamm vs. Whitehill
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. Morgan scores. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vosmik scores. Kamm moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Whitehill
Brown 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 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Brown
Koenig 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, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Brown
Hayworth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Brown
Whitehill hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Whitehill
Burnett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doljack who is chasing the ball. Burnett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Whitehill
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burnett scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik 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 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown can't make a play. That's a base hit. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Hudlin
Willis Hudlin now pitching.
There goes Stone. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Stone steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Hudlin
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. Hudlin
Hub Walker pinch runs for Dale Alexander.
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Marv Owen now playing first base.
Hodapp hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Doljack. Hodapp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kamm vs. Whitehill
Kamm bunts in front of the plate. Hayworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodapp scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudlin vs. Whitehill
Hudlin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Whitehill
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Owen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burnett for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Hudlin
Doljack strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Hudlin
Koenig 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, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Hudlin
Hayworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhle vs. Hudlin
George Uhle pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Uhle 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1931, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Johnson R, rf 4 1 1 0 Burnett J, ss 5 1 2 0
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 3 1 Porter D, rf 4 0 0 1
Stone J, lf 4 0 2 0 Averill E, cf 2 1 0 0
Alexander D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Morgan E, 1b 3 1 0 0
Walker H, pr 0 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 1
Owen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hodapp J, 2b 3 1 2 0
McManus M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kamm W, 3b 3 0 0 1
Doljack F, cf 4 1 1 0 Sewell L, c 4 1 1 2
Koenig M, ss 4 1 1 1 Brown C, p 1 0 0 0
Hayworth R, c 4 0 2 1 Hudlin W, p 0 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 3 0 0 0
Uhle G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 12 3 29 6 6 5
Detroit 020 010 000 -- 3
Cleveland 001 003 11x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (L) 8.0 6 6 4 6 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Brown C (W) 7.1 11 3 3 0 1
Hudlin W (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Alexander D, Whitehill E
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 3
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Koenig M, Gehringer C, Hodapp J
3B -- Burnett J
SB -- Burnett J, Johnson R, Stone J
SH -- Hodapp J, Kamm W
WP -- Brown C
PB -- Sewell L
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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