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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 1, 1938
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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 May 1, 1938 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 1, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball 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: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Hale reaches second base with a double. Lary scores. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Solters vs. Auker
Solters hits a line drive towards center. Laabs catches it and throws to second to double up Hale. Heath scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs takes first base on ball four. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auker vs. Harder
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Auker
Harder strikes out. There goes Pytlak. The throw from York to second, and Pytlak is out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a line drive into left field. Solters picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Solters. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heath. Walker reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Harder
York hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Auker
Solters 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Harder
There goes Rogell. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Rogell steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rogell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Auker vs. Harder
Auker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Auker
Averill 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Pytlak reaches second base with a double. Trosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Auker
Harder strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Harder
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Auker
Heath bunts towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Auker
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it 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: ---
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Laabs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Laabs. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harder vs. Auker
Harder bunts towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harder for the out. Keltner moves to third. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Harder
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Auker
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Auker
Averill takes first base on ball four. Solters moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Solters moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Auker
There's a wild pitch. Solters scores. Averill moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Harder
York hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Harder
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Auker
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Harder
Jo-Jo White pinch hits for Elden Auker.
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Milnar
Al Milnar now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Milnar
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Milnar
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1938 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Fox P, rf 5 2 5 1 Lary L, ss 4 1 2 0
Walker D, lf 5 0 2 1 Heath J, rf 3 1 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 0 1 Hale O, 2b 4 0 3 1
Greenberg H, 1b 5 0 1 0 Solters M, lf 4 1 1 1
York R, c 3 0 0 0 Averill E, cf 3 0 1 0
Laabs C, cf 3 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 1 0
Rogell B, ss 3 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Christman M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 1 1
Auker E, p 3 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 0 0 0
White J, ph 1 1 1 0 Milnar A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 3 31 4 12 3
Detroit 001 010 001 -- 3
Cleveland 200 100 10x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (L) 8.0 12 4 4 3 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W)* 8.0 10 3 2 3 4
Milnar A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Solters M, Laabs C
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Detroit 10, Cleveland 9
2B -- Hale O, Averill E, Keltner K, Walker D, Pytlak F, Greenberg H, White J
SB -- Rogell B 2, Greenberg H
CS -- Pytlak F
SH -- Heath J, Harder M
HBP -- by Auker E (Pytlak F)
WP -- Auker E
T -- 2:26
A -- 0
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