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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
June 29, 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 June 29, 1938 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Don Ross | Third Baseman |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | 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
League Park
June 29, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell 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 short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a popup towards short. Rogell can't make a play. That's a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Auker
Hale bunts towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lary scores. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs who is chasing the ball. Averill reaches third base with a triple. Campbell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Harder
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auker vs. Harder
Auker strikes 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 fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Auker
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Auker
There goes Pytlak. The throw from York and he is safe. Pytlak steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Auker
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Pytlak moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky 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 third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. York moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Auker
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harder
Ross 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Harder
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, 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
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Auker
Harder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Harder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Lary reaches second base with a double. Harder scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harder
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Harder
Auker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Trosky. Walker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to third for the out. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Harder
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Gehringer steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Auker
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Weatherly hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Auker
There goes Pytlak. The throw from York and he is safe. Pytlak steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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 -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Ross hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Humphries
Auker hits a line drive towards first. Trosky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Humphries
Rogell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Humphries
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Auker
Jo-Jo White now playing left field.
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1938 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Rogell B, ss 5 1 3 1 Lary L, ss 3 1 2 1
Walker D, lf 5 0 1 0 Campbell B, rf 5 1 2 0
White J, lf 0 0 0 0 Hale O, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 1 1
York R, c 4 1 2 0 Averill E, cf 5 0 3 1
Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 1 3 Trosky H, 1b 5 0 1 0
Fox P, rf 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Laabs C, cf 4 0 1 0 Pytlak F, c 4 0 2 0
Ross D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 1 1 0
Auker E, p 4 0 0 0 Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0
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36 4 9 4 39 3 12 3
Detroit 000 000 040 -- 4
Cleveland 200 001 000 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (W) 9.0 12 3 3 2 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 8.0 8 4 3 1 6
Humphries J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Gehringer C, Trosky H
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 12
2B -- Averill E, York R, Harder M, Lary L
3B -- Averill E
HR -- Rogell B, Greenberg H
SB -- Pytlak F 2, Gehringer C
SH -- Hale O
HBP -- by Harder M (Fox P)
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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