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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1946
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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, 1946 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 42,775 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Bob Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1946
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hayes settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hayes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Newhouser
Case hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Newhouser
Lemon hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Newhouser
Seerey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Newhouser
Fleming hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Gromek
Mullin hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Newhouser
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Newhouser
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Gromek
Newhouser hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Gromek
Lake is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Newhouser
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Newhouser
Gromek strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Newhouser
Case hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Wakefield reaches second base with a double. Greenberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Gromek
Mullin hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Newhouser
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Newhouser
Seerey bunts for an out with unknown description. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Newhouser
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Newhouser
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Gromek
Newhouser hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mack catches it and throws to first to double up Tebbetts. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Newhouser
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Newhouser
Mack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Newhouser
Gromek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Case vs. Newhouser
Case hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lake moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky bunts towards the mound. Gromek juggles the ball. That's an error on Gromek. Lake moves to third. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Lake scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Seerey who is chasing the ball. Wakefield reaches third base with a triple. Mayo scores. McCosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mullin vs. Gromek
Mullin hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Wakefield scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Newhouser
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Newhouser
Seerey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Newhouser
Fleming hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Black
Don Black now pitching.
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Black
Lake bunts towards the mound. Black juggles the ball. That's an error on Black. Newhouser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Black
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Black
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to third. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Black
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wakefield vs. Black
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake scores. Mayo scores. McCosky moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Black
Mullin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Newhouser
Keltner hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Newhouser
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Frankie Hayes.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Newhouser
Mack hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Black
Sherm Lollar now catching.
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Black
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Black
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monaco vs. Newhouser
Blas Monaco pinch hits for Don Black.
Monaco strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Newhouser
Case takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Newhouser
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Case moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. Newhouser
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Center
Pete Center now pitching.
Lake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Lake reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Center
Mayo bunts for an out with unknown description. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCosky vs. Center
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Center
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Newhouser
Fleming hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Newhouser
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1946 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 2 2 1 0 Case G, lf 3 0 0 0
Mayo E, 2b 3 2 0 0 Lemon B, cf 2 0 0 0
McCosky B, cf 2 1 0 0 Seerey P, rf 3 0 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 1 1 Fleming L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wakefield D, lf 4 1 3 5 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mullin P, rf 4 0 0 1 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0
Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 1 0 0 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0 Lollar S, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Newhouser H, p 3 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gromek S, p 2 0 1 0
Black D, p 0 0 0 0
Monaco B, ph 1 0 0 0
Center P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 7 6 7 27 0 2 0
Detroit 000 104 200 -- 7
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W) 9.0 2 0 0 5 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (L) 6.0 4 5 3 4 1
Black D 2.0 1 2 0 2 2
Center P 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Hayes F, Gromek S, Black D
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 6
2B -- Wakefield D, Lake E
3B -- Wakefield D
CS -- Lake E
SH -- Seerey P, Mayo E 2, McCosky B, Lake E
A -- 42775
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