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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 15, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 15, 1928 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Garland Buckeye |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Josh Billings |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Guthrie 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Carl Lind | Second Baseman |
| Sam Langford | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Homer Summa | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Third Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Garland Buckeye | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Neun | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Merv Shea | Catcher |
| Josh Billings | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 15, 1928
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Billings
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Billings
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Langford vs. Billings
Langford hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jamieson scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Billings
Burns strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Buckeye
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Buckeye
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Buckeye
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Billings
Summa 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 -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Billings
Hodapp strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Buckeye
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Buckeye
McManus hits a line drive to left field. Jamieson throws towards the plate. Sewell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sewell. Heilmann scores. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fothergill vs. Buckeye
Fothergill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tavener vs. Buckeye
Tavener hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus scores. There goes Fothergill trying to get to third. Summa throws the ball in to Hodapp, who tags Fothergill for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Buckeye
Shea hits a line drive into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Buckeye
Billings hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summa. Billings reaches second base with a double. Tavener goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neun vs. Buckeye
Neun hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Billings
Glenn Myatt pinch hits for Garland Buckeye.
Myatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Billings
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Billings
Lind hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Langford vs. Billings
Langford hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Jamieson scores. Lind moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Billings
Burns is hit by the pitch. Lind moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Summa vs. Billings
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Brown
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Brown
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Gehringer steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Brown
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a line drive into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fothergill vs. Brown
Fothergill strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Billings
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Billings
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Billings
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jamieson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Brown
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Brown
Shea strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Brown
There goes Tavener. The throw from Sewell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Brown
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neun vs. Brown
Neun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tavener scores. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a popup towards third. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Brown
Rice takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to third. Neun moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Brown
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Billings
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Langford vs. Billings
Langford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Neun. Langford moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Billings
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Langford moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Summa vs. Billings
Summa hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Brown
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Brown
Tavener strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Billings
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Billings
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Brown
Shea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Brown
Billings bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lind misplays the ball. That's an error on Lind. Shea moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neun vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Shea moves to third. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neun vs. Brown
Neun strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shea scores. Billings scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Brown
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Brown
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Gehringer steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Brown
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Brown
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Sewell and he is out, Hodapp applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Billings
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Billings
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Langford vs. Billings
Langford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Brown
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Brown
There goes McManus. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. McManus steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fothergill vs. Brown
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tavener vs. Brown
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it and throws to home to get McManus. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Brown
There goes Tavener. The throw from Sewell and he is out, Lind applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Billings
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Billings
Summa hits a line drive into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Brown
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Brown
Billings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neun vs. Brown
Neun takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summa. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Billings scores. Neun goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Brown
The ball gets by Sewell for a passed ball. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Brown
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Brown
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Billings
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Billings
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sewell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Billings
Johnny Gill pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Gill hits a line drive towards first. Neun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1928 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Jamieson C, lf 4 2 1 0 Neun J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Lind C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 2 4
Langford S, cf 4 0 1 0 Rice H, cf 4 0 0 0
Sewell J, ss 4 0 1 1 Heilmann H, rf 3 1 1 0
Burns G, 1b 3 0 0 0 McManus M, 3b 3 1 2 1
Summa H, rf 4 0 0 0 Fothergill B, lf 3 0 0 0
Hodapp J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tavener J, ss 3 2 1 1
Sewell L, c 4 0 0 0 Shea M, c 4 1 1 0
Buckeye G, p 0 0 0 0 Billings J, p 2 2 2 1
Myatt G, ph 0 0 0 0
Brown J, p 2 0 1 0
Gill J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 5 1 30 8 10 8
Cleveland 101 000 000 -- 2
Detroit 030 102 02x -- 8
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Buckeye G (L) 2.0 4 3 3 1 0
Brown J 6.0 6 5 3 8 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billings J (W) 9.0 5 2 1 1 5
E -- Sewell L 2, Gehringer C, Neun J, Lind C
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Heilmann H, Billings J, Gehringer C
SB -- Gehringer C 2, Tavener J, McManus M
CS -- Gehringer C, Tavener J
SH -- Billings J
HBP -- by Billings J (Burns G)
WP -- Brown J
PB -- Sewell L
T -- 2:04
A -- 0
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