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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 20, 1937
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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 20, 1937 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Home Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 38,200 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Charles Johnston |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo White | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | Third Baseman |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Elden Auker | Pitcher |
Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
April 20, 1937
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Auker
Hughes bunts towards third. York fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky strikes out. The throw from Cochrane to pick off Lary, and they've got Lary picked off. The throw back to Cochrane and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Harder
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Harder
Cochrane bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harder
There goes Greenberg. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Hale applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Auker
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Auker
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gehringer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak is hit by the pitch. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harder vs. Auker
Harder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campbell scores. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Harder
Goslin 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 -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Harder
There goes York. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Hale applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Harder
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Auker
Hughes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Auker
Solters hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trosky moves to third. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Harder
White strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Harder
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hughes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Auker
Harder 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Auker
Hughes bunts towards the mound. Auker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Auker. Lary goes all the way around to score. Hughes moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goslin vs. Harder
Goslin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Harder
The ball gets by Pytlak for a passed ball. Walker scores. Goslin moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goslin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Goslin scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Harder
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Harder
White takes first base on ball four. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Harder
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cochrane for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Auker
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Auker
There goes Solters. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Solters steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Solters moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pytlak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Walker reaches second base with a double. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goslin vs. Harder
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary has Greenberg trapped. There's the throw to Pytlak and over to Hughes, who tags Greenberg for the out. Walker moves to third. Goslin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Auker
Harder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Auker
There's a wild pitch. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Auker
Hughes hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Auker
Averill hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Harder
Auker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Harder
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Harder
White is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. White moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Harder
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Auker
Solters hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Auker
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Harder
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Harder
York takes first base on ball four. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Auker
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Auker
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Greenberg. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Auker
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Auker
Hughes bunts towards first. Greenberg fields the ball and throws to Auker covering. Safe. Pytlak moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
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
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Brown
Lloyd Brown now pitching.
Auker hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Brown
Cochrane hits a popup towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Pete Fox now playing left field.
Trosky hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Auker
Solters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Auker
Hale is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1937 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Lary L, ss 5 1 3 0 White J, cf 4 1 1 0 Hughes R, 3b 4 0 3 0 Cochrane M, c 3 0 0 0 Averill E, cf 5 1 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 1 1 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Solters M, lf 3 0 0 0 Walker G, rf 4 2 4 1 Hale O, 2b 5 0 1 1 Goslin G, lf 3 1 0 0 Campbell B, rf 3 1 1 0 Fox P, lf 0 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 0 York R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Harder M, p 3 0 1 1 Rogell B, ss 3 0 0 1 Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Auker E, p 4 0 1 0 Brown L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 9 2 31 4 8 3 Cleveland 011 100 000 -- 3 Detroit 110 200 00x -- 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (L) 7.0 8 4 2 6 2 Brown L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Auker E (W) 9.0 9 3 2 4 3 E -- Hughes R, Auker E, Hale O, Greenberg H DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 12, Detroit 10 2B -- Lary L, White J, Walker G 3B -- Walker G HR -- Walker G SB -- Solters M CS -- Lary L, Greenberg H, York R SH -- Cochrane M, Hughes R HBP -- by Auker E (Pytlak F) WP -- Auker E PB -- Pytlak F T -- 2:20 A -- 38200
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