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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 7, 1938
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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 September 7, 1938 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slick Coffman |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| John Kroner | Third Baseman |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| Slick Coffman | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 7, 1938
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Coffman
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Coffman
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Coffman
Campbell 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. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Coffman
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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Harder
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Harder covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
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 scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Coffman
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Coffman
Pytlak strikes out. York drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pytlak out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Coffman
Kroner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kroner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Coffman
Hale hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Coffman
Harder 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Coffman
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Coffman
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Harder
Coffman hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Harder
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Coffman
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Coffman
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Coffman
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kroner fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Harder
York hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Harder
Fox takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Coffman
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Coffman
Kroner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Coffman
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Harder
Coffman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Harder
Morgan 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
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Coffman
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Coffman
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Coffman
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kroner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Coffman
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Coffman
Heath hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Heath reaches second base with a double. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Coffman
Trosky is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pytlak vs. Coffman
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to home to get Campbell. Heath moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemsley vs. Coffman
Rollie Hemsley pinch hits for John Kroner.
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to home to get Heath. Trosky moves to third. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Coffman
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
Skeeter Webb now playing third base.
York hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harder
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Harder
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Coffman
Harder bunts towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Coffman
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Coffman
Weatherly 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Coffman
There goes Weatherly. The throw from York and he is safe. Weatherly steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Coffman
Campbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Coffman
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Harder
Jo-Jo White pinch hits for Slick Coffman.
White strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Harder
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Webb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wade
Jake Wade now pitching.
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Wade
Pytlak hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Wade
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Harder
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1938 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Lary L, ss 4 0 2 0 Morgan C, cf 4 0 1 0
Weatherly R, cf 4 1 0 0 Walker D, lf 3 0 1 0
Campbell B, rf 3 0 1 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 4 0 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Trosky H, 1b 3 0 0 0 York R, c 4 0 0 0
Pytlak F, c 4 0 0 0 Fox P, rf 2 0 0 0
Kroner J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 3 0 0 0
Hemsley R, ph 1 0 0 0 Christman M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Webb S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Coffman S, p 2 0 0 0
Hale O, 2b 3 0 0 0 White J, ph 1 0 0 0
Harder M, p 3 0 0 0 Wade J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 4 1 29 0 2 0
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coffman S (L) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4
Wade J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Greenberg H
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Heath J
SB -- Weatherly R
T -- 1:46
A -- 0
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