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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 20, 1941
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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, 1941 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Schoolboy Rowe |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Peters | Third Baseman |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tuck Stainback | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Schoolboy Rowe | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 20, 1941
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a line drive towards short. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rowe
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau 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: ---
Stainback vs. Harder
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Harder
York is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rowe
Walker bunts towards third. Higgins picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Higgins. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Rowe
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peters vs. Rowe
Rowe has Mack trapped. He fires to second, with Bartell covering, who tags Mack for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Harder
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Harder
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Rowe
Peters strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Peters out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Rowe
Harder hits a popup beyond short. Bartell can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Rowe
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Weatherly scores. Hemsley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath hits a line drive into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Harder
Rowe strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Harder
Stainback strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rowe
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Rowe
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. Rowe
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Walker scores. Peters moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harder vs. Rowe
Harder bunts towards the mound. Rowe catches it and throws to third to double up Peters. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Harder
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Harder
Tebbetts hits a line drive towards right. Heath chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Heath. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowe vs. Harder
Rowe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a popup beyond third. Higgins can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Rowe
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Harder
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Harder
York takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rowe
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Rowe
There goes Walker. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Rowe
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Rowe
Peters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Harder
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Harder
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Harder
Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Schoolboy Rowe.
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Harder
Stainback hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Giebell
Floyd Giebell now pitching.
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Giebell
Weatherly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Giebell
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Giebell
There's a wild pitch. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Giebell
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Giebell
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Giebell
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Giebell
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Giebell
There goes Walker. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Giebell
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giebell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Harder
Ned Harris pinch hits for Dick Bartell.
Harris hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Harder
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Peters. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Harder
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Floyd Giebell.
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Harder
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters juggles the ball. That's an error on Peters. Higgins scores. Tebbetts moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Harder
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching. Frank Croucher now playing shortstop.
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. McKain
Harder hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. McKain
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. McKain
Hemsley 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
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Harder
Greenberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
York hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCosky scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Heving
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Heving
Croucher strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1941 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Weatherly R, cf 4 2 1 0 Stainback T, rf 5 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 4 1 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 4 1 3 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 2 2 Greenberg H, lf 4 0 1 0
Heath J, rf 4 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 0 1
Walker G, lf 2 1 2 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 1 0 0
Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 1 0
Peters R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Harris N, ph 1 0 0 0
Harder M, p 4 0 1 0 Croucher F, ss 1 0 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0
Rowe S, p 2 0 0 0
Campbell B, ph 0 0 0 0
Giebell F, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 2 36 2 6 1
Cleveland 002 110 000 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 011 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W)* 8.0 6 2 1 7 4
Heving J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe S (L) 6.0 7 4 2 2 3
Giebell F 2.0 0 0 0 3 0
McKain A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Mack R, Higgins P, Gehringer C, Bartell D, Heath J, Peters R 2
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Detroit 14
2B -- Walker G, Tebbetts B
CS -- Walker G 2
WP -- Giebell F
T -- 2:37
A -- 19437
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