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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 16, 1942
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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 16, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,242 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Oris Hockett | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Otto Denning | Catcher |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Don Ross | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 16, 1942
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bridges
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Bridges
Hockett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Bridges
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. Hockett moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Bridges
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Bridges
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Milnar
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Milnar
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Milnar
York hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bridges
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bridges
Mack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denning vs. Bridges
Denning hits a line drive towards the mound. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Milnar
Higgins hits a line drive towards first. Fleming reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Milnar
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Milnar
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Milnar
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hockett. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. Ross goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Milnar
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Milnar
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Bridges
Milnar strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Milnar out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bridges
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Bridges
Hockett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Bridges
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. Weatherly scores. Hockett moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Bridges
Heath hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Bridges
Fleming is hit by the pitch. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Bridges
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Milnar
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Milnar
York hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming fields the ball and throws to Milnar covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Milnar
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Milnar
Ross hits a popup towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bridges
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denning vs. Bridges
Denning takes first base on ball four. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milnar vs. Bridges
Milnar hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Bridges
Weatherly is hit by the pitch. Mack moves to third. Denning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hockett vs. Bridges
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Milnar
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Milnar
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Milnar
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bridges
Keltner hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Bridges
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Bridges
Fleming hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Bridges
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Milnar
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Milnar
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Milnar
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Milnar
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bridges
Mack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denning vs. Bridges
Denning hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Denning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milnar vs. Bridges
Milnar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Bridges
Weatherly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth misplays the ball. That's an error on Bloodworth. Denning scores. Weatherly moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hockett vs. Bridges
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth misplays the ball. That's an error on Bloodworth. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Bridges
Keltner hits a popup towards short. McNair 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: ---
Ross vs. Milnar
Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Milnar
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ross moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Milnar
Tebbetts bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Ross moves to third. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bridges vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching. Gene Desautels now catching.
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bloodworth vs. Heving
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball 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: ---
Heath vs. Bridges
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Bridges
Fleming hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bridges
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bridges
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Heving
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Heving
There goes Cramer. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Heving
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Heving
York hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Heving
There goes McCosky. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Mack applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Bridges
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Bridges
Fabian Gaffke pinch hits for Joe Heving.
Gaffke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Bridges
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McNair fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Bridges
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hockett for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Brown
Ross hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Brown
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Brown
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Brown
Bridges hits a popup towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bridges
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Bridges
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Bridges
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1942 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Weatherly R, cf 4 2 2 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Hockett O, rf 5 0 2 0 Cramer D, cf 3 1 2 0
Keltner K, 3b 5 0 0 0 McCosky B, lf 4 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 5 1 1 2 York R, 1b 4 1 2 2
Fleming L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 0 Ross D, rf 3 2 2 1
Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 0 McNair E, ss 4 0 1 0
Denning O, c 2 1 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 2 1 1 1
Desautels G, c 1 0 0 0 Bridges T, p 3 0 0 0
Milnar A, p 3 0 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
Gaffke F, ph 0 0 0 0
Brown C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 8 2 31 5 9 5
Cleveland 101 001 100 -- 4
Detroit 020 020 01x -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A 5.1 8 4 4 2 0
Heving J 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Brown C (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (W) 9.0 8 4 2 2 4
E -- Higgins P, Bloodworth J 2, Mack R
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Detroit 7
2B -- Tebbetts B, Denning O
HR -- York R, Heath J, Ross D
CS -- Cramer D, McCosky B
SH -- Tebbetts B
HBP -- by Bridges T (Fleming L), by Bridges T (Weatherly R)
T -- 2:09
A -- 4242
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