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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 9, 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 May 9, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 8,791 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
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 |
| Otto Denning | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Mel Harder | 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 |
| Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 9, 1942
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett takes first base on ball four. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Benton
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Harder
Bloodworth 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: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer 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: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Harder
York hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denning vs. Benton
Denning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harder vs. Benton
Harder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Harder
Harris hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it 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 right field. Hockett 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: ---
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Harder
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Harder
Benton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Harder
Bloodworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it 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: ---
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a line drive into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCosky. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Denning vs. Benton
Denning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it 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: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky 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: ---
York vs. Harder
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Harder
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Harder
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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Harder
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boudreau fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Benton
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Harder
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Harder
Benton bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Harder
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Harder
Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1942 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Weatherly R, cf 2 0 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 3 0 1 1
Hockett O, rf 2 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 3 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 McCosky B, lf 3 0 1 0
Heath J, lf 2 0 0 0 York R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Fleming L, 1b 2 0 0 0 Harris N, rf 3 0 2 0
Boudreau L, ss 2 0 2 0 Higgins P, 3b 2 0 0 0
Denning O, c 2 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 2 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, ss 2 1 1 0
Harder M, p 2 0 0 0 Benton A, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19 0 2 0 22 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 000 010 -- 1
1 out when game ended.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 5.1 7 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (W) 6.0 2 0 0 3 3
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Detroit 6
2B -- McCosky B, Boudreau L, Harris N
SH -- Benton A
T -- 1:13
A -- 8791
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