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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 20, 1947
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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 20, 1947 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 36,993 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Red Jones |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 20, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trout
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Trout
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Trout
There goes Metkovich. The throw from Swift and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Mitchell chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mitchell. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Edwards settles under the ball 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. Trout
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Trout
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball 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: ---
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Trout
Mitchell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Trout
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cullenbine scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Lemon
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Lemon
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Lemon
Trout takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake takes first base on ball four. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Trout
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wertz scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Lemon
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Edwards. Cullenbine reaches second base with a double. Evers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Lemon
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trout
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Trout
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cullenbine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a popup towards first. Cullenbine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Lemon
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Trout
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Trout
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Trout
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Fleming takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Houtteman
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Lemon
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Lemon
Doc Cramer pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Houtteman
Hal Wagner now catching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Lemon
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Hutchinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Lemon
Jimmy Outlaw pinch runs for Fred Hutchinson. Pat Mullin pinch hits for Eddie Lake.
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Outlaw moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Outlaw scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Wakefield reaches second base with a double. Mayo moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Kell reaches second base with a double. Mayo scores. Wakefield scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Evers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Skeeter Webb now playing shortstop. Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Trucks
Metkovich bunts towards first. Cullenbine scoops it up and throws to first, with Mayo covering, for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Trucks
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Gettel
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gettel
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Gettel
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1947, game 2 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 2 1 Lake E, ss 2 0 0 0
Metkovich G, cf 4 1 2 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Edwards H, rf 4 1 1 2 Webb S, ss 0 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 2 2 Mayo E, 2b 4 1 1 0
Fleming L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 3 1 0 1
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 3 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 3
Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Evers H, cf 4 1 1 0
Lemon B, p 4 2 2 0 Cullenbine R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Gettel A, p 0 0 0 0 Swift B, c 2 0 0 0
Cramer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner H, c 1 0 1 0
Trout D, p 1 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, ph 1 0 1 0
Outlaw J, pr 0 1 0 0
Trucks V, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 33 5 9 5
Cleveland 001 020 200 -- 5
Detroit 000 200 030 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B 7.2 8 5 5 3 3
Gettel A 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D 6.2 10 5 5 2 1
Houtteman A 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Trucks V 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Mitchell D
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 4
2B -- Lemon B, Cullenbine R, Wakefield D, Kell G
3B -- Lemon B
HR -- Edwards H
CS -- Metkovich G
SH -- Metkovich G
T -- 2:13
A -- 36993
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