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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 23, 1948
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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 23, 1948 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 45,233 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Allie Clark | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Neil Berry | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 23, 1948
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hutchinson
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Hutchinson
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
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. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry 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 line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker who is chasing the ball. Mayo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hutchinson
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Hutchinson
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Lemon
Vico hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it 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. Hutchinson
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hutchinson
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Hutchinson
Doby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it 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: ---
Swift vs. Lemon
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Lemon
Hutchinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Mayo reaches second base with a double. Hutchinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hutchinson
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Hutchinson
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Lemon
Vico hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hutchinson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hutchinson
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Hutchinson
Doby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, 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, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Lemon
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Hutchinson
Clark hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Hutchinson
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hutchinson
Lemon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hutchinson
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Gray
Ted Gray now pitching.
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield 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 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Gray
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Gray
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gray
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Gray
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Gray
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Gray
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Wertz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wertz scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Lemon
Vico hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Lemon
Swift hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Lemon
Lemon fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lemon. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Lemon
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Ted Gray.
Mullin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Lemon 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 -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. White
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. White
Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. White
There's a wild pitch. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. White
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. White
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Lemon
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Lemon
Wakefield hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. White
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. White
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. White
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. White
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 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Lemon
Vico hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Lemon
Hal Wagner pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Wagner hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHale vs. Lemon
John McHale pinch hits for Hal White.
McHale hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1948 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Tucker T, cf 3 0 0 0 Berry N, ss 4 0 1 0
Doby L, rf 5 2 3 1 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 2 1
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 3 1 Evers H, cf 3 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 5 1 2 0 Wertz V, rf 3 1 1 0
Clark A, lf 5 0 2 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 1
Keltner K, 3b 4 2 2 4 Vico S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hegan J, c 5 1 1 0 Swift B, c 3 0 1 0
Lemon B, p 4 1 1 2 Wagner H, ph 1 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, p 1 1 0 0
Gray T, p 0 0 0 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
McHale J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 15 8 33 2 6 2
Cleveland 001 104 011 -- 8
Detroit 001 000 100 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (L) 5.2 9 6 6 2 6
Gray T 1.1 3 0 0 1 0
White H 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- Lemon B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Detroit 7
2B -- Boudreau L, Mayo E, Gordon J
3B -- Mayo E, Wertz V, Robinson E
HR -- Doby L, Keltner K 2, Lemon B
WP -- White H
T -- 2:10
A -- 45233
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