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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 30, 1949
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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 30, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Satchel Paige |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 56,340 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Jim Honochick |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Satchel Paige | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 30, 1949
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz throws the ball in to Vico who tags Vernon trying to return to first, for the out. Doby scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Trucks
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Keltner reaches third base with a triple. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Trucks
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Paige
Lake hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Paige
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Paige
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paige vs. Trucks
Paige strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Paige
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Paige
Wakefield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Paige
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Paige
Groth takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vico vs. Paige
Vico hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Paige
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Paige
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Paige
Hegan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hegan. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Paige
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Paige
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trucks
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Trucks
Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Paige
Wertz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Paige
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 -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Paige
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Paige
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Paige
Vico hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Paige
Trucks is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Paige
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paige vs. Trucks
Paige hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Mitchell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Trucks
Ray Boone pinch runs for Lou Boudreau.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Paige
Ray Boone now playing shortstop.
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Paige
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Paige
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Paige
Wakefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lipon scores. Wertz moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Paige
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Wakefield scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Groth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Garcia
Vico strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Trucks
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Trucks
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peck vs. Trucks
Hal Peck pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Peck hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Peck reaches second base with a double. Vernon scores. Keltner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Bobby Avila pinch runs for Hal Peck.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Papish
Frank Papish now pitching.
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Papish
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Papish
Lipon 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, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth throws the ball in to Lake who tags Doby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trucks
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Papish
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Papish
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Papish
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Dick Wakefield.
Evers bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swift vs. Papish
Bob Swift pinch hits for Aaron Robinson.
Swift is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kell scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vico vs. Benton
Vico hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boone fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Hoot Evers now playing left field. Bob Swift now catching.
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trucks
Keltner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Trucks
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Benton
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Benton
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Benton
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Trucks
Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Al Benton.
Tucker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1949 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 2 0 Lake E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 3 1 1 0 Lipon J, ss 5 1 1 0
Boudreau L, ss 2 1 1 1 Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Boone R, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 1 2 1 1
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 3 1 1 1
Vernon M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Evers H, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 1 2 1 Robinson A, c 3 0 1 2
Edwards H, rf 4 0 0 0 Swift B, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 1 0 Groth J, cf 3 1 1 1
Paige S, p 2 0 0 0 Vico S, 1b 4 1 1 2
Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0
Peck H, ph 1 0 1 2
Avila B, pr 0 0 0 0
Papish F, p 0 0 0 0
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
Tucker T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 30 7 7 7
Cleveland 300 002 000 -- 5
Detroit 000 330 10x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Paige S (L) 4.1 6 6 6 4 4
Garcia M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Papish F 1.1 1 1 1 2 0
Benton A 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (W) 9.0 9 5 5 2 5
E -- Hegan J
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 7
2B -- Peck H
3B -- Keltner K, Mitchell D
HR -- Wertz V, Vico S
SH -- Evers H
HBP -- by Paige S (Trucks V), by Trucks V (Boudreau L)
T -- 2:40
A -- 56340
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