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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
October 2, 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 October 2, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | October 2, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 51,714 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Art Passarella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Paul Campbell | First Baseman |
| Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
October 2, 1949
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Boudreau trying to get to third. Wertz throws the ball in to Kell, who tags Boudreau for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Lemon
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trucks
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Lemon
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trucks
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Wertz throws the ball in to Lake who tags Lemon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Lemon
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Lemon
Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Kell trying to get to third. Kennedy throws the ball in to Boone, who relays the ball to Boudreau who tags Kell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy 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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Lemon
Campbell 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
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trucks
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Trucks
Lemon bunts towards the mound. Trucks juggles the ball. That's an error on Trucks. Boone moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone scores. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Campbell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hegan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Lemon
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Lemon
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy bunts towards first. Campbell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. Doby scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trucks
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lake. Boone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Trucks
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Lemon
Mullin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell scores. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mullin scores. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz scores. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Feller
Bob Feller now pitching.
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evers scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Feller
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Feller
Trucks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Feller
Lake hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Feller
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Feller
Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Feller
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Trucks
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Trucks
Hegan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Trucks
Feller takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Hegan scores. Feller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Feller scores. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. White
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Feller
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Feller
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Feller
Campbell 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, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. White
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. White
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. White
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Feller
Johnny Lipon pinch hits for Neil Berry.
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Feller
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Hal White.
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Feller covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Feller
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/2/1949 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 2 3 Lake E, ss 5 0 0 0
Boudreau L, 3b 5 0 3 2 Kell G, 3b 3 1 2 0
Gordon J, 2b 5 0 0 1 Mullin P, lf 4 1 3 0
Doby L, cf 4 2 2 1 Wertz V, rf 4 1 1 1
Vernon M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Evers H, cf 3 1 1 1
Kennedy B, rf 4 1 1 1 Robinson A, c 4 0 1 1
Boone R, ss 3 1 1 0 Campbell P, 1b 4 0 0 1
Hegan J, c 2 2 0 0 Berry N, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 2 0 1 0 Lipon J, ph 1 0 0 0
Feller B, p 0 1 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
Wakefield D, ph 1 0 1 0
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35 8 10 8 35 4 9 4
Cleveland 100 021 040 -- 8
Detroit 000 004 000 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B* 5.0 7 4 4 2 5
Feller B (W) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 7.2 9 8 6 4 2
White H 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- Trucks V, Lake E
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Kell G, Lemon B
HR -- Doby L
SH -- Hegan J, Lemon B, Kennedy B
PB -- Robinson A
T -- 2:27
A -- 51714
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