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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 12, 1954
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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 August 12, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Zuverink |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,979 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Red Flaherty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Dave Pope | Left Fielder |
| Sam Dente | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| George Zuverink | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 12, 1954
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zuverink
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Zuverink
Avila hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Zuverink
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Evers 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: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila 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: ---
Wertz vs. Zuverink
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Zuverink
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Zuverink
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Zuverink
Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Zuverink
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Zuverink
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz 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: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zuverink
Smith hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Zuverink
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Zuverink
Doby hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuverink vs. Lemon
Zuverink hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Zuverink
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Zuverink
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Zuverink
Pope hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Pope reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Zuverink
Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pope scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Zuverink
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pope. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Zuverink
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zuverink
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Zuverink
Avila bunts towards the mound. Zuverink throws to first for one, and Belardi throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Zuverink
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Zuverink
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Zuverink
Rosen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Zuverink
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Zuverink
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Zuverink
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Hegan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Zuverink
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Zuverink
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Zuverink
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Zuverink
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lemon
Bob Nieman pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Evers reaches second base with a double. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gray
Ted Gray now pitching.
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gray
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Gray
Pope hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dente vs. Gray
Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Pope moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Gray
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Gray
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Pope moves to third. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Gray
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Smith reaches second base with a double. Pope scores. Dente scores. There goes Lemon trying to get to home. Evers throws the ball in to Kuenn who relays the ball to House, who tags Lemon, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belardi for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Gray
Hank Majeski pinch hits for Bobby Avila.
Majeski hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gray
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Gray
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Gray
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pope vs. Gray
Pope strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hank Majeski now playing second base. Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Frank Bolling.
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Ted Gray.
Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delsing scores. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Miller
Fred Hatfield now playing second base. Bob Miller now pitching.
Dente hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Miller
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Miller
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Bob Lemon.
Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Mossi
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Wayne Belardi.
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Mossi
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Mossi
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Frank House.
Souchock strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Mossi
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Mossi covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1954 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 4 1 1 2 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0
Avila B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 3 0 2 1
Majeski H, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 4 0 1 0
Doby L, cf 4 1 1 0 Boone R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 2 1 1 Belardi W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 3 2 1 3 Dropo W, ph 1 0 1 0
Pope D, lf 5 2 2 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0
Dente S, ss 5 1 3 2 House F, c 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 5 1 2 0 Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 3 0 1 1 Bolling F, 2b 2 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph 1 0 0 0 Hatfield F, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0 Zuverink G, p 1 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Gray T, p 0 0 0 0
Delsing J, ph 1 1 1 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 10 13 9 33 1 8 1
Cleveland 010 141 300 -- 10
Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 8.0 7 1 1 1 3
Mossi D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Zuverink G (L) 6.0 9 7 7 2 1
Gray T 2.0 4 3 3 3 3
Miller B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Belardi W
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 7
2B -- Pope D, Boone R, Hegan J, Evers H, Smith A
HR -- Wertz V, Rosen A
SH -- Avila B
HBP -- by Zuverink G (Smith A)
T -- 2:25
A -- 13979
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