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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 17, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 17, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Gettel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Sanford |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,923 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Al Gettel | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
| Ray Coleman | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Left Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Fred Sanford | Pitcher |
| Muddy Ruel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 17, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mitchell scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Gettel
Dillinger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gettel
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mitchell who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lehner vs. Gettel
Lehner hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gettel
Coleman 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 2
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Sanford
Keltner hits a line drive towards short. Stephens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sanford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sanford
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Stephens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Gettel
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Gettel
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Gettel
Moss hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Sanford
Gettel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Gettel
Sanford hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Gettel
Dillinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gettel
There goes Dillinger. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Dillinger steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Gettel
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehner vs. Gettel
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Judnich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Sanford
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gettel
Coleman 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, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Gettel
Judnich takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Gettel
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sanford
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sanford
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gettel vs. Sanford
Gettel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Sanford fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sanford. Gettel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Gettel scores. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Judnich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Gettel
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gettel
Willard Brown pinch hits for Fred Sanford.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Gettel
Dillinger hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Zoldak
Sam Zoldak now pitching.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Zoldak
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Zoldak
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gettel
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Gettel
Lehner hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gettel
Coleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Lemon
Bob Lemon now pitching.
Judnich 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, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Zoldak
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Zoldak
There goes Lopez. The throw from Moss and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Zoldak
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Al Lopez.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Zoldak
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to home to get Hegan. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Zoldak
Pat Seerey pinch hits for Hank Edwards.
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Lemon
George Metkovich now playing center field. Dale Mitchell now playing left field. Jim Hegan now catching.
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Early vs. Lemon
Jake Early pinch hits for Les Moss.
Early hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Lemon
Jeff Heath pinch hits for Sam Zoldak.
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Kramer
Jack Kramer now pitching. Jake Early now catching.
Peck hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kramer
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Kramer
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Kramer
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Lemon
Dillinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lemon
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Lemon
Lehner 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 9
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kramer
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kramer
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich scoops it up and throws to first, with Kramer covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kramer
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens 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, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Lemon
Judnich strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1947, game 2 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, cf-lf 5 2 2 2 Dillinger B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Edwards H, lf 3 0 1 0 Thompson H, 2b 4 2 2 0
Seerey P, ph 1 0 0 0 Lehner P, cf 4 0 0 1
Metkovich G, cf 0 0 0 0 Coleman R, rf 4 0 0 0
Peck H, rf 4 0 1 1 Stephens V, ss 2 1 1 2
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 2 1 Judnich W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Zarilla A, lf 2 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Moss L, c 2 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Early J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 3 1 2 0 Sanford F, p 1 0 0 0
Hegan J, pr-c 1 0 0 0 Brown W, ph 1 0 0 0
Gettel A, p 2 1 2 0 Zoldak S, p 0 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 2 0 0 0 Heath J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kramer J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 11 4 28 3 4 3
Cleveland 100 030 000 -- 4
St.Louis 100 002 000 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel A (W) 5.2 4 3 3 3 2
Lemon B (S) 3.1 0 0 0 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford F (L) 5.0 8 4 3 0 0
Zoldak S 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Kramer J 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Sanford F, Moss L
DP -- Cleveland 3, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, St.Louis 3
2B -- Boudreau L 2
3B -- Thompson H
HR -- Stephens V
SB -- Dillinger B, Lopez A
T -- 1:53
A -- 5923
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