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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 26, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 26, 1928 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Sorrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Grant |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: Roy Van Graflan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Paul Easterling | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Hargrave | Catcher |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Vic Sorrell | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Carl Lind | Second Baseman |
| Sam Langford | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Homer Summa | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Third Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| George Grant | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 26, 1928
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Grant
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grant
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grant
McManus takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Grant
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. Gehringer moves to third. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Grant
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easterling vs. Grant
Easterling hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Sorrell
Jamieson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Sorrell
Lind hits a fly ball into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Langford vs. Sorrell
Langford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Sorrell
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Grant
Hargrave takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Grant
Tavener takes first base on ball four. Hargrave moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sorrell vs. Grant
Sorrell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Grant
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Sorrell
Fonseca hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Sorrell
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Sorrell
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field. Easterling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grant
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grant
McManus hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Grant
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehringer moves to third. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Grant
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Easterling vs. Grant
Easterling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Sorrell
Sewell hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Sorrell
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Sorrell
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Grant
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Grant
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sorrell vs. Grant
Sorrell bunts towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Tavener moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Grant
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Sorrell
Lind takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Langford vs. Sorrell
Langford hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Sorrell
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fonseca vs. Sorrell
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lind scores. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Summa vs. Sorrell
Summa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Fonseca moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Sorrell
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Fonseca moves to third. Summa moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sewell vs. Sorrell
Sewell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grant vs. Sorrell
Grant strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grant
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grant
McManus hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Grant
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Langford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Grant
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Sorrell
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Jamieson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Sorrell
Lind bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Langford vs. Sorrell
Langford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Sorrell
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Grant
Easterling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Grant
Hargrave hits a popup towards third. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Grant
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Sorrell
Fonseca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Sorrell
Summa takes first base on ball four. Fonseca moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Sorrell
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fonseca scores. Summa moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Sorrell
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grant vs. Sorrell
Grant hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Summa scores. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jamieson vs. Sorrell
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodapp moves to third. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lind vs. Sorrell
Lind strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Grant
Al Wingo pinch hits for Vic Sorrell.
Wingo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Grant
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grant
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grant
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Langford vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching.
Langford hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Smith
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Smith
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Summa vs. Smith
Summa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Summa reaches second base with a double. Sewell scores. Fonseca moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hodapp vs. Smith
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fonseca scores. Summa moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Smith
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grant
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Grant
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Grant
Easterling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Grant
Hargrave hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Easterling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tavener vs. Grant
Tavener hits a popup in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Smith
Grant hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Smith
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Smith
Lind hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Langford vs. Smith
There goes Lind. The throw from Hargrave and he is out, Tavener applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Grant
Bob Fothergill pinch hits for George Smith.
Fothergill hits a fly ball into center field. Langford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Grant
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Grant
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Grant
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Grant
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1928 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Rice H, cf 4 1 0 0 Jamieson C, lf 4 0 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Lind C, 2b 3 1 1 0
McManus M, 3b 4 0 3 1 Langford S, cf 4 0 0 0
Heilmann H, rf 5 0 0 0 Sewell J, ss 3 2 1 0
Sweeney B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fonseca L, 1b 4 2 3 1
Easterling P, lf 4 0 1 0 Summa H, rf 3 1 2 2
Hargrave P, c 3 0 1 0 Hodapp J, 3b 4 0 1 2
Tavener J, ss 2 0 0 0 Sewell L, c 3 0 0 0
Sorrell V, p 1 0 0 0 Grant G, p 4 0 1 1
Wingo A, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith G, p 0 0 0 0
Fothergill B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 32 6 10 6
Detroit 000 000 001 -- 1
Cleveland 000 202 20x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sorrell V (L) 6.0 6 4 4 5 4
Smith G 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant G (W) 9.0 7 1 1 7 3
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Cleveland 8
2B -- Jamieson C, Summa H
CS -- Lind C
SH -- Sorrell V, Lind C
T -- 1:59
A -- 0
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