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April 30, 1949

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Indians 5 9 1
Tigers 6 7 0
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Indians 5 9 1
Tigers 7 7 0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .440
OBP .667 .481
At Bats 2 25
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 10

Al Benton Season Stats

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Briggs Stadium - April 30, 1949
Out
Al Benton
Jim Hegan
Mickey Vernon
Joe Gordon
Ken Keltner
Ray Boone
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Hank Edwards
Johnny Groth
Bob Swift
Vic Wertz
George Kell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bob Swift pinch hits for Aaron Robinson. Swift is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gordon hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Frank Papish now pitching. Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Top 6 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Vico strikes out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Wakefield scores.
Bottom 5 Wakefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lipon scores. Wertz moves to third. Wakefield moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Lipon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ray Boone now playing shortstop. Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Boudreau is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Paige hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Trucks is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Vico hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lipon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hegan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hegan. Lake moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Trucks strikes out.
Top 3 Vernon strikes out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Vico hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groth takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wakefield is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Paige strikes out.
Top 2 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lipon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lake hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Gordon strikes out.
Top 1 Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Doby moves to second.
Top 1 Doby takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to second.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.