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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
September 26, 1942
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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 September 26, 1942 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Bill Summers 2B: George Pipgras 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
| Don Ross | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Parsons | Catcher |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oris Hockett | Right Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Center Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
September 26, 1942
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harder
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Harder
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hockett for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Benton
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Benton
There goes Keltner. The throw from Parsons and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Harder
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parsons vs. Harder
Parsons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Benton
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards second. Meyer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Harder
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benton for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harder
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up 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: ---
Desautels vs. Benton
Desautels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parsons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Benton
Harder hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Harder
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau catches it and steps on second to double up York. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parsons vs. Harder
Parsons hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Benton
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Harder
Benton hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harder
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Harder
York takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meyer vs. Harder
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Benton
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Benton
Desautels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harder vs. Benton
Harder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Harder, and towards Mack, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Harder
Parsons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Benton
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Benton
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ross who is chasing the ball. Fleming reaches third base with a triple. Edwards scores. Heath goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fleming scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Benton
Desautels strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Harder
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Al Benton.
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harder
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. White
Hockett hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. White
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields the ball and throws to White covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. White
There goes Edwards. The throw from Parsons and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. White
Keltner hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Harder
McCosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Harder
York is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Harder
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. White
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. White
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. White
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. White
Mack is hit by the pitch. Fleming moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. White
Desautels hits a line drive towards the mound. White catches it and throws to third to double up Fleming. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Harder
Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Dixie Parsons.
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Harder
Ned Harris pinch hits for Hal White.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1942 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0 Hockett O, rf 4 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0 Edwards H, cf 4 1 2 0
McCosky B, lf 4 0 2 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 2 0
York R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 2 1 0 0
Meyer D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fleming L, 1b 3 1 1 2
Ross D, rf 4 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 2 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Mack R, 2b 2 0 1 1
Parsons D, c 3 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 4 0 1 0
Gehringer C, ph 1 0 1 0 Harder M, p 3 0 0 0
Benton A, p 2 0 0 0
Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
Harris N, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 7 0 29 3 9 3
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 000 003 00x -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 1
White H 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 3
E -- Keltner K, Mack R, Parsons D
DP -- Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Cleveland 8
2B -- Cramer D
3B -- Fleming L
SB -- Edwards H
CS -- Keltner K
SH -- Keltner K
HBP -- by White H (Mack R)
T -- 1:45
A -- 1000
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