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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 3, 1931
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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 May 3, 1931 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Detore | Third Baseman |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Bibb Falk | Right Fielder |
| Bill Hunnefield | Shortstop |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Hub Walker | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Marv Owen | Shortstop |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 3, 1931
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Detore vs. Whitehill
Detore hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a popup towards first. Alexander settles under it 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: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ferrell
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Hodapp settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hodapp. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stone vs. Ferrell
Stone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Alexander scores. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Ferrell
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stone scores. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Ferrell
Schang hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Whitehill
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Ferrell
Whitehill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ferrell
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fonseca settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Whitehill
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Detore vs. Whitehill
Detore takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to third. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Owen. Sewell scores. Ferrell scores. Detore moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander strikes out. Sewell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alexander out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Ferrell
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stone for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Whitehill
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Whitehill
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walker. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground for a single. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Detore vs. Whitehill
Detore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ferrell
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ferrell
Schang is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. Fonseca moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a line drive towards short. Owen catches it and throws to second to double up Fonseca. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Ferrell
Whitehill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fonseca settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ferrell
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Whitehill
Falk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Whitehill
Hunnefield hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Ferrell
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Detore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Detore vs. Whitehill
Detore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Detore moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Detore scores. Fonseca moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fonseca scores. Averill scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Whitehill
Vosmik hits a line drive to center field. Walker throws towards third. McManus fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McManus. Hodapp goes all the way around to score. Vosmik moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Falk vs. Whitehill
Falk 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
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ferrell
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhle vs. Ferrell
George Uhle pinch hits for Wally Schang.
Uhle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uhle for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doljack vs. Ferrell
Frank Doljack pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Doljack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. Doljack moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Ferrell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Bridges
Ray Hayworth now catching. Tommy Bridges now pitching.
Hunnefield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Bridges
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Bridges
Ferrell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Ferrell
Stone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Ferrell
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Detore vs. Bridges
Detore strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Bridges
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Bridges
Averill hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Bridges
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Ferrell
Hayworth hits a popup towards short. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. Ferrell
Bill Akers pinch hits for Tommy Bridges.
Akers hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1931 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Detore G, 3b 3 1 0 0 Johnson R, rf 5 0 1 1
Fonseca L, 1b 5 1 3 0 Walker H, cf 4 0 0 0
Averill E, cf 5 1 1 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hodapp J, 2b 5 1 1 2 Alexander D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Vosmik J, lf 4 1 2 1 Stone J, lf 3 1 1 0
Falk B, rf 4 0 0 0 McManus M, 3b 4 0 1 2
Hunnefield B, ss 4 0 0 0 Owen M, ss 3 1 1 1
Sewell L, c 4 1 2 0 Schang W, c 2 0 0 0
Ferrell W, p 4 1 2 0 Uhle G, ph 1 0 0 0
Hayworth R, c 1 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 2 0 0 0
Doljack F, ph 0 0 0 0
Bridges T, p 0 0 0 0
Akers B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 4 34 4 7 4
Cleveland 002 100 400 -- 7
Detroit 300 000 100 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 9.0 7 4 4 3 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (L) 7.0 10 7 4 2 3
Bridges T 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Hodapp J, Owen M, McManus M
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 6
2B -- Alexander D 2, Sewell L
HR -- Vosmik J
SB -- Averill E, Fonseca L
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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