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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 30, 1938
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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 30, 1938 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willis Hudlin |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Rudy York | Catcher |
Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Willis Hudlin | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
April 30, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hudlin
Fox hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Hudlin
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Hudlin
York hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Hudlin
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kennedy
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Kennedy
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Kennedy
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heath scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Kennedy
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Kennedy
Averill hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hudlin
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Hudlin
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Keltner. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Hudlin
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Christman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Hudlin
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Kennedy
There goes Keltner. The throw from York and he is out, Gehringer applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Kennedy
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudlin vs. Kennedy
Hudlin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Hudlin
Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Hudlin
York is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kennedy
Lary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Kennedy
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Kennedy
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Kennedy
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Hudlin
Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hudlin
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Hudlin
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Kennedy
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hudlin
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heath. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Hudlin
Pytlak throws to second, with Lary covering, and has Kennedy trapped. There's the throw to Keltner who tags Kennedy for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hudlin
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Hudlin
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Kennedy
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudlin vs. Kennedy
Hudlin bunts towards third. Christman fields it, throws to second, with Rogell covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kennedy
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Hudlin
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Hudlin
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Hudlin
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Kennedy
Heath 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 -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Kennedy
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Kennedy
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Kennedy
There goes Solters. The throw from York and he is safe. Solters steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Kennedy
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Solters moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Hudlin
Christman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Christman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Hudlin
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Hudlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Hudlin
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hudlin
There goes Fox. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Lary applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Kennedy
Pytlak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudlin vs. Kennedy
Hudlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kennedy
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Kennedy
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Kennedy
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Hudlin
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Hudlin
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Hudlin
York hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Hudlin
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Kennedy
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Kennedy
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hudlin
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Hudlin
Christman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hudlin
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Hudlin
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Hudlin
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Frankie Pytlak.
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. York settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on York. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Campbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Kennedy
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Willis Hudlin.
Weatherly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kennedy
Lary hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/30/1938 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Fox P, rf 5 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 5 0 1 0 Walker D, lf 5 1 3 0 Heath J, rf 3 1 2 0 Gehringer C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Hale O, 2b 3 0 0 1 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Solters M, lf 3 1 0 0 York R, c 4 1 2 4 Averill E, cf 2 1 1 2 Laabs C, cf 4 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 4 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Christman M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Pytlak F, c 2 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 4 0 3 1 Campbell B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hudlin W, p 3 0 0 0 Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 12 5 30 3 5 3 Detroit 310 000 010 -- 5 Cleveland 300 000 000 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy V (W) 9.0 5 3 3 7 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Hudlin W (L) 9.0 12 5 4 2 3 E -- Keltner K, York R DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 7 2B -- Walker D 2, Kennedy V, Christman M 3B -- Heath J HR -- York R, Averill E SB -- Solters M CS -- Keltner K, Fox P T -- 2:17 A -- 0
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