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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1952
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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 4, 1952 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1952 |
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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 | September 4, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 5,077 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Al Federoff | Second Baseman |
Bill Wight | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1952
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garcia
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Garcia
There goes Groth. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Strickland applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wight
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Wight
Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Wight
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Garcia
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Wight
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wight
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wight
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Garcia
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Garcia
Federoff strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Garcia
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wight
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wight
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it 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: ---
Groth vs. Garcia
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield bunts towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Wight
Easter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wight
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Wight
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Garcia
Mapes hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Garcia
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wight
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wight
Strickland hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wight
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky misplays the ball. That's an error on Pesky. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Garcia
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Garcia
Wight hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garcia
Groth hits a popup towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wight
Avila bunts towards the mound. Wight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Wight
Doby hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Wight
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Federoff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Wight
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Wight
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wight
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Wight
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Wight
Garcia bunts towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Harry Simpson now playing right field. Wally Westlake now playing left field.
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Garcia
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Garcia
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Garcia
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Al Federoff.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wight
Neil Berry now playing shortstop. Johnny Pesky now playing second base.
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Wight
Easter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Garcia
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garcia
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1952 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss-2b 4 0 1 0 Simpson H, rf 0 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 2 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 3 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 3 0 1 0 Easter L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Mapes C, rf 3 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Westlake W, rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Federoff A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 1 1 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 0 1 1 Berry N, ss 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 2 0 0 0 Wight B, p 2 0 0 0 Kolloway D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 5 0 29 2 5 2 Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland 000 100 10x -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wight B (L) 8.0 5 2 2 1 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2 E -- Pesky J DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 5 2B -- Tebbetts B HR -- Easter L CS -- Groth J SH -- Garcia M T -- 1:38 A -- 5077
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