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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 29, 1954
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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 May 29, 1954 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1954 |
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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 | May 29, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 18,684 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Left Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | First Baseman |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Rudy Regalado | Third Baseman |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 29, 1954
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Herbert
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Herbert
Avila bunts towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Avila for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Herbert
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Herbert
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Regalado vs. Herbert
Herbert spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Herbert. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Regalado vs. Herbert
Regalado hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Herbert
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Herbert
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Herbert
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Herbert
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. Naragon moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Herbert
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Naragon scores. Lemon scores. Smith moves to third. Avila moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching.
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Branca
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. Smith scores. Avila scores. Doby moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. Rosen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regalado vs. Branca
Regalado takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Branca
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosen tags and scores. Philley tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Naragon vs. Branca
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Lemon
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Branca
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Branca
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Branca
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Branca
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Branca
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lemon
Bill Glynn now playing first base.
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaline for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regalado vs. Branca
Don Lund now playing center field. Bob Nieman now playing left field.
Regalado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Branca
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Branca
There goes Strickland. The throw from House and he is safe. Strickland steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Naragon vs. Branca
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Branca
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lemon
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Branca
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Branca
Avila hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Branca
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Glynn vs. Branca
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Glynn for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Dave Pope now playing center field.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lemon
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Avila. Nieman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Branca
Reno Bertoia now playing third base. Fred Hatfield now playing second base.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regalado vs. Branca
Regalado hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Branca
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Branca
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Lemon
Lund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Lemon
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lund moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Lemon
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Kress hits a line drive towards the mound. Lemon catches it and throws to second to double up Lund. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Lemon
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Miller
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Smith goes all the way around to score. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pope vs. Miller
Pope hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Miller
There goes Pope. The throw from House and he is safe. Pope steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Miller
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Miller
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regalado vs. Miller
Regalado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Regalado reaches second base with a double. Pope scores. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Miller
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield 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, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lemon
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1954 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smith A, lf 5 3 2 0 Bertoia R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 2 3 2 Hatfield F, 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 3 2 1 2 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0 Pope D, cf 1 1 1 1 Delsing J, lf 2 0 1 0 Rosen A, 1b 2 1 0 1 Nieman B, lf 2 0 1 0 Glynn B, 1b 1 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Philley D, rf 5 0 1 1 Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0 Regalado R, 3b 4 1 2 2 Tuttle B, cf 2 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 1 Lund D, cf 1 0 1 0 Naragon H, c 4 1 1 0 House F, c 3 0 2 0 Lemon B, p 4 1 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0 Branca R, p 2 0 0 0 Kress C, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 6 0 37 12 12 10 Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland 260 000 13x -- 12 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (L) 1.1 4 6 2 1 1 Branca R 5.2 4 3 1 2 2 Miller B 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3 E -- Herbert R, Bolling F, Kuenn H 2, Kaline A, Avila B, Miller B DP -- Cleveland 4 LOB -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 7 2B -- Smith A, Regalado R HR -- Doby L, Regalado R SB -- Strickland G, Pope D SH -- Avila B SF -- Strickland G T -- 2:20 A -- 18684
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