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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 24, 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 September 24, 1954 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 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 | September 24, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Gray |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 3,788 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Ted Gray | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Left Fielder |
Hank Majeski | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 24, 1954
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gray
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Gray
Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gray
Doby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lemon
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Lemon
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. Lemon
The umpire calls a balk on Lemon Tuttle scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gray
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gray
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Gray
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Gray
Reno Bertoia now playing shortstop.
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Gray
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Gray
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Gray
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Majeski vs. Gray
Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle 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 -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lemon
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gray
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Gray
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Gray
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Gray
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Lemon
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Lemon
Bertoia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Bertoia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bertoia trying to get to home. Westlake throws the ball in to Hegan who tags Bertoia who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Gray
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Gray
Hegan hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gray
Lemon bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Gray
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Majeski vs. Gray
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Lemon
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gray
Bud Souchock now playing third base. Ray Boone now playing shortstop.
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gray
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Gray
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Gray
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Gray
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosen tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Gray
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Lemon
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Lemon
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gray
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gray
Smith hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Gray
Majeski hits a line drive towards third. Souchock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Delsing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Lemon
There's a wild pitch. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski fields it and throws to home to get Delsing. Boone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone scores. Belardi moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Lemon
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belardi tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Lemon
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gray
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gray
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Souchock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gray
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Gray
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Lemon
Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Gray
Strickland hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Gray
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Gray
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Bob Lemon.
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gray
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Gray
Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Gray
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Majeski scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Aber
Dave Pope pinch runs for Al Rosen. Al Aber now pitching.
Wertz hits a line drive towards the mound. Aber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/24/1954 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Kuenn H, ss 2 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 5 1 1 0 Bertoia R, ss 1 0 1 0 Majeski H, 2b 5 1 1 0 Souchock B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 4 0 1 1 Hatfield F, 2b 5 1 2 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Delsing J, lf 5 1 2 2 Pope D, pr 0 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b-ss 3 2 2 1 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Belardi W, 1b 4 1 0 0 Westlake W, rf 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 2 1 Strickland G, ss 1 1 1 2 Tuttle B, cf 2 1 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 3 0 0 1 Lemon B, p 2 0 0 0 Gray T, p 4 0 0 0 Avila B, ph 0 0 0 0 Marlowe D, p 0 0 0 0 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 10 5 31 4 6 4 Detroit 211 000 020 -- 6 Cleveland 000 001 003 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gray T (W) 8.2 5 4 4 8 3 Marlowe D* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Aber A (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (L) 9.0 10 6 6 4 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 10 2B -- Bertoia R, Delsing J, Wertz V HR -- Delsing J, Boone R, Strickland G SH -- Lemon B SF -- Strickland G, Wilson R WP -- Lemon B Balk -- Lemon B T -- 2:18 A -- 3788
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