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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
September 4, 1929
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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 September 4, 1929 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 4, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| 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 | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Ed Morgan | Right Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Yats Wuestling | Shortstop |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
September 4, 1929
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Whitehill
Jamieson hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Whitehill
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball 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 popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ferrell
Rice 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ferrell
Heilmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Ferrell
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jamieson vs. Whitehill
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferrell scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Whitehill
Tavener bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca 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 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Ferrell
Wuestling strikes out. Sewell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wuestling out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Ferrell
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ferrell, and towards Hodapp, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ferrell
The ball gets by Sewell for a passed ball. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Ferrell
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a popup towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ferrell
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wuestling. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Whitehill fires to first and has Sewell trapped. There's the throw to Wuestling who tags Sewell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Whitehill
Jamieson 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 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ferrell
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wuestling vs. Ferrell
Wuestling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehill vs. Ferrell
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Whitehill
Tavener 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 -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Fonseca moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fonseca scores. There goes Morgan trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ferrell
Rice bunts for a single. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morgan. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Ferrell
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hodapp can't make a play. That's a base hit. Rice scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Ferrell
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Alexander who tags Sewell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Whitehill
Jamieson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Ferrell
Wuestling strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Ferrell
Whitehill 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, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ferrell
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Whitehill
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Whitehill
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Whitehill
Morgan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ferrell
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Ferrell
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Ferrell
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Ferrell
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it and throws to second for the out. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrave vs. Ferrell
Pinky Hargrave pinch hits for Eddie Phillips.
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrave for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Pinky Hargrave now catching.
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Whitehill
Hodapp bunts towards first. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first, with Gehringer covering, for the out. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Whitehill
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive towards left. Johnson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Sewell scores. Sewell moves to third. Ferrell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jamieson vs. Whitehill
Jamieson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Ferrell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tavener vs. Whitehill
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. Ferrell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Whitehill
There goes Tavener. The throw from Hargrave and he is out, Wuestling applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Ferrell
Bob Fothergill pinch hits for Yats Wuestling.
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yde vs. Ferrell
Emil Yde pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Yde hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ferrell
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1929 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Jamieson C, lf 5 0 2 2 Johnson R, lf 4 0 1 0
Tavener J, ss 4 0 0 1 Rice H, cf 4 1 1 0
Averill E, cf 4 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Fonseca L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Heilmann H, rf 4 0 1 1
Morgan E, rf 4 0 1 0 Alexander D, 1b 4 0 3 1
Sewell J, 3b 4 2 3 1 McManus M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hodapp J, 2b 3 1 1 2 Phillips E, c 3 0 1 0
Sewell L, c 3 1 1 0 Hargrave P, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Ferrell W, p 4 2 2 0 Wuestling Y, ss 3 0 0 0
Fothergill B, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 3 0 0 0
Yde E, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 11 6 36 2 11 2
Cleveland 021 001 003 -- 7
Detroit 000 002 000 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 9.0 11 2 2 2 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (L) 9.0 11 7 4 1 3
E -- Wuestling Y, Johnson R
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Detroit 9
2B -- Ferrell W, Phillips E, Morgan E, Gehringer C
HR -- Hodapp J
CS -- Sewell L, Tavener J
SH -- Tavener J, Hodapp J
HBP -- by Whitehill E (Fonseca L)
PB -- Sewell L
T -- 1:58
A -- 0
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