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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 5, 1931
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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 August 5, 1931 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1931 |
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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 | August 5, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Sorrell |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Porter | Right Fielder |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Ed Morgan | First Baseman |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
Luke Sewell | Catcher |
Ed Montague | Shortstop |
Clint Brown | Pitcher |
Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
John Stone | Center Fielder |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
George Quellich | Left Fielder |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
Marv Owen | Shortstop |
Ray Hayworth | Catcher |
Vic Sorrell | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 5, 1931
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Sorrell
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Sorrell
Hale takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Sorrell
Averill is hit by the pitch. Porter moves to third. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Sorrell
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Vosmik vs. Sorrell
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. Porter scores. Hale moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kamm vs. Sullivan
Charlie Sullivan now pitching.
Kamm hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hale scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Sullivan
Sewell hits a line drive into center field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer 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 -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Brown
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quellich vs. Brown
Quellich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Quellich reaches second base with a double. Stone scores. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Quellich scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Brown
Owen 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
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Sullivan
Montague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Sullivan
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Sullivan
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Brown
Hayworth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Brown
Sullivan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Sullivan
Johnny Grabowski now catching.
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Sullivan
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Sullivan
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Brown
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quellich vs. Brown
There goes Alexander. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quellich vs. Brown
Quellich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Brown
McManus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Brown
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Sullivan
Kamm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stone. Kamm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Sullivan
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kamm moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montague vs. Sullivan
There go the runners. The throw from Grabowski to McManus. The throw back to home, and Kamm is out at the plate. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Sullivan
Montague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Owen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Brown
Grabowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Brown
Sullivan bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Sullivan
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Sullivan
Hale bunts towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Sullivan
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Sullivan
Morgan 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Brown
Alexander hits a line drive into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quellich vs. Brown
Quellich 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
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Sullivan
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Sullivan
Kamm hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Sullivan
Sewell hits a line drive into right field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Vosmik moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jamieson vs. Uhle
George Uhle now pitching. Charlie Jamieson pinch hits for Ed Montague.
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. Sewell scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Uhle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Uhle
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Uhle
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Brown
Johnny Burnett now playing shortstop.
McManus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Brown
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Brown
Grabowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Uhle
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Uhle
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen misplays the ball. That's an error on Owen. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Uhle
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Uhle
Kamm hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhle vs. Brown
Uhle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stone vs. Harder
Mel Harder now pitching.
Stone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Harder
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Stone moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Quellich vs. Harder
Quellich takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. Appleton
Pete Appleton now pitching.
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stone scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Appleton
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Uhle
Hub Walker now playing center field. John Stone now playing left field.
Sewell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Uhle
Burnett hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appleton vs. Uhle
Appleton hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Uhle
Porter hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Appleton
Grabowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhle vs. Appleton
Uhle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Uhle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Appleton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hale can't make a play. That's a base hit. Uhle moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Appleton
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Uhle scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Appleton
Stone takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Appleton
There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Connally
Sarge Connally now pitching.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Connally
Walker takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to third. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. Connally
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gehringer scores. Stone moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Connally
Owen 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
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Uhle
Bibb Falk pinch hits for Odell Hale.
Falk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Uhle
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Falk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Uhle
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Falk scores. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Uhle
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kamm vs. Uhle
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. Averill scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Uhle
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1931 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Porter D, rf 2 1 1 0 Johnson R, rf 5 2 1 0 Hale O, 2b 2 1 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 2 2 1 Falk B, ph 0 1 0 0 Stone J, cf-lf 4 2 2 1 Averill E, cf 4 1 1 0 Alexander D, 1b 3 2 1 1 Morgan E, 1b 5 0 1 1 Quellich G, lf 3 1 1 1 Vosmik J, lf 3 1 0 1 Walker H, cf 0 0 0 0 Kamm W, 3b 5 0 1 2 McManus M, 3b 5 0 2 5 Sewell L, c 5 2 2 1 Owen M, ss 5 0 0 0 Montague E, ss 1 1 1 1 Hayworth R, c 1 0 0 0 Jamieson C, ph 1 0 1 2 Grabowski J, c 3 1 2 1 Burnett J, ss 1 0 0 0 Sorrell V, p 0 0 0 0 Brown C, p 3 0 0 0 Sullivan C, p 2 0 1 0 Harder M, p 0 0 0 0 Uhle G, p 2 1 2 0 Appleton P, p 1 0 0 0 Connally S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 8 8 8 38 11 14 10 Cleveland 210 002 012 -- 8 Detroit 301 000 34x -- 11 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Brown C (L) 6.1 8 6 6 2 2 Harder M* 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 Appleton P+ 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 Connally S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sorrell V 0.1 0 2 2 3 1 Sullivan C 5.0 3 3 3 4 0 Uhle G (W) 3.2 5 3 3 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th + Pitched to 5 batters in 8th E -- Johnson R, Owen M DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 8 2B -- Quellich G, Kamm W, Uhle G HR -- Montague E, Sewell L, Grabowski J SB -- Alexander D CS -- Kamm W SH -- Hale O HBP -- by Sorrell V (Averill E) WP -- Appleton P T -- 2:07 A -- 0
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