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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 23, 1938
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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 April 23, 1938 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1938 |
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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 | April 23, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Wade |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Cullenbine | Left Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Rudy York | Catcher |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Don Ross | Third Baseman |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Jake Wade | Pitcher |
Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 23, 1938
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wade
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wade
Campbell 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Wade
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Allen
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Wade
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Wade
Averill takes first base on ball four. Solters moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Wade
Trosky bunts towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. Solters moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keltner vs. Wade
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pytlak vs. Wade
Pytlak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Wade
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Solters scores. Averill scores. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Wade
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross 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: ---
York vs. Allen
York hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Averill. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Allen
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Allen
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. York moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rogell vs. Allen
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. York scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wade vs. Allen
Wade 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 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wade
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Wade
Hale hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Wade
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Wade
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Allen
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wade
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Wade
Keltner bunts towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Wade
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trosky scores. Keltner moves to third. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allen vs. Wade
Allen hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keltner scores. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Wade
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campbell vs. Wade
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Allen
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Allen
Fox hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Fox reaches second base with a double. York moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ross vs. Allen
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rogell vs. Allen
Rogell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Allen
Jo-Jo White pinch hits for Jake Wade.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Allen
Cullenbine 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
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Poffenberger
Boots Poffenberger now pitching.
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Poffenberger
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Poffenberger
Averill hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Poffenberger
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Allen
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Poffenberger
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Poffenberger
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Poffenberger
Allen bunts towards third. Ross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Poffenberger
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poffenberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Allen
Fox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Allen
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Allen
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Poffenberger
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Poffenberger
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Poffenberger
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Poffenberger
Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solters moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Poffenberger
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Solters scores. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Poffenberger
Keltner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. York fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Allen
Tony Piet pinch hits for Boots Poffenberger.
Piet is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Allen
Cullenbine hits a line drive towards first. Trosky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Eisenstat
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eisenstat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Eisenstat
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Allen
York hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Allen
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Allen
Ross 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, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Eisenstat
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Eisenstat
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Eisenstat
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Eisenstat
Averill hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walker. Averill reaches second base with a double. Solters goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Eisenstat
Trosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Allen
Rogell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Allen
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Harry Eisenstat.
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Allen
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Allen covering. Safe. Laabs moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. Laabs scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Allen
There goes Walker. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1938 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Lary L, ss 5 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, lf 4 0 1 0 Campbell B, rf 5 0 1 0 Walker D, cf 5 1 1 1 Hale O, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 2 1 Solters M, lf 3 3 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 5 0 0 0 Averill E, cf 4 1 2 1 York R, c 3 1 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 1 1 Fox P, rf 3 0 2 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Ross D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 2 0 2 1 Rogell B, ss 4 0 1 1 Allen J, p 4 0 1 3 Wade J, p 1 0 0 0 White J, ph 0 0 0 0 Poffenberger B, p 0 0 0 0 Piet T, ph 1 0 0 0 Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0 Laabs C, ph 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 9 6 34 3 8 3 Cleveland 020 200 101 -- 6 Detroit 010 000 002 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Allen J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 6 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wade J (L) 4.0 4 4 4 4 0 Poffenberger B 3.0 4 1 1 1 1 Eisenstat H 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Detroit 10 2B -- York R, Fox P, Averill E SB -- Walker D SH -- Trosky H T -- 2:41 A -- 0
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