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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 14, 1942
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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 14, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 14, 1942 |
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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 14, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 39,267 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Stewart |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Oris Hockett | Right Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Les Fleming | First Baseman |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Shortstop |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Al Benton | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 14, 1942
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Bagby
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Bagby
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bagby
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Benton
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Benton
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Bagby
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bagby
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Higgins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higgins scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Bagby
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Bagby
Tebbetts is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benton vs. Bagby
Benton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bloodworth vs. Bagby
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Bagby
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bagby
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming juggles the ball. That's an error on Fleming. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Bagby
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Bagby
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCosky. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Mack reaches second base with a double. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Benton
Desautels hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Bagby
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Bagby
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Bagby
Benton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Benton
Bagby hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Bagby
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Bagby
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bagby
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCosky for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Benton
Fleming hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Fleming reaches second base with a double. There goes Heath trying to get to home. Cramer throws the ball in to Bloodworth who relays the ball to Tebbetts who tags Heath, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Bagby
York hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bagby
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Benton
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Benton
Bagby bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Bloodworth covering, for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Benton
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCosky. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. Desautels scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hockett vs. Benton
Hockett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Bagby
McNair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Bagby
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patrick vs. Bagby
Bob Patrick pinch hits for Al Benton.
Patrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it 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: ---
Fleming vs. Henshaw
Roy Henshaw now pitching.
Fleming hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Henshaw
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Henshaw
Henshaw fires to first and has Boudreau trapped. There's the throw to Bloodworth who tags Boudreau for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Henshaw
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Henshaw
Desautels strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Tebbetts, who chases it to the backstop. Desautels reaches first on the wild pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Henshaw
Henshaw fires to first and picks off Desautels. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Bagby
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Bagby
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bagby
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Bagby
York hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Henshaw
Bagby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Henshaw
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Henshaw
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bagby
Higgins is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Heving
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Radcliff vs. Heving
Billy Hitchcock pinch runs for Birdie Tebbetts. Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Roy Henshaw.
Radcliff hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/14/1942 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Weatherly R, cf 5 1 2 1 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hockett O, rf 5 0 1 1 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 1 McCosky B, lf 4 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 2 0 York R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Fleming L, 1b 4 1 3 1 Higgins P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 2 0 Harris N, rf 4 0 2 1 Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 1 McNair E, ss 4 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 4 1 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 1 0 Bagby J, p 3 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, pr 0 0 0 0 Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Benton A, p 2 0 0 0 Patrick B, ph 1 0 0 0 Henshaw R, p 0 0 0 0 Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 13 5 34 2 7 2 Cleveland 100 100 210 -- 5 Detroit 011 000 000 -- 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bagby J (W)* 8.0 6 2 1 1 1 Heving J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Benton A (L) 7.0 10 4 4 1 1 Henshaw R 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Fleming L, Henshaw R DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 7 2B -- Higgins P, Boudreau L, Mack R, Fleming L, Weatherly R HR -- Keltner K, Fleming L SH -- Bagby J HBP -- by Bagby J (Higgins P) T -- 1:50 A -- 39267
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