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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 5, 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 July 5, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 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 | July 5, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
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 |
Otto Denning | Catcher |
Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 5, 1942
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Trout
Weatherly hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Trout
Hockett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Trout
There goes Hockett. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bloodworth applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock 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: ---
Hitchcock vs. Kennedy
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hockett. Hitchcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Kennedy
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hitchcock moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Trout
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Trout
Mack hits a line drive into left field. McCosky picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McCosky. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Denning vs. Trout
There goes Mack. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Mack steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Denning vs. Trout
Denning hits a fly ball towards cemter. Cramer catches it and throws to home to double up Boudreau. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kennedy
Harris hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Kennedy
The ball gets by Denning for a passed ball. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Kennedy
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Kennedy
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Trout
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Trout
Hockett hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Kennedy
Hitchcock 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, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kennedy
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. Cramer reaches second base with a double. McCosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Kennedy
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Trout
Heath hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Kennedy
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Bloodworth hits a popup towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hockett. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. York goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trout vs. Kennedy
Trout hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trout moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trout scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Gromek
There goes Hitchcock. The throw from Denning and he is safe. Hitchcock steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Gromek
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Trout
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denning vs. Trout
Denning hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gromek
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gromek
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Gromek
Bloodworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. York moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Trout
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Trout
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Trout
Hockett hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Gromek
Fabian Gaffke now playing right field.
Trout strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gromek
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a line drive to center field. Cramer throws towards Bloodworth. Bloodworth fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bloodworth. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Trout
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mack vs. Trout
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dean vs. Trout
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Otto Denning.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gromek
Jim Hegan now catching.
Cramer hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gromek
Harris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gromek
York hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Trout
Gromek strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Trout
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Trout
Gaffke takes first base on ball four. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Gromek
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mack picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mack. Bloodworth moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trout vs. Gromek
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hitchcock vs. Gromek
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bloodworth scores. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Gromek
There's a wild pitch. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Gromek
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins 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, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Trout
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boudreau out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1942, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Weatherly R, cf 4 0 1 0 Hitchcock B, ss 5 2 3 2 Hockett O, rf 3 0 1 0 McCosky B, lf 5 1 2 2 Gaffke F, rf 0 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 5 0 1 2 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 1 0 Harris N, rf 4 2 2 1 Fleming L, 1b 4 1 1 1 York R, 1b 4 1 3 1 Boudreau L, ss 2 0 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 2 2 1 Denning O, c 2 0 0 0 Trout D, p 4 1 1 1 Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 0 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 6 1 39 10 16 10 Cleveland 010 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 111 300 13x -- 10 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy V (L) 3.1 8 6 6 1 0 Gromek S 4.2 8 4 4 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trout D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 4 E -- McCosky B, Bloodworth J, Mack R DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 6 2B -- Hitchcock B, Harris N, Cramer D, Tebbetts B, McCosky B HR -- Fleming L, Harris N SB -- Mack R, Hitchcock B CS -- Hockett O WP -- Gromek S PB -- Denning O T -- 2:02 A -- 0
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