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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 27, 1946
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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 27, 1946 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 33,425 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Bob Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 27, 1946
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gromek covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Trout
Mack takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gromek vs. Trout
Gromek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Gromek
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wakefield scores. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Gromek
Trout strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Trout
Mack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Gromek
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Trout
Gromek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Gromek
Trout hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Mayo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a line drive into right field. Cullenbine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cullenbine. Fleming moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fleming scores. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Trout
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to home to get Boudreau. Hayes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gromek vs. Trout
Tebbetts fires to second and picks off Hayes for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming juggles the ball. That's an error on Fleming. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Gromek
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Trout
Gromek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trout
Lemon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Gromek
Trout hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gromek
Lake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Trout
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Trout
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Trout
Keltner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Trout
There goes Keltner. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Gromek
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Gromek
Wakefield hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Gromek
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Trout
Mack strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gromek
Doc Cramer pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts.
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Gromek
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Mullin bunts towards the mound. Gromek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gromek
Anse Moore pinch hits for Eddie Lake.
Moore strikes out. The ball gets by Hayes. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayo vs. Gromek
Mayo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Mayo reaches second base with a double. Cramer scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Black
Don Black now pitching.
McCosky is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Black
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Caster
Skeeter Webb now playing shortstop. Paul Richards now catching. George Caster now pitching.
Black hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Caster
Case takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Caster
Lemon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Caster
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Black
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Black
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Black
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 11
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Caster
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Caster
Boudreau bunts towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second, with Webb covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 11
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Black
Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Black
Jimmy Outlaw pinch runs for Paul Richards.
Caster bunts for an out with unknown description. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Black
Webb hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Black
Mayo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Black
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boudreau. Outlaw moves to third. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Black
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Outlaw scores. Mayo moves to third. McCosky moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1946 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Case G, lf 4 0 0 0 Lake E, ss 3 0 0 0
Lemon B, cf 5 1 1 0 Moore A, ph 1 0 0 0
Edwards H, rf 5 0 1 0 Webb S, ss 1 0 0 0
Fleming L, 1b 3 2 1 2 Mayo E, 2b 4 1 2 1
Keltner K, 3b 5 1 2 0 McCosky B, cf 4 1 2 2
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 2 1 Greenberg H, 1b 6 0 1 1
Hayes F, c 3 0 1 1 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 0 0
Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, rf 3 0 0 0
Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 5 0 1 1
Black D, p 1 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0
Cramer D, ph 1 1 1 0
Richards P, c 1 0 1 0
Outlaw J, pr 0 1 0 0
Trout D, p 3 0 0 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 8 4 40 5 8 5
Cleveland 002 002 000 00 -- 4
Detroit 010 020 001 01 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S 8.2 6 4 4 6 5
Black D (L) 2.0 2 1 0 2 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D 9.0 8 4 4 3 9
Caster G (W) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
E -- Cullenbine R, Fleming L, Hayes F, Boudreau L
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 12
2B -- Mayo E 2
HR -- Fleming L, McCosky B
SB -- Cramer D
CS -- Keltner K
SH -- Caster G
T -- 2:23
A -- 33425
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