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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 19, 1947
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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 19, 1947 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 19, 1947 |
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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 19, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Black |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 14,424 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Art Passarella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Les Fleming | First Baseman |
Pat Seerey | Left Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Don Black | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Left Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 19, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hutchinson
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Hutchinson
Fleming hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seerey vs. Hutchinson
Seerey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Black
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Black
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seerey. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Black
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Black
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hutchinson
There goes Gordon. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Mayo applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hutchinson
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Black
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Black
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayo for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Black
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Black
There goes Mullin. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Hutchinson
Black strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hutchinson
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Black
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Black
Hutchinson hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Black
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Hutchinson
Fleming hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Hutchinson
Seerey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
There goes Gordon. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Mayo applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Black
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Black
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Black
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hutchinson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Hutchinson
Black hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Black
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Black
Mayo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seerey. Mayo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Black
Mullin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Black
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Black
Hutchinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Black
Lake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hutchinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Black
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hutchinson moves to third. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Black
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. Hutchinson scores. Lake moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Black
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hutchinson
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wertz. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Hutchinson
Fleming hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wertz. Fleming reaches second base with a double. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seerey vs. Hutchinson
Seerey strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wertz. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Fleming scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Black
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Black
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Black
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Black
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hutchinson
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Hutchinson
Black hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Black
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Black
Lake hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Black
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Black
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hutchinson
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Hutchinson
Fleming hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Hutchinson
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Black
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Black
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Black
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hutchinson
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hutchinson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hutchinson
There goes Keltner. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hutchinson
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Black vs. Hutchinson
There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Black vs. Hutchinson
Black hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Black
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Black
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts.
Wakefield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Black
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/19/1947 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Peck H, rf 4 0 0 0 Lake E, ss 4 0 1 0 Metkovich G, cf 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 3 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 3 3 0 Cullenbine R, 1b 2 0 0 1 Fleming L, 1b 4 1 2 2 Wertz V, lf 4 0 0 0 Seerey P, lf 4 1 1 2 Evers H, cf 4 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 3 1 Mayo E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mullin P, rf 3 1 2 2 Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0 Black D, p 4 0 0 0 Wakefield D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hutchinson F, p 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 33 3 9 3 Cleveland 100 202 000 -- 5 Detroit 000 030 000 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Black D (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hutchinson F (L) 9.0 9 5 5 2 7 E -- Lake E DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- Cleveland 4, Detroit 6 2B -- Boudreau L 2, Kell G, Mayo E, Fleming L, Gordon J HR -- Seerey P, Mullin P CS -- Gordon J 2, Mullin P, Keltner K WP -- Hutchinson F T -- 1:59 A -- 14424
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