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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 6, 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 August 6, 1947 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 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 | August 6, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 33,621 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Bill McKinley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Center Fielder |
Hank Edwards | Left Fielder |
Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Eddie Bockman | Third Baseman |
Jack Conway | Second Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Third Baseman |
Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 6, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Hutchinson
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hutchinson
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hutchinson, and towards Lake, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards scores. Peck moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cullenbine settles under it 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: ---
Lake vs. Harder
Lake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Lake reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Harder
Mayo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck. Mayo reaches second base with a double. Lake scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Harder
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Mayo scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Harder
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Harder
Outlaw hits a line drive towards right. Peck catches it and throws to first to double up Wakefield. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Harder
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Conway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Hutchinson
Bockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Bockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conway vs. Hutchinson
Conway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Hutchinson
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Hutchinson
Harder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Harder
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Harder
Hutchinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Harder
Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Harder
Mayo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck. Mayo reaches second base with a double. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Harder
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wakefield vs. Harder
Wakefield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Harder
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. Lake scores. Mayo moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Harder
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayo scores. Wakefield scores. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Embree
Red Embree now pitching.
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Hutchinson
Mitchell 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, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hutchinson
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Peck moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cullenbine scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchinson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Embree
Larry Doby now playing second base. Jack Conway now playing shortstop.
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Embree
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutchinson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Embree
Lake hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Hutchinson
Bockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conway vs. Hutchinson
Conway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cullenbine fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruszkowski vs. Hutchinson
Hank Ruszkowski pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Ruszkowski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Outlaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Embree
Hank Ruszkowski now catching.
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Conway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Embree
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Embree
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Conway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Embree vs. Hutchinson
Embree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Hutchinson
Mitchell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Hutchinson
Edwards hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Hutchinson
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Embree
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Embree
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Embree
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Embree
There's a wild pitch. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Embree
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cullenbine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Hutchinson
Bockman hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conway vs. Hutchinson
Conway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Embree
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Embree
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Bockman. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Embree
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Embree
There goes Lake. The throw from Ruszkowski and he is out, Conway applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruszkowski vs. Hutchinson
Ruszkowski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Embree vs. Hutchinson
Embree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Hutchinson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Embree moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Hutchinson
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peck vs. Hutchinson
Peck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Embree moves to third. There goes Mitchell trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Hutchinson
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Embree
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Embree
Wakefield hits a popup towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Embree
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hutchinson
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Hutchinson
Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conway vs. Hutchinson
Conway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Embree
Evers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Embree
Cullenbine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Embree
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Embree
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Fred Hutchinson.
Mullin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruszkowski vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Ruszkowski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Trucks
Les Fleming pinch hits for Red Embree.
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Trucks
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Trucks
Peck strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1947, game 2 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Mitchell D, cf 5 0 1 0 Lake E, ss 4 2 2 0 Edwards H, lf 4 2 2 2 Mayo E, 2b 4 2 2 1 Peck H, rf 5 0 3 0 Wertz V, rf 3 1 1 1 Boudreau L, ss 2 0 1 1 Wakefield D, lf 3 1 1 1 Doby L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Outlaw J, 3b 3 0 0 1 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Evers H, cf 4 0 2 2 Bockman E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Cullenbine R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Conway J, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 4 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 1 0 0 0 Hutchinson F, p 3 1 1 1 Ruszkowski H, ph-c 3 2 2 2 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 1 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Embree R, p 2 1 2 0 Fleming L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 13 5 32 7 10 7 Cleveland 100 020 101 -- 5 Detroit 340 000 00x -- 7 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (L) 1.2 9 7 7 2 0 Embree R 6.1 1 0 0 2 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hutchinson F (W) 8.0 12 4 4 0 4 Trucks V (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 E -- Bockman E DP -- Cleveland 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 7, Detroit 5 2B -- Lake E, Mayo E 2, Wertz V, Bockman E, Boudreau L HR -- Hutchinson F, Edwards H, Ruszkowski H 2 CS -- Lake E WP -- Embree R T -- 2:13 A -- 33621
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