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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1950
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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 May 30, 1950 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 1950 |
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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 | May 30, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Bearden |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 55,537 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Allie Clark | Left Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Gene Bearden | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Newhouser
Vernon hits a popup, foul, 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: 1--
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Bearden
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Bearden
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Bearden
Kell bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lipon moves to third. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Bearden
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lipon scores. Priddy scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Bearden
Evers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Bearden
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Groth reaches second base with a double. There goes Wertz trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Newhouser
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Bearden
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Bearden
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Bearden
Newhouser 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
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearden vs. Newhouser
Bearden strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Bearden
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Bearden
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearden juggles the ball. That's an error on Bearden. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Bearden
Bearden fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bearden. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Bearden
Kell 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, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Bearden
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Newhouser
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Bearden
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Bearden
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Bearden
Kolloway hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Bearden
Swift 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, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Newhouser
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Bearden
Newhouser 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, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Bearden
Lipon 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, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Bearden
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearden vs. Newhouser
Bearden strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Newhouser
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bearden
Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Bearden
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Bearden
Evers 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, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groth vs. Bearden
Groth hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Bearden
Kolloway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Bearden
Swift hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newhouser vs. Bearden
Newhouser hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Newhouser
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Bearden
Lipon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Bearden
Priddy bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Bearden
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark throws the ball in to Rosen who relays the ball to Gordon who tags Kell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lipon scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bearden
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Bearden
There's a wild pitch. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Evers hits a popup towards the mound. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Newhouser
Ray Boone pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Newhouser
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pieretti
Marino Pieretti now pitching.
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Pieretti
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Pieretti
Swift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Newhouser
Bobby Avila pinch runs for Bob Kennedy. Ray Murray pinch hits for Thurman Tucker.
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/1950, game 2 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Boudreau L, ss 4 0 1 0 Lipon J, ss 3 2 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 2 1 Clark A, lf 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 2 2 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 4 0 1 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 1 1 1 Groth J, cf 4 1 3 2 Avila B, pr 0 0 0 0 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tucker T, cf 3 0 1 1 Swift B, c 4 0 1 0 Murray R, ph 1 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 3 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Bearden G, p 2 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Pieretti M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 5 2 32 5 12 5 Cleveland 000 000 101 -- 2 Detroit 200 002 10x -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bearden G (L) 6.2 12 5 5 1 0 Garcia M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Pieretti M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newhouser H (W) 9.0 5 2 1 2 5 E -- Bearden G 2, Kell G DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 6 2B -- Groth J, Kell G, Kennedy B HR -- Groth J SH -- Kell G, Priddy J WP -- Bearden G T -- 1:51 A -- 55537
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