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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 8, 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 July 8, 1950 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 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 | July 8, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 33,239 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Art Passarella 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Steve Gromek | 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 |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 8, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Newhouser
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Newhouser
Easter hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Newhouser
Doby takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to third. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Newhouser
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it 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: ---
Lipon vs. Gromek
Lipon hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Gromek
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Gromek
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Newhouser
Gromek hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Newhouser
Mitchell 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
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gromek
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Gromek
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Gromek
Groth 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhouser covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Newhouser
Easter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Newhouser
Doby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Newhouser
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Gromek
Kolloway strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Gromek
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Gromek
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Newhouser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Gromek
Priddy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Newhouser
Gromek strikes out. Robinson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gromek out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Newhouser
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball 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. Gromek
Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gromek
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Gromek
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone 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: ---
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Newhouser
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easter for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Newhouser
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Gromek
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Gromek
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Newhouser
Bob Swift now catching.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Newhouser
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--
Hegan vs. Newhouser
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Newhouser
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Gromek
Newhouser strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Gromek
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Gromek
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Gromek
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Gromek
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Newhouser
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Newhouser
Kennedy bunts in front of the plate. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Easter vs. Newhouser
Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Newhouser
Doby takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Newhouser
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Gromek
Evers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Evers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Gromek
Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Groth reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Gromek
Swift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Gromek
Kolloway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Gromek
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Hal Newhouser.
Keller takes first base on ball four. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Gromek
Lipon hits a line drive to right field. Kennedy throws towards first. Easter fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Easter. Swift scores. Keller goes all the way around to score. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Flores
Jesse Flores now pitching.
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Flores
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Kell reaches second base with a double. Lipon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Flores
Wertz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Flores
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Trout
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Trout
Allie Clark pinch hits for Jesse Flores.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pieretti
Ray Murray now catching. Marino Pieretti now pitching.
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Pieretti
Swift takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Pieretti
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Pieretti
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and the throw to home - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trout
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Trout
Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Bob Kennedy.
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Trout
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Trout
Doby strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1950 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 4 1 0 0 Lipon J, ss 2 1 1 1 Kennedy B, rf 2 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tucker T, ph 1 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Easter L, 1b 5 1 2 2 Wertz V, rf 2 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 2 1 1 1 Evers H, lf 4 1 1 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 1 2 1 Boone R, ss 4 0 1 0 Robinson A, c 2 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 3 1 Swift B, c 1 1 1 1 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lemon B, ph 1 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 1 0 0 0 Murray R, c 0 0 0 0 Keller C, ph 0 1 0 0 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0 Trout D, p 1 0 0 0 Flores J, p 0 0 0 0 Clark A, ph 1 0 0 0 Pieretti M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 29 5 7 4 Cleveland 002 100 100 -- 4 Detroit 000 000 50x -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (L) 6.1 5 5 4 5 4 Flores J 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Pieretti M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newhouser H (W) 7.0 6 4 3 5 2 Trout D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Lipon J, Easter L DP -- Cleveland 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Detroit 7 2B -- Evers H, Groth J, Kell G HR -- Easter L, Doby L, Gordon J SH -- Kennedy B T -- 2:20 A -- 33239
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