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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 9, 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 9, 1950 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 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 9, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Eddie Hurley |
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 |
Bob Lemon | 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 |
Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 9, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
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 -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Houtteman
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Houtteman
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. Houtteman
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. Houtteman
Houtteman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Houtteman. Kennedy moves to third. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Houtteman
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kennedy scores. Doby moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Houtteman
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lemon
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Lemon
Priddy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Houtteman
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easter vs. Houtteman
Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Houtteman
Doby hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Evers moves to third. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kolloway vs. Lemon
Kolloway strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Houtteman
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Houtteman
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Kolloway catches it and steps on first to double up Boone. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Lemon
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lemon
Lipon 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: ---
Priddy vs. Lemon
Priddy hits a popup towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Houtteman
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, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easter vs. Houtteman
Easter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Houtteman
Doby 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 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
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. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Houtteman
There goes Rosen. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Houtteman
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Houtteman
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon 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. Lemon
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. Lemon
Robinson 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: ---
Kolloway vs. Lemon
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Lemon
Houtteman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Houtteman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Houtteman. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Houtteman
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Houtteman
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Houtteman
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway has Kennedy trapped. There's the throw to Robinson and over to Kell, who tags Kennedy for the out. Easter moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easter scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Calvert
Paul Calvert now pitching.
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lemon
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Lemon
Priddy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Calvert
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Calvert
Bobby Avila pinch runs for Joe Gordon.
Hegan bunts towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Priddy covering, for the out. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Calvert
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Calvert
There goes Avila, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Avila steals home. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Calvert
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Calvert
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Bobby Avila now playing second base.
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kolloway vs. Lemon
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Lemon
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Paul Calvert.
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Lemon
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. White
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. White
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Lemon
Priddy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. White
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. White
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. White
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lemon
Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Lemon
Kolloway hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Kolloway reaches second base with a double. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mullin vs. Lemon
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Hal White.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1950, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 3 1 1 0 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 5 1 3 1 Priddy J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Easter L, 1b 4 1 3 1 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 1 1 Evers H, lf 2 1 0 0 Boone R, ss 2 0 0 1 Groth J, cf 3 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Robinson A, c 4 0 1 0 Avila B, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 3 1 Hegan J, c 4 1 1 1 Houtteman A, p 2 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 4 1 2 0 Calvert P, p 0 0 0 0 Keller C, ph 1 0 0 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 12 5 33 2 7 2 Cleveland 120 002 100 -- 6 Detroit 000 001 100 -- 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Houtteman A (L) 5.2 10 5 5 7 2 Calvert P 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 White H 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Houtteman A 2 DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Cleveland 11, Detroit 7 2B -- Kolloway D HR -- Hegan J, Priddy J SB -- Avila B CS -- Rosen A SH -- Mitchell D, Hegan J T -- 2:35 A -- 0
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