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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 29, 1952
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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 29, 1952 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 1952 |
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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 29, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 8,130 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Scotty Robb |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Al Federoff | Second Baseman |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 29, 1952
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Trucks
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Trucks
Easter takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Trucks
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Simpson scores. Easter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westlake vs. Trucks
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Pesky reaches second base with a double. Groth scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Trucks
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Trucks
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trucks
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lemon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mapes for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Lemon
Batts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Lemon
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trucks vs. Lemon
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Trucks
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Trucks
Easter hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Trucks
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Trucks
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Trucks
Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Trucks
Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Trucks
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Trucks
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Lemon
Batts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Lemon
Federoff is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Lemon
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Trucks
Joe Ginsberg now catching.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Trucks
Easter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Trucks
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Trucks
Westlake bunts between the mound and first base. Trucks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Westlake for the out. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Trucks
Tipton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Trucks
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Trucks
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Trucks
Avila hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing 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, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lemon
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Trucks
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Trucks
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Trucks
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Lemon
Bill Glynn now playing first base. Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Al Federoff.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Lemon
Neil Berry pinch runs for Johnny Hopp. Pat Mullin pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lemon covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. White
Johnny Pesky now playing second base. Neil Berry now playing shortstop. Hal White now pitching.
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. White
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. White
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. White
Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lemon
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Lemon
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Neil Berry.
Souchock strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/29/1952 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 5 0 1 1 Groth J, cf 3 2 1 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pesky J, ss-2b 4 0 2 1 Simpson H, rf 4 2 2 0 Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 2 1 Easter L, 1b 3 1 1 2 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Glynn B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 4 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 1 1 Mapes C, rf 4 0 0 0 Westlake W, cf 3 0 0 0 Batts M, c 1 0 0 0 Tipton J, c 4 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 0 Federoff A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Berry N, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 33 2 6 2 Cleveland 100 012 000 -- 4 Detroit 100 000 010 -- 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (L) 8.0 7 4 4 2 4 White H 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Avila B 2 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 6 2B -- Rosen A, Groth J, Pesky J, Strickland G, Avila B HR -- Easter L SH -- Westlake W T -- 2:27 A -- 8130
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