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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 16, 1953
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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 April 16, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 1953 |
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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 | April 16, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 25,253 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Bill Grieve |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
Russ Sullivan | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
John Baumgartner | Third Baseman |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 16, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Houtteman
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Houtteman
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Houtteman
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Houtteman
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Garcia
Friend hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. Sullivan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Garcia
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Garcia
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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumgartner vs. Garcia
Baumgartner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Garcia
Houtteman bunts in front of the plate. Hegan juggles the ball. That's an error on Hegan. Baumgartner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumgartner moves to third. Houtteman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Friend vs. Garcia
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. Baumgartner scores. Houtteman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan 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 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Houtteman
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Houtteman, and towards Kuenn, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Houtteman
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Houtteman
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Houtteman
Doby hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Houtteman
Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieman. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Easter scores. Rosen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Garcia
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
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 4
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Herbert
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Herbert
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Avila for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumgartner vs. Garcia
Baumgartner hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Garcia
Herbert strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Herbert
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Herbert
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Herbert
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Herbert
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Garcia
Friend hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to third. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Dropo reaches third base with a triple. Kuenn scores. Friend scores. Sullivan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dropo scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Wilks
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumgartner vs. Wilks
Baumgartner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Wilks
Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herbert vs. Wilks
Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. Delsing scores. Baumgartner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Wilks
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Herbert
Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Herbert
Bill Glynn pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Glynn takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Herbert
Boone bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. Hegan moves to third. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Avila vs. Herbert
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Glynn scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Herbert
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Hooper
Bob Hooper now pitching.
Friend is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Hooper
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Hooper
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Friend moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Hooper
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Herbert
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Herbert
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Herbert
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Herbert
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Mitchell scores. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hooper vs. Herbert
Hooper bunts, foul, behind the plate. Batts races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Simpson. The throw to the plate, AND Simpson is out, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Hooper
Delsing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumgartner vs. Hooper
Baumgartner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Hooper
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Herbert
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Herbert
Avila hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Herbert
There's a wild pitch. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Herbert
Easter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Hooper
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Mullin hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Hooper
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Hooper
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby throws the ball in to Hooper who tags Friend trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Jordan
Milt Jordan now pitching.
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Jordan
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baumgartner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Jordan
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Jordan
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hooper
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hooper
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Hooper
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Hooper
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumgartner vs. Hooper
Baumgartner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1953 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Boone R, ss 4 2 2 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 2 3 0 Avila B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Friend O, 2b 4 1 2 1 Doby L, cf 5 1 2 5 Sullivan R, lf 2 2 0 0 Easter L, 1b 5 1 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 1 2 5 Rosen A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Nieman B, rf 4 0 0 1 Mitchell D, lf 4 2 2 2 Delsing J, cf 3 1 0 0 Simpson H, rf 5 1 2 1 Baumgartner J, 3b 5 1 3 0 Hegan J, c 5 1 3 2 Batts M, c 4 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 2 0 0 0 Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 2 0 0 0 Glynn B, ph 0 1 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Hooper B, p 1 0 0 0 Jordan M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 11 15 11 35 8 10 7 Cleveland 106 002 110 -- 11 Detroit 210 050 000 -- 8 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M* 4.0 7 7 6 2 2 Wilks T 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 Hooper B (W) 4.0 2 0 0 3 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Houtteman A 2.2 8 7 7 1 2 Herbert R (L) 5.1 5 4 4 3 4 Jordan M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th E -- Hegan J, Rosen A DP -- Cleveland 2, Detroit 2 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 8 2B -- Dropo W, Mitchell D, Simpson H, Hegan J, Avila B 3B -- Dropo W HR -- Boone R, Doby L SH -- Houtteman A, Boone R HBP -- by Hooper B (Friend O) WP -- Herbert R T -- 3:01 A -- 25253
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