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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 24, 1955
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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 September 24, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 1955 |
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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 | September 24, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: John Rice 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Charlie Berry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Billy Harrell | Shortstop |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Bubba Phillips | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 24, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary juggles the ball. That's an error on Lary. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Smith scores. Avila moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Lary
Harrell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Lary
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Score
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Tuttle trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Phillips. Avila reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone 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: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Score
Lary 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, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Lary
Harrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Lary
Score bunts towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Bertoia covering, for the out. Harrell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn 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: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fain. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrell. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Score
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Boone moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone scores. Phillips moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Score
There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Score
Lary strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lary
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Lary
Harrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Lary
Score hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lary
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Harrell trying to get to home. Kaline throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Harrell who's trying to score from second, for the out. Avila moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Score
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Lary
Fain takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrell vs. Lary
Harrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Score vs. Lary
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia misplays the ball. That's an error on Bertoia. Fain scores. Harrell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bunning
Jim Bunning now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrell scores. Score moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Bunning
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Phillips. Avila reaches second base with a double. Score scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Score
Boone 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 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Aber
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Aber
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Aber
Fain takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Aber
Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrell vs. Aber
Harrell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/24/1955, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Smith A, rf 5 3 3 1 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 2 0 Avila B, 2b 5 1 3 2 Phillips B, lf 4 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 5 0 1 1 Kaline A, rf 4 1 2 0 Doby L, cf 5 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 3 0 1 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Boone R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Fain F, 1b 3 1 0 0 Phillips J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Naragon H, c 5 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 0 0 1 Harrell B, ss 5 1 3 1 Bertoia R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Score H, p 3 1 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 12 6 33 2 7 2 Cleveland 102 000 050 -- 8 Detroit 000 200 000 -- 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H (W) 9.0 7 2 0 2 9 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (L) 7.2 9 7 3 3 3 Bunning J* 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 Aber A 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Lary F, Fain F, Harrell B, Bertoia R DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Detroit 6 2B -- Avila B 2 3B -- Kaline A SH -- Score H WP -- Lary F, Score H 2 T -- 2:43 A -- 0
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