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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 21, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 21, 1952 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 22,430 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Russ Sullivan | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Al Federoff | Second Baseman |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 21, 1952
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Houtteman
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Houtteman
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easter vs. Houtteman
Easter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Houtteman
Rosen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Lemon
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Lemon
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ginsberg for the out. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Federoff vs. Lemon
Federoff hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Houtteman
Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Houtteman
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Strickland goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Houtteman
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Houtteman
Avila takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Doby takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easter vs. Hoeft
Easter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Hoeft
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Lemon
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Cliff Mapes now playing right field. Russ Sullivan now playing left field.
Simpson 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Hoeft
Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Hoeft
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Lemon
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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Hoeft
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hoeft, and towards Kuenn, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Hoeft
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lemon
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Lemon
Federoff hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoeft vs. Lemon
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Hoeft
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Hoeft
Easter hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Hoeft
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Federoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Hoeft
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Hegan fires to first, and they've got Hatfield trapped. There's the throw to Strickland who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Hoeft
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Hoeft
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Hoeft
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Lemon
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Avila throws to second for one, and Strickland throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dropo scores. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Lemon
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Lemon
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Al Federoff.
Hopp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Hoeft
Johnny Pesky now playing second base.
Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easter vs. Hoeft
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easter for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Hoeft
Rosen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Doby scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan throws the ball in to Hatfield who relays the ball to Pesky who tags Simpson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rosen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Hoeft
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Lemon
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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. Kolloway moves to third. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Lemon
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. White
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. White
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. White
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Lemon
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lemon
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1952 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 4 0 2 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 1 3 1
Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 3 1 2 0
Dropo W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Easter L, 1b 3 1 0 0
Delsing J, lf 1 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 2 2 4
Mapes C, rf 2 0 0 0 Simpson H, rf 4 0 2 1
Sullivan R, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, c 4 0 1 0 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 0
Federoff A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 3 1 1 1
Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0
Pesky J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 2 0 0 0
Kolloway D, ph 1 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 0 33 7 11 7
Detroit 000 000 100 -- 1
Cleveland 320 000 20x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L) 1.1 5 5 5 2 2
Hoeft B 5.2 5 2 2 2 3
White H 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 8
E -- Avila B, Strickland G 2
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Mitchell D, Lemon B, Simpson H, Doby L, Rosen A
HR -- Rosen A
HBP -- by Lemon B (Hatfield F)
T -- 2:17
A -- 22430
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