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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 17, 1954
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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 17, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1954 |
|---|---|
| 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 17, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 28,386 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 17, 1954
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a line drive to left field. Delsing throws towards first. Belardi fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Belardi. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Garver
Avila bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a popup in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Garver
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Garver
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Garver
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Lemon
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Garver
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Garver
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Garver
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Lemon
Garver hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a fly ball towards left. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Lemon
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to third. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland throws to second for one, and Avila throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hatfield scores. Delsing scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lemon
There goes Kaline. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Garver
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Garver
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Garver
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Garver
Smith takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lemon
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon juggles the ball. That's an error on Lemon. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Lemon
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Smith 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: ---
Rosen vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Miller
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Miller
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up 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: ---
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Bill Glynn now playing first base.
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Miller
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Miller
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Miller
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lemon
Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Wayne Belardi.
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Lemon
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Lemon
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. House moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Lemon
George Bullard pinch runs for Walt Dropo.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Strickland fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1954 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Smith A, lf 2 2 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 1 0
Avila B, 2b 3 1 1 4 Hatfield F, 2b 4 1 0 0
Doby L, cf 2 0 0 1 Delsing J, lf 3 1 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Belardi W, 1b 3 0 2 0
Glynn B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bertoia R, pr 0 1 0 0
Philley D, rf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1
Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 1 0 0 House F, c 4 0 1 0
Lemon B, p 4 1 1 0 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Dropo W, ph 1 0 1 1
Bullard G, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 6 6 35 3 6 2
Cleveland 200 000 400 -- 6
Detroit 000 002 001 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 6 3 1 2 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 7.0 6 6 2 3 2
Miller B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Belardi W, Rosen A, Smith A, Avila B, Boone R, Lemon B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 3, Detroit 7
2B -- Wertz V
HR -- Rosen A, Avila B
CS -- Kaline A
SH -- Avila B
SF -- Doby L
T -- 2:15
A -- 28386
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