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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 14, 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 April 14, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| 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 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 42,684 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| JW Porter | First Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 14, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoeft
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. Hoeft
There goes Smith. The throw from House and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Hoeft
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Hoeft
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Hoeft
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Hoeft
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Hoeft
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Hoeft
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Rosen scores. Kiner moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Kuenn 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. Garcia
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Garcia
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. Hatfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Garcia
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Zuverink
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zuverink
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Zuverink
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Garcia
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zuverink vs. Garcia
Zuverink hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Zuverink
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Zuverink
Rosen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Zuverink
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garcia
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Zuverink
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Zuverink
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Zuverink
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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Garcia
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, 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 -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Zuverink
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Zuverink
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Zuverink
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Zuverink
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Zuverink
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Garcia
House hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Garcia
Ferris Fain pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Harry Malmberg pinch runs for Ferris Fain.
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malmberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Garcia
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. Malmberg scores. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone 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, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Aber
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Aber
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Aber
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Garcia
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Garcia
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Aber
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Aber
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Aber
Avila hits a fly ball towards right. Kaline catches it and throws to second to double up Garcia. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Aber
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, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aber vs. Garcia
Aber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Garcia
Hatfield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Aber
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Aber
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Aber
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Aber
Joe Altobelli pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Joe Altobelli now playing first base.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Garcia
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Aber
Hegan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Aber
Garcia strikes out. House drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Aber
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Aber
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Aber
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
Rosen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Garcia
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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garcia
Red Wilson pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Wilson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/14/1955 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 5 2 4 2 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 0
Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hatfield F, 2b 2 1 0 0
Doby L, cf 5 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 3
Rosen A, 3b 5 1 1 1 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0 Porter J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 2 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 4 0 1 0
Altobelli J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 1 House F, c 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 1 1 1 Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 4 1 2 0 Zuverink G, p 1 0 0 0
Fain F, ph 1 0 1 0
Malmberg H, pr 0 1 0 0
Aber A, p 1 0 0 0
Flowers B, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 11 5 33 3 6 3
Cleveland 200 020 001 -- 5
Detroit 100 020 000 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L) 0.2 2 2 2 3 2
Zuverink G 4.1 4 2 2 0 2
Aber A 3.2 5 1 1 2 2
Flowers B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Kuenn H
DP -- Detroit 4
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 6
3B -- Kaline A 2
HR -- Smith A, Hegan J
SB -- Smith A
HBP -- by Garcia M (Hatfield F)
T -- 2:26
A -- 42684
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