Tigers @ Indians
April 24, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 9 1
Indians 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 9 1
Indians 4 8 0

Owen Friend Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .175
OBP .000 .233
At Bats 3 40
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 3

Mike Garcia Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - April 24, 1953
Out
Mike Garcia
Joe Tipton
Bill Glynn
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Ray Boone
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Harry Simpson
Owen Friend
Johnny Bucha

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 9 1 7
Cleveland Indians 4 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Garcia
Losing Pitcher Art Houtteman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Rosen
Attendance 9,283
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnny Bucha pinch runs for Matt Batts. Friend hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boone fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Batts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Glynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Madison now pitching. Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 8 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pat Mullin pinch hits for Dick Marlowe. Mullin hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Boone strikes out.
Top 7 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Batts hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Delsing reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dropo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tipton hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glynn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Glynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dick Marlowe now pitching. Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Art Houtteman. Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Houtteman covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Houtteman, and towards Friend, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Glynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Rosen moves to third.
Bottom 3 Rosen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Houtteman covering, for the out. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mitchell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glynn scores. Simpson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Tipton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. Glynn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Glynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to second.
Top 2 Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boone strikes out.
Top 1 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.