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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1941
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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 August 31, 1941 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1941 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 31, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chubby Dean |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,119 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tuck Stainback | Left Fielder |
| Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
| Oscar Grimes | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Chubby Dean | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1941
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Dean
Stainback hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Dean
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Dean
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bridges
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Bridges
There's a wild pitch. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Bridges
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bridges
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Bridges
Heath hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McCosky, who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. Weatherly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Bridges
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heath scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bridges
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stainback who is chasing the ball. Keltner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Mueller
Les Mueller now pitching.
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Mueller
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field. McCosky 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: ---
York vs. Dean
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Dean
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dean
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Dean
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Dean
Croucher hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Mueller
Dean is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Mueller
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Mueller
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dean
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Dean
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Dean
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mueller
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Mueller
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Mueller
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Mueller
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Dean
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Dean
There goes McCosky. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Mack applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Dean
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Dean
Higgins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Mueller
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Mueller
Hemsley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Mueller
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dean
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Dean
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Dean
Croucher hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Mueller
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Mueller
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Mueller
Tebbetts fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tebbetts. Boudreau scores. Weatherly moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Mueller
Walker bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Mueller
Heath is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimes vs. Mueller
Grimes hits a fly ball into left field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weatherly scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Mueller
There goes Heath. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Meyer applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dean
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Dean
Stainback hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Dean
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Mueller
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Mueller
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Mueller
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Dean
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Dean
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Dean
Higgins hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dean
Campbell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. Campbell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Dean
Tebbetts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Croucher vs. Dean
Croucher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Mueller
Dean hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Mueller
Boudreau bunts towards the mound. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Mueller
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Meyer. Dean scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Mueller
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franklin vs. Dean
Moe Franklin pinch hits for Les Mueller.
Franklin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Dean
Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Franklin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyer vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Franklin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Gromek
McCosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Stainback moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Gromek
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Gromek
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Heath hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Thomas
Grimes bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Thomas
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Thomas
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Thomas
Hemsley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gromek
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gromek
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tebbetts for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gromek
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Frank Croucher.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1941, game 2 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stainback T, lf 4 0 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 1 2 0 0
Meyer D, 2b 4 0 0 1 Weatherly R, cf 4 2 2 1
McCosky B, cf 4 0 2 0 Walker G, lf 3 0 0 0
York R, 1b 4 2 2 1 Heath J, rf 3 2 1 1
Higgins P, 3b 4 1 1 2 Grimes O, 1b 3 0 1 2
Campbell B, rf 4 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 2 1
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Croucher F, ss 3 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Dean C, p 3 1 1 0
Bridges T, p 0 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller L, p 2 0 0 0
Franklin M, ph 1 1 1 0
Thomas B, p 0 0 0 0
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35 4 9 4 28 7 7 5
Detroit 010 000 210 -- 4
Cleveland 300 020 11x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (L) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1
Mueller L 6.1 3 3 1 3 3
Thomas B 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dean C (W)* 7.0 8 4 4 0 3
Gromek S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Tebbetts B, Meyer D, York R
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 4
2B -- McCosky B
3B -- Heath J, Keltner K, Campbell B
HR -- York R, Higgins P
CS -- McCosky B, Heath J
SH -- Walker G, Boudreau L, Grimes O
WP -- Bridges T
T -- 2:01
A -- 14119
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