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Indians 6 @ Tigers 13
Briggs Stadium
August 6, 1947

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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 August 6, 1947 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Indians with a score of 13 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 6, 1947 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 6 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 13 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 13
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherStubby Overmire  
Losing PitcherBryan Stephens  
SaveAl Benton  
Game Winning RBIDick Wakefield 

Game Info

DateAugust 6, 1947 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Feller  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Trucks  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McKinley
1B: Red Jones
2B: Bill McGowan
3B: Bill Grieve

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dale Mitchell  Center Fielder 
Hank Edwards  Left Fielder 
Hal Peck  Right Fielder 
Lou Boudreau  Shortstop 
Eddie Robinson  First Baseman 
Ken Keltner  Third Baseman 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Jim Hegan  Catcher 
Bob Feller  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
Pat Mullin  Right Fielder 
Dick Wakefield  Left Fielder 
Jimmy Outlaw  Third Baseman 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Roy Cullenbine  First Baseman 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Virgil Trucks  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

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Indians 6 @ Tigers 13
Briggs Stadium
August 6, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/6/1947, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Mitchell D, cf        4  1  1  0   Lake E, ss            5  0  1  1   
Metkovich G, cf       1  0  0  0   Mayo E, 2b            6  2  3  2   
Seerey P, cf          0  0  0  0   Mullin P, rf          4  3  2  1   
Edwards H, lf         5  1  2  2   Wakefield D, lf       2  2  2  1   
Peck H, rf            5  2  2  1   Outlaw J, 3b          5  1  4  2   
Boudreau L, ss        4  0  1  0   Cramer D, cf          4  0  1  1   
Robinson E, 1b        5  2  2  2   Evers H, ph-cf        0  1  0  0   
Keltner K, 3b         2  0  1  0   Cullenbine R, 1b      3  1  0  1   
Gordon J, 2b          4  0  2  1   Swift B, c            3  0  1  0   
Hegan J, c            2  0  0  0   Wagner H, c           2  2  2  2   
Lopez A, c            1  0  0  0   Trucks V, p           0  0  0  0   
Feller B, p           3  0  0  0   White H, p            1  0  0  0   
Klieman E, p          1  0  1  0   Wertz V, ph           1  0  0  0   
Stephens B, p         0  0  0  0   Overmire S, p         1  0  0  0   
Willis L, p           0  0  0  0   Hutchinson F, ph      1  0  1  0   
                                   Webb S, pr            1  1  0  1   
                                   Benton A, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 12  6                        39 13 17 12

Cleveland        014 000 100 --  6
Detroit          100 110 19x -- 13

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Feller B              6.1  9  4  4  4  5
Klieman E*            0.2  3  2  2  0  0
Stephens B (L)        0.1  3  4  3  1  0
Willis L              0.2  2  3  0  2  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trucks V              2.1  7  5  5  0  0
White H               1.2  1  0  0  2  0
Overmire S (W)        4.0  4  1  1  1  1
Benton A (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Keltner K, Seerey P
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 10
2B -- Mitchell D, Outlaw J, Hutchinson F, Mayo E
3B -- Edwards H
HR -- Mullin P, Robinson E, Edwards H, Peck H, Mayo E, Wagner H
SB -- Gordon J, Keltner K
SH -- Boudreau L, Lake E
WP -- Willis L
T -- 2:43
A -- 0

    

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