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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 23, 1950 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Zoldak |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,146 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Luke Easter | Right Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Sam Zoldak | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Upton | Shortstop |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Center Fielder |
| Don Lenhardt | First Baseman |
| Ken Wood | Right Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Garver
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lenhardt scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sievers. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easter vs. Garver
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Zoldak
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Zoldak
Kokos strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Zoldak
Sievers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila catches it and throws to first to double up Upton. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Moss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Garver
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garver
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Zoldak
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Easter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Zoldak
Wood hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Zoldak
Moss 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
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a popup towards short. Upton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zoldak vs. Garver
Zoldak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Garver
Mitchell hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Sievers chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Upton. Upton fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Upton. Zoldak goes all the way around to score. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Zoldak
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Zoldak
Friend hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Zoldak
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zoldak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upton vs. Zoldak
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine moves to third. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kokos vs. Zoldak
Kokos hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Zoldak
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Zoldak
Lenhardt is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Garver
Easter hits a line drive towards third. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Garver
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Garver
Boone hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Zoldak
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Zoldak
Moss bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Zoldak
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Wood scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Gromek
Garver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Garver
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Garver
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. Gromek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon bunts towards the mound. Garver juggles the ball. That's an error on Garver. Gromek scores. Mitchell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Garver
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easter vs. Garver
Easter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Gromek
Upton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Gromek
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Gromek
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Gromek
Lenhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Gromek
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Garver
Murray hits a popup towards short. Upton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garver
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Garver
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Garver
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Garver
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Flores
Jesse Flores now pitching.
Moss hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Flores
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Flores
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Garver
Easter hits a line drive to center field. Sievers throws towards Friend. Friend fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Friend. Easter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Garver
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Schacht
Sid Schacht now pitching. Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Ray Murray.
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Schacht
Moss fires to third and they've got Easter trapped. The throw back to Moss who tags Easter for the out. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Schacht
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Schacht
Avila takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Schacht
Flores hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Flores
Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Jim Hegan now catching. Ray Coleman pinch hits for Sid Schacht.
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Flores
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Flores
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1950, game 2 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 4 1 3 1 Upton T, ss 3 1 2 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Kokos D, lf 4 1 1 4
Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Sievers R, cf 3 0 0 0
Easter L, rf 4 0 1 0 Lenhardt D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Kennedy B, rf 0 0 0 0 Wood K, rf 3 1 1 0
Rosen A, 3b 3 1 0 0 Moss L, c 2 0 0 0
Murray R, c 3 0 1 0 Gustine F, 3b 2 1 1 1
Tucker T, ph 1 0 0 0 Friend O, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 0 0 0 0 Garver N, p 2 1 1 0
Boone R, ss 4 0 1 1 Schacht S, p 0 0 0 0
Avila B, 2b 3 2 2 0 Coleman R, ph 1 0 0 0
Zoldak S, p 1 1 1 0
Gromek S, p 1 1 0 0
Lemon B, ph 1 1 1 2
Flores J, p 1 0 0 0
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33 7 12 5 26 5 7 5
Cleveland 002 022 1 -- 7
St.Louis 004 100 0 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak S 3.1 5 5 5 2 2
Gromek S (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Flores J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L)* 6.0 11 7 5 1 4
Schacht S 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Upton T, Gustine F, Garver N, Friend O
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, St.Louis 3
2B -- Doby L, Mitchell D, Gustine F
HR -- Kokos D, Lemon B
SH -- Moss L, Vernon M
T -- 2:06
A -- 18146
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