Indians @ Tigers
July 4, 1952

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 11 14 0
Tigers 0 2 1
Top 9 R H E
Indians 11 14 0
Tigers 0 2 1

Merl Combs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .203
OBP .500 .254
At Bats 4 59
Hits 2 12
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 3 5

Ken Johnson Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Briggs Stadium - July 4, 1952
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Out
Ken Johnson
Joe Ginsberg
Walt Dropo
Jerry Priddy
Fred Hatfield
Neil Berry
Don Lenhardt
Johnny Groth
Vic Wertz
Merl Combs
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hegan hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Groth chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Hatfield fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Hatfield. Rosen goes all the way around to score. Hegan moves all the way to home.
Top 9 Simpson strikes out.
Top 9 Doby is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell scores.
Top 9 Ken Johnson now pitching. Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Mitchell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Priddy hits a line drive towards short. Combs reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Art Houtteman. Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fridley hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards short. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Combs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Simpson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Combs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatfield moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Priddy strikes out.
Top 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Joe Ginsberg now catching. Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Houtteman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Bob Swift. Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Combs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hegan bunts towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hegan for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Top 5 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Combs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Priddy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fridley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Combs scores. Wynn moves to second.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Combs moves to third.
Top 3 Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Rosen scores. Simpson moves to third.
Top 3 Hegan hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simpson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Mitchell moves to third. Rosen moves to second.
Top 3 Art Houtteman now pitching. Rosen is hit by the pitch. Mitchell moves to second.
Top 3 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Combs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fridley strikes out.
Top 2 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Combs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Groth strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Priddy hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mitchell scores.
Top 1 Rosen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Mitchell moves to third.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fridley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.