Tigers @ Indians
April 15, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 9 0
Indians 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 9 0
Indians 2 7 0

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .462
OBP .500 .533
At Bats 2 13
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 2 2
RBI’s 0 2

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - April 15, 1954
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Out
Ralph Branca
Matt Batts
Walt Dropo
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Delsing
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Bobby Avila
Al Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 9 0 6
Cleveland Indians 2 7 0 8
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Mike Garcia
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Matt Batts
Attendance 40,421
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Avila hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Al Smith pinch runs for Luke Easter. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Mike Garcia. Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Luke Easter pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Strickland strikes out.
Top 9 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Batts is out. Dropo scores. Kaline moves to third. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dropo moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 9 Kaline bunts towards first. Glynn fields it and throws to third for the out. Dropo moves to second.
Top 9 Dropo takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Kennedy now playing left field. Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Wally Westlake. Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Glynn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Glynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Philley hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ralph Branca now pitching. Matt Batts now catching. Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores.
Top 8 There goes Bolling. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Bolling steals second.
Top 8 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Chuck Kress pinch hits for Ted Gray. Kress 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 8 Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Al Lakeman. Pesky strikes out.
Bottom 7 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kaline strikes out.
Top 7 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Doby is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Rosen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Glynn hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to second.
Top 6 Delsing takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gray hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lakeman strikes out.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Strickland reaches second base with a double. There goes Westlake trying to get to home. Delsing throws the ball in to Boone who relays the ball to Lakeman, who tags Westlake, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Dropo trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Delsing scores.
Top 4 Boone strikes out.
Top 4 Kuenn bunts towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to third.
Top 4 Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Westlake. Delsing reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Rosen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Bolling. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Strickland applying the tag.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Gray hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garcia bunts towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to third. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hegan takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 2 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Glynn bunts towards the mound. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Avila moves to third. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Philley takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 1 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Delsing moves to third.
Top 1 Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.