Tigers @ Indians
August 17, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 8 4
Indians 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 8 4
Indians 4 7 0

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .324
OBP .500 .388
At Bats 3 413
Hits 1 134
• Singles 1 100
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 0 43

George Zuverink Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 3
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 17, 1954
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Single
George Zuverink
Frank House
Walt Dropo
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Delsing
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Bobby Avila
Al Smith
Bob Lemon
Dave Philley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 8 4 6
Cleveland Indians 4 7 0 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Lemon
Losing Pitcher George Zuverink
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Avila
Attendance 25,883
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley scores. Lemon moves to third. Smith moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Lemon hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Tuttle. Westlake scores. Philley moves to third. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 9 Wally Westlake pinch runs for Dale Mitchell. Dave Philley pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 9 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Sam Dente. Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Frank Bolling now playing second base. Pope 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 9 Zuverink hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores. Dropo tags and moves to third.
Top 9 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second.
Top 9 Dropo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third.
Top 9 Bill Glynn now playing first base. Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hatfield. Avila scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to third.
Bottom 8 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boone. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 8 Walt Dropo now playing first base. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Delsing hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Zuverink hits a fly ball into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pope is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Tuttle 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 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. House scores. Kuenn moves to third. Hatfield moves to second.
Top 6 Hatfield is hit by the pitch. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. House moves to third.
Top 6 Zuverink is called out on strikes.
Top 6 There goes House. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. House steals second.
Top 6 House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dente takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Tuttle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Belardi strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pope hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Majeski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wertz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 4 Avila bunts towards first. Belardi picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Belardi. Smith scores.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Boone hits a fly ball towards right. Smith catches it and throws to first to double up Delsing.
Top 4 Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zuverink strikes out.
Top 3 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pope strikes out.
Bottom 2 Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Belardi 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 2 Boone hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.