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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 16, 1949 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 23,978 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
Pat Mullin | Center Fielder |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Johnny Berardino | Third Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Al Benton | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1949
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Benton
Lake hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Benton
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Benton, and towards Boudreau, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Benton
Wakefield hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Benton
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Benton
Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Benton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Benton covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Benton
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Berardino reaches second base with a double. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Trucks
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Trucks
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway fields it and throws to home to get Berardino. Tresh moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Benton
Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Benton
Lake bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Trucks moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Benton
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Benton
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Trucks
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boudreau for the out. Doby scores. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to home to get Vernon. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Benton
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Benton
Kell hits a line drive towards third. Berardino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Benton
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Trucks
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Trucks
Benton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Benton
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Benton
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Benton
Lake is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Benton
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Benton
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Benton
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Benton
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Trucks
Tresh bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benton vs. Trucks
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kennedy moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Trucks
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Benton
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Benton
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Trucks
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Benton
Sam Vico pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Vico hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vico for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Benton
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Benton
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Kretlow
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Kretlow
Benton bunts in front of the plate. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Kretlow
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Kretlow
Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mullin. Doby reaches second base with a double. Tresh scores. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Kretlow
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Benton
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Benton
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Benton
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1949 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Lake E, ss 3 0 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 0 1 1 Mullin P, cf 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 4 2 2 1 Wakefield D, lf 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 2 2 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Robinson A, c 3 0 1 0 Berardino J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Kolloway D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 1 1 0 Berry N, 2b 3 0 1 0 Tresh M, c 2 1 1 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 1 0 Benton A, p 3 0 1 0 Vico S, ph 1 0 0 0 Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 6 0 34 5 11 5 Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland 011 011 01x -- 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (L) 7.0 9 4 4 2 3 Kretlow L 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Benton A (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 1 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Detroit 5, Cleveland 10 2B -- Berardino J, Doby L 2 SB -- Vernon M, Doby L SH -- Lake E, Tresh M, Benton A T -- 1:51 A -- 23978
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