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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 9, 1949
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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 September 9, 1949 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Papai |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,896 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Stan Spence | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Jack Graham | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Center Fielder |
| Dick Kokos | Right Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Al Papai | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 9, 1949
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Papai
Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Papai
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Papai
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Papai
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Papai
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Garcia
Dillinger 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 -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Garcia
Spence strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Garcia
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Papai
Kennedy 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Papai
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Papai
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Papai
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Garcia
Graham hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Garcia
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garcia
Kokos 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 -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Garcia
Moss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papai vs. Garcia
Papai is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Papai
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Papai
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Papai
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Papai
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Garcia
Dillinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Garcia
There goes Dillinger. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Dillinger steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Garcia
Spence hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Garcia
Priddy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Graham vs. Garcia
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Papai
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Papai
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards second. Priddy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Priddy. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Papai
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger juggles the ball. That's an error on Dillinger. Kennedy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Papai
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Garcia
Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garcia
Kokos strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Garcia
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Papai
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Papai
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Papai
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Papai
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Graham scoops it up and throws to first, with Papai covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan hits a line drive towards short. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papai vs. Garcia
Papai is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Garcia
Dillinger strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Papai
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Papai
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Graham scoops it up and throws to first, with Papai covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Papai
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Garcia
Spence hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Garcia
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Garcia
Graham hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Garcia
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Papai
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Papai
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Papai
Garcia bunts towards the mound. Papai fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Papai
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sievers who is chasing the ball. Mitchell reaches third base with a triple. Hegan scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Papai
Tucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sievers who is chasing the ball. Tucker reaches third base with a triple. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Papai
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garcia
Kokos hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Garcia
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elder vs. Garcia
Cliff Fannin pinch runs for Les Moss. George Elder pinch hits for John Sullivan.
Elder hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Garcia
Paul Lehner pinch hits for Al Papai.
Lehner hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ferrick
Sherm Lollar now catching. Andy Anderson now playing shortstop. Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ferrick
Gordon bunts towards the mound. Ferrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Ferrick
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Graham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Ferrick
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Ferrick
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Garcia
Dillinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Garcia
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Garcia
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Garcia
Graham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ferrick
Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Graham settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Graham. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ferrick
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Ferrick
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Ferrick
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Ferrick
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Garcia
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Garcia
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Garcia
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Platt vs. Garcia
Whitey Platt pinch hits for Andy Anderson.
Platt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Garcia
Ned Garver pinch hits for Tom Ferrick.
Garver takes first base on ball four. Kokos moves to third. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dillinger vs. Garcia
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Vernon, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1949 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 2 2 2 Dillinger B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tucker T, cf 5 0 2 1 Spence S, lf 4 1 1 1
Vernon M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Priddy J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Doby L, rf 4 1 2 0 Graham J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sievers R, cf 4 0 0 0
Kennedy B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kokos D, rf 4 0 1 0
Boone R, ss 4 0 2 1 Moss L, c 2 0 1 0
Hegan J, c 3 1 0 0 Fannin C, pr 0 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 3 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 1 0 1 0
Sullivan J, ss 2 0 1 0
Elder G, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson A, ss 0 0 0 0
Platt W, ph 1 0 0 0
Papai A, p 2 0 0 0
Lehner P, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrick T, p 0 0 0 0
Garver N, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 4 33 2 6 2
Cleveland 000 110 210 -- 5
St.Louis 010 001 000 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Papai A (L) 7.0 8 4 3 1 3
Ferrick T 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Priddy J, Dillinger B, Graham J, Anderson A
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, St.Louis 8
3B -- Mitchell D, Tucker T
HR -- Graham J, Mitchell D, Spence S
SB -- Dillinger B
SH -- Garcia M, Gordon J
T -- 2:05
A -- 3896
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