Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
April 19, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1921 at Navin Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 12, Detroit Tigers 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson lf 6 1 1 1
Johnston 1b 4 1 1 0
  Burns 1b 1 0 0 0
Speaker cf 3 2 1 2
Smith rf 4 2 1 2
Gardner 3b 3 1 1 0
Sewell ss 4 1 2 0
Stephenson 2b 5 2 3 2
O'Neill c 4 2 3 1
Coveleski p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 12 14 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 3 0
Bush ss 3 1 0 0
Cobb cf 4 0 1 1
Veach lf 4 0 1 1
Heilmann rf 3 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 0 0
Blue 1b 4 0 0 0
Bassler c 4 0 2 1
Holling p 2 0 0 0
  Shorten ph 1 1 1 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Woodall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Cleveland 000 010 92012140
Detroit 000 010 020394
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski  W(1-1) 9.0 9 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Holling  L(0-1) 8.0 13 12 5 5 3
  Cole   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
5
5
3

  E–Heilmann (1), Jones (2), Blue 2 (2).  2B–Cleveland J. Sewell (3); O'Neill 2 (3), Detroit Bassler (1).  3B–Cleveland Speaker (1).  HR–Cleveland Smith (2,8th inning off Holling 1 on).  SH–Gardner (1); J. Sewell (1); Coveleski (1); Bush (4).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U–Brick Owens, Ollie Chill.
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