Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
August 31, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1921 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson lf 4 1 1 0
Wambsganss 2b 3 0 1 0
Speaker cf 4 0 0 0
Wood rf 3 1 1 1
Gardner 3b 4 0 3 1
Sewell ss 2 1 1 0
Burns 1b 4 0 0 1
O'Neill c 4 0 0 0
Mails p 0 0 0 0
  Uhle p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 1 1 1
  Sargent 2b 1 0 0 0
Jones 3b 5 1 1 0
Cobb cf 5 2 2 0
Veach lf 4 0 1 1
Heilmann rf 4 2 2 2
Blue 1b 3 0 2 0
Flagstead ss 3 1 0 1
Bassler c 2 0 0 1
Leonard p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Cleveland 011 000 001–373
Detroit 510 000 01x–790
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Mails  L(11-8) 0.2 3 4 2 2 1
  Uhle   7.1 6 3 2 4 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
4
6
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(10-12) 9.0 7 3 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3
  E–Gardner 2 (25), Mails (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Wambsganss-J. Sewell-Burns, Detroit 1. Flagstead-Young-Blue.  2B–Detroit Heilmann (38); Blue (28).  3B–Cleveland J. Sewell (9).  HR–Cleveland Wood (3,2nd inning off Leonard 0 on).  SH–Wambsganss (32); Veach (23); Blue (14).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Young (3); Flagstead (6).  Team–12.  CS–Wambsganss (5).  U–Brick Owens, Bill Dinneen.
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