Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 17, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1929 at League Park IV. 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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Detroit Tigers 15, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rice cf 6 1 4 0
Gehringer 2b 4 3 0 1
Heilmann rf 5 3 2 5
Alexander 1b 4 3 2 2
Fothergill lf 5 0 2 1
McManus 3b 4 0 2 3
Richardson ss 6 1 1 1
Shea c 5 1 2 0
Uhle p 5 3 3 1
Totals 44 15 18 14
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tavener ss 5 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 1 0 0
Averill cf 5 1 3 2
Sewell J. 3b 5 1 3 0
Porter rf 4 0 1 0
Fonseca 1b 4 0 1 0
Jamieson lf 3 0 2 0
Sewell L. c 4 0 0 0
Holloway p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrell p 2 0 0 0
  Falk ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Hodapp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 2
Detroit 241 000 12515181
Cleveland 001 001 0013104
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Uhle  W(1-0) 9.0 10 3 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Holloway  L(0-1) 1.1 5 6 5 1 0
  Ferrell   4.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Grant   3.0 10 8 8 4 1
Totals
9.0
18
15
14
6
3

  E–Richardson (2), Tavener 2 (2), Porter (1), Holloway (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Tavener-Lind-Fonseca.  2B–Detroit Rice (2); Heilmann 2 (2); Alexander 2 (2), Cleveland J. Sewell 2 (2).  HR–Cleveland Averill (2,3rd inning off Uhle 0 on).  SH–Gehringer (1); Alexander (1); McManus (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  SB–Averill (1).  U–Dick Nallin, Harry Geisel, Bill Dinneen.
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