Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 8, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 4 2 2 0
Harris 2b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Sorrell p 0 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 2 2 2
Heilmann rf 5 1 2 3
Alexander 1b 5 1 5 2
McManus 3b 4 1 1 0
Hargrave c 3 1 1 0
Wuestling ss 2 0 0 1
  Fothergill ph 1 0 1 0
  Carroll pr 0 0 0 0
  Schuble ss 0 1 0 0
Graham p 3 0 0 0
  Whitehill p 0 0 0 0
  Gehringer 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 14 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Morgan rf 4 1 0 0
Sewell J. 3b 5 1 1 1
Averill cf 5 1 2 2
Fonseca 1b 4 0 1 0
Falk lf 4 1 1 1
Hodapp 2b 3 1 2 1
Gardner ss 2 0 0 0
  Hauser ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavener ss 1 0 1 1
Sewell L. c 2 0 0 0
  Myatt c 1 0 1 0
Miljus p 2 0 0 0
  Jamieson ph 1 1 1 0
  Ferrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Detroit 020 011 0149141
Cleveland 100 000 3206101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Graham   7.0 8 6 6 4 0
  Whitehill  W(7-8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sorrell  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Miljus   7.0 7 4 3 4 1
  Ferrell  L(11-8) 2.0 7 5 5 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
5
1

  E–Wuestling (7), Morgan (9).  DP–Detroit 1. Graham-Alexander-Hargrave, Cleveland 3. Fonseca-J. Sewell, J. Sewell-Fonseca, Hodapp-Tavener-Fonseca.  2B–Detroit Heilmann (36), Cleveland Myatt (4).  3B–Cleveland Hodapp (2).  HR–Detroit Rice (3,8th inning off Ferrell 0 on 0 out); Alexander (19,6th inning off Miljus 0 on), Cleveland Averill (13,7th inning off Graham 1 on); Falk (12,8th inning off Graham 0 on).  SH–Harris (1); Wuestling (2); Myatt (3).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Harris (1); McManus (10); Morgan (4).  U–George Hildebrand, Bill Guthrie.
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