Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 21, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1931 at League Park IV. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Walker H. cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson rf 3 1 0 0
Gehringer 2b 4 0 0 0
Alexander 1b 3 0 2 1
  Walker G. pr 0 1 0 0
  Akers ss 0 0 0 0
McManus 3b 3 1 0 0
Stone lf 4 1 1 3
Owen ss,1b 4 0 1 0
Schang c 2 0 0 0
  Koenig ph 1 0 0 0
  Hayworth c 1 0 0 0
Sorrell p 3 0 1 0
  Herring p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Burnett 3b 3 1 1 0
Fonseca 1b 3 1 2 1
Averill cf 3 2 1 1
Hodapp 2b 4 0 1 1
Falk rf 4 0 2 2
Vosmik lf 4 0 0 0
Hunnefield ss 3 1 1 0
Sewell c 2 0 0 0
Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Ferrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Detroit 000 000 004–452
Cleveland 200 000 021–581
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sorrell  L(0-1) 8.0 7 5 5 4 1
  Herring   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
8
5
5
5
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   8.1 5 4 4 3 1
  Ferrell  W(2-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
3
1
  E–Owen (1), Schang (2), Hodapp (2).  DP–Detroit 2. Sorrell-Gehringer-Alexander, Gehringer-Alexander.  2B–Cleveland Fonseca (2); Hodapp (1).  3B–Cleveland Averill (1).  HR–Detroit Stone (4,9th inning off Brown 2 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Fonseca (1); Sewell 2 (3).  Team–7.  SB–Johnson (1); G. Walker (1); Burnett (1).  CS–Johnson (2).  U–Dick Nallin, Brick Owens, Red Ormsby.
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