Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
September 24, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1938 at Briggs Stadium. 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 6, Detroit Tigers 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lary ss 5 1 1 1
Weatherly cf 5 0 2 0
Averill rf 4 0 1 0
Heath lf 5 0 1 1
Trosky 1b 4 1 2 0
Pytlak c 4 2 2 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 3 2
Kroner 2b 4 1 2 2
Harder p 3 0 0 0
  Milnar p 0 0 0 0
  Hudlin p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 3 0 2 0
  Cullenbine ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Walker lf 3 0 0 0
  Laabs ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Gehringer 2b 4 1 1 3
Greenberg 1b 2 1 0 0
Fox rf 4 0 1 0
Rogell ss 3 0 1 0
Tebbetts c 3 1 1 1
Christman 3b 3 1 0 0
Bridges p 2 0 0 0
  Eisenstat p 0 0 0 0
  York ph 0 0 0 0
  Archie pr 0 1 0 0
  Coffman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 7
Cleveland 020 200 2006140
Detroit 000 100 60x781
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Harder   6.0 5 3 3 4 1
  Milnar   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Hudlin  L(8-8) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Humphries   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
6
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges   6.1 12 6 6 0 8
  Eisenstat  W(8-6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Coffman  SV(2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
1
9

  E–Rogell (30).  DP–Cleveland 1. Kroner-Lary-Trosky, Detroit 1. Tebbetts-Christman.  2B–Cleveland Averill (27); Keltner 2 (29); Kroner 2 (13), Detroit Laabs (7).  3B–Detroit Tebbetts (2).  HR–Detroit Gehringer (19,7th inning off Hudlin 2 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Lary (22).  CS–Rogell (2).  U–Eddie Rommel, Lou Kolls, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:20.  A–8,900.
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