Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
April 30, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1944 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 2, Detroit Tigers 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Peters 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Rocco 1b 4 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf 4 0 0 0
Heath lf 4 1 2 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 2 1
Boudreau ss 2 0 0 1
  Grant 2b 2 0 0 0
Seerey cf 2 0 1 0
Susce c 1 0 0 0
  Hockett ph 1 0 0 0
  McDonnell c 0 0 0 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  Naymick p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hoover ss 2 1 0 0
Borom 2b 3 0 1 0
Hostetler cf 4 0 2 2
York 1b 4 0 3 1
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 0
Outlaw lf 3 0 0 0
Ross rf 4 1 1 1
Swift c 2 0 1 0
  Metro pr 0 1 0 0
  Richards c 1 0 0 0
Gorsica p 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Cleveland 000 010 100270
Detroit 100 100 20x492
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L(1-2) 6.2 9 4 4 3 4
  Naymick   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Klieman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gorsica  W(1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
2

  E–Borom (1), Gorsica (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Grant-Peters-Rocco, Detroit 2. Gorsica-Hoover-York.  2B–Cleveland Peters (6), Detroit York (2); Gorsica (1).  3B–Cleveland Heath (1).  HR–Cleveland Keltner (1,7th inning off Gorsica 0 on), Detroit Ross (1,4th inning off Reynolds 0 on).  SH–Susce (1); Borom (1).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  CS–Peters (1); Seerey (1).  U–Eddie Rommel, Hal Weafer, Bill Grieve.  T–1:56.  A–38,940.
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