Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
August 31, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1945 at Briggs Stadium. 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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Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cihocki ss 2 0 0 0
  McDonnell ph 1 0 0 0
  Weingartner ss 2 1 1 0
Rocco 1b 4 3 2 0
Fleming rf 2 0 1 0
  Mackiewicz cf 2 1 1 3
Heath lf 4 1 4 1
Meyer 2b 4 0 1 2
Ross 3b 4 0 0 0
Seerey cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Hayes c 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Webb ss 2 0 0 0
  Mierkowicz ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoover ss 0 0 0 0
Borom 2b 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 4 1 1 0
Greenberg lf 4 0 2 1
Cullenbine rf 4 0 0 0
York 1b 3 0 0 0
Maier 3b 3 1 0 0
Richards c 2 0 0 0
  Mayo ph 1 0 0 0
  Swift c 1 0 0 0
Trout p 2 0 2 1
  Mueller p 0 0 0 0
  McHale ph 1 0 0 0
  Overmire p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cleveland 000 101 302–7110
Detroit 000 110 000–261
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W(15-11) 9.0 6 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L(13-13) 6.2 8 5 5 5 5
  Mueller   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Overmire   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
5
  E–Trout (9).  DP–Cleveland 1. Mackiewicz-Hayes, Detroit 1. Borom-Webb-York.  PB–Hayes (12).  2B–Cleveland Rocco (20); Fleming (4); Heath (13), Detroit Cramer (20); Greenberg (16); Trout (3).  3B–Cleveland Rocco (5).  HR–Cleveland Mackiewicz (2,7th inning off Trout 2 on).  SH–Reynolds (6).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Heath (3).  U–Bill Grieve, George Pipgras, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:32.  A–12,498.
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