Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
September 20, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1945 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 1, Cleveland Indians 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Webb ss 4 0 1 0
  Mierkowicz ph 1 0 1 0
Mayo 2b 5 0 0 0
Cramer cf 2 1 0 0
Greenberg lf 3 0 1 0
  Borom pr 0 0 0 0
  Maier 3b 0 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf 3 0 1 0
York 1b 3 0 1 0
Outlaw 3b,lf 4 0 0 1
Swift c 3 0 0 0
  Hostetler ph 1 0 0 0
Benton p 3 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Caster p 0 0 0 0
  McHale ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Meyer 2b 5 1 3 1
Rocco 1b 4 1 1 0
Heath lf 4 0 1 1
Fleming rf 3 0 0 0
  Wheeler pr 0 1 0 0
  Mackiewicz cf 0 0 0 0
Ross 3b 3 1 1 1
Seerey cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Hayes c 4 1 1 1
Weingartner ss 1 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 0 0
  Cihocki ss 1 1 0 0
Reynolds p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 9 5
Detroit 000 100 000–154
Cleveland 000 000 06x–692
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(13-7) 7.1 5 2 1 2 3
  Trout   0.0 2 3 2 1 0
  Caster   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
3
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W(18-11) 9.0 5 1 1 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
3
  E–Webb (24), Mayo (15), Maier (25), Cullenbine (8), Fleming (5), Weingartner (6).  DP–Cleveland 1. Hayes-Weingartner.  2B–Detroit Mierkowicz (2); Greenberg (20); Cullenbine (26).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Rocco (11).  Team–8.  CS–Webb (7).  U–Cal Hubbard, Jim Boyer, Bill Summers.
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