Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
July 4, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1947 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 13

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 3 3 2 5
Cullenbine 1b 2 0 1 0
Outlaw lf 5 0 0 0
Mullin rf 4 0 0 0
Cramer cf 4 0 1 1
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Mayo 2b 4 0 1 0
Swift c 3 1 0 0
Benton p 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 2 1 1 0
  Wakefield ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 5 1 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Edwards rf 5 1 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 3 2 2
Robinson 1b 4 2 2 5
Gordon 2b 5 3 3 3
Keltner 3b 5 2 4 1
Hegan c 1 0 1 0
  Lopez c 4 0 1 1
Black p 4 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 17 12
Detroit 100 030 002682
Cleveland 035 000 14x13171
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(5-4) 2.2 8 8 4 1 1
  Houtteman   5.1 9 5 5 3 2
Totals
8.0
17
13
9
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W(6-5) 9.0 8 6 6 6 6
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
6

  E–Lake (16), Mayo (6), Gordon (8).  DP–Detroit 1. Kell-Mayo-Cullenbine, Cleveland 2. Black-Robinson, Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson.  PB–Swift (2).  2B–Detroit Wakefield (6), Cleveland Metkovich (12); Boudreau (22); Gordon (8); Keltner 2 (15).  3B–Cleveland Mitchell (1).  HR–Detroit Lake 2 (8,5th inning off Black 2 on,9th inning off Black 1 on), Cleveland Robinson 2 (7,2nd inning off Benton 1 on,8th inning off Houtteman 2 on); Gordon 2 (13,3rd inning off Benton 1 on,8th inning off Houtteman 0 on); Keltner (5,2nd inning off Benton 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–Kell (10).  SB–Keltner (2).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Jim Boyer, 2B–Cal Hubbard, 3B–Eddie Hurley.
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