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 Detroit Tigers tied the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 4 0 0 0
Cullenbine 1b 3 1 1 0
Wakefield lf 2 1 1 0
Kell 3b 3 1 1 1
Mullin rf 4 1 1 2
Outlaw cf 4 0 0 0
Webb 2b 4 0 2 1
Wagner c 3 0 0 0
Overmire p 4 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 5 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Seerey rf 4 1 1 2
  Peck pr 0 1 0 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
  Conway pr 0 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 0
  Gettel pr 0 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 2 0 1 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 2 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruszkowski c 1 0 1 1
Embree p 2 0 0 0
  Stephens p 0 0 0 0
  Bockman ph 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Fleming ph 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
Detroit 100 300 000462
Cleveland 000 000 031481
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire   8.2 8 4 3 8 0
  White   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
8
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Embree   5.1 5 4 4 3 1
  Stephens   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Gromek   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Klieman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
1

  E–Wakefield (4), Kell (13), Keltner (6).  DP–Detroit 1. Lake-Webb-Cullenbine, Cleveland 3. Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson, Robinson-Keltner-Robinson, Seerey-Boudreau-Keltner.  2B–Detroit Webb (2), Cleveland Keltner (16); Ruszkowski (2).  3B–Detroit Mullin (4).  HR–Cleveland Seerey (10,8th inning off Overmire 1 on).  HBP–Kell (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–12.  U-HP–Jim Boyer, 1B–Cal Hubbard, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–3:06.  A–42,575.
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