Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
August 6, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1947 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 13

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell cf 4 1 1 0
  Metkovich cf 1 0 0 0
  Seerey cf 0 0 0 0
Edwards lf 5 1 2 2
Peck rf 5 2 2 1
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 5 2 2 2
Keltner 3b 2 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 2 1
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Lopez c 1 0 0 0
Feller p 3 0 0 0
  Klieman p 1 0 1 0
  Stephens p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 5 0 1 1
Mayo 2b 6 2 3 2
Mullin rf 4 3 2 1
Wakefield lf 2 2 2 1
Outlaw 3b 5 1 4 2
Cramer cf 4 0 1 1
  Evers ph,cf 0 1 0 0
Cullenbine 1b 3 1 0 1
Swift c 3 0 1 0
  Wagner ph,c 2 2 2 2
Trucks p 0 0 0 0
  White p 1 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Overmire p 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 1 0
  Webb pr 1 1 0 1
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 17 12
Cleveland 014 000 1006122
Detroit 100 110 19x13170
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   6.1 9 4 4 4 5
  Klieman   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Stephens  L(2-9) 0.1 3 4 3 1 0
  Willis   0.2 2 3 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
17
13
9
7
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks   2.1 7 5 5 0 0
  White   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Overmire  W(6-4) 4.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Benton  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
1

  E–Seerey (4), Keltner (7).  DP–Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson, Detroit 1. Lake-Mayo-Cullenbine.  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (8), Detroit Mayo (18); Outlaw (5); Hutchinson (4).  3B–Cleveland Edwards (1).  HR–Cleveland Edwards (7,3rd inning off Trucks 1 on); Peck (7,3rd inning off Trucks 0 on); Robinson (12,2nd inning off Trucks 0 on), Detroit Mayo (5,7th inning off Feller 0 on); Mullin (14,1st inning off Feller 0 on); Wagner (3,8th inning off Klieman 1 on).  SH–Boudreau (10); Lake (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Keltner (5); Gordon (5).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Jones, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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