Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 15, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1949 at Cleveland 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 5 0 0 0
Mullin cf,lf 5 0 2 0
Wakefield lf 3 1 0 0
  Lipon pr 0 1 0 0
  Groth cf 0 0 0 0
Wertz rf 4 1 2 2
Kell 3b 4 0 3 1
Robinson c 4 0 1 0
Kolloway 1b,2b 4 0 0 0
Berry 2b 2 0 0 0
  Evers ph 1 0 0 0
  Vico 1b 1 0 1 0
Newhouser p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 1 1 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 1
Gordon 2b 5 1 2 1
Berardino 3b 4 0 0 0
  Peck ph 1 0 1 1
Kennedy rf 4 1 3 1
Tresh c 3 0 0 0
Feller p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 4 11 4
Detroit 000 100 002 0392
Cleveland 100 000 101 14111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  L(11-8) 9.1 11 4 3 2 5
Totals
9.1
11
4
3
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(12-8) 10.0 9 3 3 1 6
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
1
6

  E–Berry (8), Vico (4), Berardino (2).  DP–Detroit 1. Wertz-Berry.  HR–Detroit Wertz (13,9th inning off Feller 1 on 1 out), Cleveland Gordon (16,7th inning off Newhouser 0 on 1 out); Kennedy (5,9th inning off Newhouser 0 on 2 out).  SH–Newhouser (8); Vernon (10).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  CS–Lake (3).  U–Bill Grieve, Jim Honochick, Bill Summers.
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