Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
September 24, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake 3b 3 0 1 2
Lipon ss 4 1 1 1
Mullin lf 4 1 1 3
Wertz rf 5 0 1 0
Evers cf 3 1 2 0
Robinson c 4 1 1 1
Vico 1b 4 1 0 0
Berry 2b 5 2 2 1
Newhouser p 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 1 3 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 3 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 0
Doby cf 5 0 0 0
Easter rf 4 1 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 1 0 0
Kennedy 3b 3 1 1 1
Hegan c 3 0 1 3
  Tresh ph,c 1 0 0 0
Feller p 2 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearden p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 0 0 0 0
  Papish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Detroit 003 203 0008101
Cleveland 500 000 0005110
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  W(18-10) 9.0 11 5 5 6 7
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
6
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(13-14) 5.1 8 8 8 4 2
  Benton   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Bearden   2.0 1 0 0 3 4
  Papish   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
9
6

  E–Berry (14).  DP–Detroit 2. Lipon-Berry-Vico, Lipon-Berry-Vico, Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Hegan (17).  HR–Detroit Mullin (12,3rd inning off Feller 2 on 1 out); Robinson (13,4th inning off Feller 0 on 0 out).  SH–Robinson (5); Newhouser (14).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  CS–Lake (8).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Red Jones, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Bill McGowan.
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