Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
October 1, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1949 at Briggs 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 0
Boudreau 3b 3 1 2 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 2 2
Doby cf 3 0 1 1
Kennedy rf 5 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 1 0
Boone ss 2 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 0
Garcia p 3 1 1 1
Totals 31 4 9 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 4 0 2 0
Kell 3b 2 0 1 0
Mullin lf 4 0 0 0
Wertz rf 4 0 2 0
Evers cf 2 0 1 0
Robinson c 3 0 0 0
Kolloway 1b 3 0 0 0
Berry 2b 3 0 0 0
  Vico ph 1 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 1 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 7 0
Cleveland 000 000 112491
Detroit 000 000 000071
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(14-5) 9.0 7 0 0 4 4
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(10-10) 7.0 5 1 1 5 1
  Houtteman   2.0 4 3 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
8
2

  E–Boudreau (12), Lake (8).  DP–Cleveland 3. Gordon-Boone-Vernon, Vernon-Hegan-Vernon, Vernon-Hegan-Boudreau-Hegan-Boudreau-Gordon, Detroit 1. Kell-Berry-Kolloway.  TP–Detroit 1.  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (16); Boudreau (20).  SH–Boone (9); Garcia (8); Evers (4); Robinson (6).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  CS–Wertz (3).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Red Jones, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill McGowan.
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