Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 18, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1950 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 7, Cleveland Indians 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 6 0 1 1
Priddy 2b 5 2 1 0
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Wertz rf 4 1 1 2
Mullin lf 4 0 0 0
Groth cf 5 1 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 5 2 3 1
Robinson c 4 1 2 1
  Campbell pr 0 0 0 0
  Swift c 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson p 4 0 1 1
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Keller ph 0 0 0 0
  Calvert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 6 2 5 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 3
Vernon 1b 6 0 1 1
Easter rf 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy rf 1 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 5 1 2 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 2
Hegan c 5 0 2 0
Lemon p 3 1 1 0
  Flores p 1 0 0 0
  Conyers ph 1 0 1 0
  Tucker pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 16 6
Detroit 000 001 140 17100
Cleveland 200 200 020 06162
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson   7.0 13 6 6 1 3
  Houtteman  W(1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Calvert  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
16
6
6
3
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   7.2 9 6 3 4 3
  Flores  L(0-1) 2.1 1 1 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
10
7
3
6
3

  E–Vernon (1), Gordon (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Boudreau-Gordon-Vernon.  2B–Detroit Lipon (1,off B. Lemon); Kell (1,off B. Lemon); Wertz (1,off B. Lemon); Kryhoski (1,off B. Lemon), Cleveland Hegan (1,off Hutchinson); Mitchell (1,off Houtteman); Boudreau (1,off Houtteman).  3B–Cleveland Mitchell (1,off Hutchinson).  HR–Detroit Robinson (1,7th inning off B. Lemon 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Doby (1,1st inning off Hutchinson 1 on 0 out); Rosen (1,8th inning off Hutchinson 1 on 0 out).  IBB–Robinson (1,by B. Lemon); Doby (1,by Houtteman).  Team LOB–10.  Team–12.  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Boyer, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:55.  A–65,744.
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