Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 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 5, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 3 0 1 2
Priddy 2b 4 1 1 0
Kell 3b 3 1 0 0
Wertz rf 4 0 1 0
Mullin lf 4 1 1 2
Groth cf 4 0 1 1
Kryhoski 1b 3 1 0 0
Ginsberg c 3 1 1 0
Gray p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 1
Easter rf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 2 0 0 0
  Boone pr 0 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 2 2
Murray c 4 1 1 0
Wynn p 0 0 0 0
  Pieretti p 1 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Detroit 300 200 000560
Cleveland 101 000 002461
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  W(1-0) 9.0 6 4 4 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L(0-1) 4.0 5 5 3 2 5
  Pieretti   3.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Benton   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
3
6

  E–Wynn (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau-Vernon.  2B–Detroit Mullin (1,off Wynn); Lipon (2,off Wynn), Cleveland Mitchell 2 (3,off Gray 2); Murray (1,off Gray); Easter (1,off Gray).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (2,9th inning off Gray 1 on 1 out).  SH–Lipon (1,off Wynn).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Boudreau (1,by Gray).  Team–5.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Boyer, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–2:23.  A–4,964.
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