Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
April 18, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1951 at Briggs 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 0 0 0
Avila 2b 5 0 1 0
Easter 1b 3 0 2 0
  Minoso pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 5 0 3 0
Doby cf 5 1 1 0
Kennedy rf 4 2 1 0
Boone ss 5 0 1 1
Hegan c 5 1 4 2
Wynn p 5 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 13 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 5 0 1 0
Berry 3b 3 1 1 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 0
Kolloway 1b 4 1 1 1
Wertz rf 2 0 0 0
Evers lf,cf 4 0 1 1
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 3 0 0 0
Trout p 3 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Cleveland 000 000 101 24130
Detroit 101 000 000 0241
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(1-0) 10.0 4 2 2 7 6
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
7
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L(0-1) 9.0 11 4 4 4 2
  White   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
4
4
4
2

  E–Mullin (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Minoso, Detroit 1. Berry-Priddy-Kolloway.  2B–Cleveland Kennedy (1,off Trout).  HR–Cleveland Hegan (1,9th inning off Trout 0 on 0 out), Detroit Kolloway (1,1st inning off Wynn 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Kennedy (1,by Trout); Wertz (1,by Wynn).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Kolloway (1,off Wynn).  Team–8.  SB–Mitchell (1,2nd base off Trout/Ginsberg); Avila (1,2nd base off Trout/Ginsberg).  CS–Boone (1,3rd base by White/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–2:36.  A–5,161.
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