Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
July 8, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 8, Detroit Tigers 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 1 1 0
Avila 2b 3 3 2 0
  Stirnweiss 2b 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 3
  Chapman cf 1 0 0 0
Easter 1b 4 1 2 2
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 1
Kennedy rf 2 0 1 0
  Simpson ph,rf 3 1 1 0
Boone ss 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 1
Wynn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Berry 2b 0 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 1 1 0
Kell 3b 4 1 2 0
Wertz rf 4 1 1 3
Evers lf 4 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 1 0
Groth cf 4 0 2 0
Lipon ss 4 0 2 0
Bearden p 1 0 0 0
  Trucks p 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Borowy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Cleveland 102 000 5008110
Detroit 000 003 000391
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(8-9) 9.0 9 3 3 0 8
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bearden   4.2 6 3 3 5 2
  Trucks  L(2-2) 1.2 3 3 3 0 1
  Trout   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Borowy   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
6
5

  E–Evers (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Stirnweiss-Boone-Easter, Detroit 1. Lipon-Priddy-Kryhoski.  PB–Hegan (2).  2B–Cleveland Doby (17,off Bearden); Easter (3,off Trucks), Detroit Lipon (10,off Wynn).  3B–Cleveland Doby (2,off Trucks).  HR–Detroit Wertz (16,6th inning off Wynn 2 on 1 out).  IBB–Boone (4,by Trout).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Avila (4,3rd base off Bearden/Ginsberg).  CS–Easter (1,2nd base by Bearden/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Charlie Berry.
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