Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
September 5, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1951 at Cleveland 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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Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 3 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 1 0
Kell 3b 4 1 1 0
Wertz rf 4 0 0 0
Evers lf 3 0 0 0
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 3 1 2 2
Swift c 2 0 0 0
  Ginsberg ph,c 1 0 0 0
Stuart p 1 0 0 0
  Cain p 1 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Avila 2b 2 0 0 0
Simpson cf 4 1 1 1
Rosen 3b 2 2 1 2
Easter 1b 4 1 1 2
McCosky rf 3 0 0 0
Combs ss 3 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 0
Wynn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Detroit 000 010 100241
Cleveland 023 000 00x570
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Stuart  L(4-5) 2.2 5 5 5 2 0
  Cain   4.1 1 0 0 3 2
  Trout   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
5
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(17-12) 9.0 4 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
3

  E–Lipon (28).  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (17,off Stuart).  HR–Detroit Kryhoski (10,5th inning off Wynn 0 on 2 out), Cleveland Easter (23,2nd inning off Stuart 1 on 0 out); Rosen (24,3rd inning off Stuart 1 on 1 out).  SH–Priddy (11,off Wynn); Avila (12,off Cain).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Rosen (2,by Cain).  Team–7.  CS–Lipon (5,3rd base by Wynn/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–2:05.  A–31,129.
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