Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1952 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 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 3 1 1 0
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Taylor 1b 4 0 0 0
Wertz rf 4 0 1 1
Mullin lf 2 0 0 0
  Groth lf 1 0 0 0
Mapes cf 4 1 2 1
Ginsberg c 4 0 1 0
Berry ss 3 0 2 0
  Lerchen ph 1 0 0 0
  Lipon ss 0 0 0 0
Houtteman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 2 0 2 1
  Reiser cf 2 0 0 0
Easter 1b 4 2 2 1
Rosen 3b 3 0 0 0
Fridley lf 3 0 1 0
Boone ss 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 1
  Combs ss 0 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
Lemon p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Detroit 100 001 000270
Cleveland 000 100 101360
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L(0-2) 8.1 6 3 3 0 5
Totals
8.1
6
3
3
0
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(2-0) 9.0 7 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Combs-Rosen.  2B–Detroit Priddy (2,off Lemon); Wertz (1,off Lemon), Cleveland Doby (1,off Houtteman).  3B–Detroit Berry (1,off Lemon), Cleveland Avila (1,off Houtteman).  HR–Detroit Mapes (1,6th inning off Lemon 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Easter (3,9th inning off Houtteman 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Bill Summers.
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