Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
September 17, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1954 at Briggs Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 2 2 1 0
Avila 2b 3 1 1 4
Doby cf 2 0 0 1
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 1
Wertz 1b 4 0 1 0
  Glynn 1b 0 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 1 0 0
Lemon p 4 1 1 0
Totals 31 6 6 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 1 0
Hatfield 2b 4 1 0 0
Delsing lf 3 1 0 0
Boone 3b 4 0 0 0
Belardi 1b 3 0 2 0
  Bertoia pr 0 1 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 1
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
House c 4 0 1 0
Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Dropo ph 1 0 1 1
  Bullard pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 2
Cleveland 200 000 400664
Detroit 000 002 001362
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(23-6) 9.0 6 3 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(14-10) 7.0 6 6 2 3 2
  Miller   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
2
3
3

  E–Smith (10), Avila (21), Rosen (18), Lemon (3), Boone (18), Belardi (8).  DP–Detroit 1. Hatfield-Kuenn-Belardi.  2B–Cleveland Wertz (13,off Garver).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (24,1st inning off Garver 0 on 2 out); Avila (14,7th inning off Garver 3 on 2 out).  SH–Avila (18,off Garver).  SF–Doby (8,off Garver).  Team LOB–3.  Team–7.  CS–Kaline (5,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan); Kaline (5,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:15.  A–28,386.
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