Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
September 19, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 0 0
Avila 2b 3 2 1 0
Doby cf 3 1 0 0
  Westlake cf 0 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 3 1 2 3
Wertz 1b 3 0 0 1
Philley rf 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Grasso c 3 0 1 0
Garcia p 3 0 0 0
  Mossi p 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 2 5 0
Hatfield 2b 4 0 3 0
  Souchock ph 1 0 0 0
Delsing lf,rf 3 0 1 2
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
  Evers lf 0 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Gray p 1 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Lary p 0 0 0 0
  House ph 1 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 0
  Bullard pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 13 2
Cleveland 300 010 000450
Detroit 100 000 1002130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(19-8) 7.0 10 2 2 0 2
  Mossi  SV(7) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
2
2
0
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(2-5) 5.0 4 4 4 5 4
  Lary   2.0 0 0 0 1 5
  Marlowe   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
7
10

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Doby-Wertz.  2B–Cleveland Majeski (4,off Gray), Detroit Kuenn (28,off Garcia).  HR–Cleveland Majeski (3,1st inning off Gray 2 on 1 out).  SH–Majeski (1,off Gray).  SF–Wertz (6,off Gray); Delsing (2,off Garcia).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:30.  A–22,277.
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