Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
July 9, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1950 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 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 1 1 0
Kennedy rf 5 1 3 1
Easter 1b 4 1 3 1
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 1
Boone ss 2 0 0 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
  Avila pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Hegan c 4 1 1 1
Lemon p 4 1 2 0
Totals 34 6 12 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 4 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 1 1 1
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Wertz rf 4 0 0 0
Evers lf 2 1 0 0
Groth cf 3 0 1 0
Robinson c 4 0 1 0
Kolloway 1b 4 0 3 1
Houtteman p 2 0 0 0
  Calvert p 0 0 0 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cleveland 120 002 1006120
Detroit 000 001 100272
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W (12-4) 9.0 7 2 2 3 7
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 3 7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L (11-6) 5.2 10 5 5 7 2
  Calvert   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  White   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 12 6 6 8 3

  E–Houtteman 2 (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Boone-Easter, Detroit 2. Kolloway, Priddy-Lipon-Kolloway.  2B–Detroit Kolloway (7,off B. Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Hegan (11,2nd inning off Houtteman 0 on 0 out), Detroit Priddy (6,6th inning off B. Lemon 0 on 1 out).  SH–Mitchell (2,off Houtteman); Hegan (4,off Calvert).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Avila (2,Home off Calvert/Robinson).  CS–Rosen (5,2nd base by Houtteman/Robinson).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Eddie Hurley.

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