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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1920-04-18 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 25307 · 1:50

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 11–4. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 3rd. Stan Coveleski earned the win. Tris Speaker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	11
CLE	2	0	5	0	0	3	1	0		11	12

W: Stan Coveleski L: Doc Ayers SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Billy Evans · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ralph Young	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ty Cobb	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bobby Veach	4	2	2	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	1	2	0	0	0
Chick Shorten	4	0	3	2	0	0
Bob Jones	4	0	1	1	0	0
Oscar Stanage	4	1	1	0	0	0
Doc Ayers	1	0	0	0	0	1
Slim Love	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Graney	1	1	1	1	1	0
Ray Chapman	5	3	2	1	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	2	2	3	1	0
Elmer Smith	2	1	1	1	0	0
Larry Gardner	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	4	1	2	2	0	0
Doc Johnston	3	0	1	1	1	1
Steve O'Neill	4	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Coveleski	3	1	1	0	1	0
Smoky Joe Wood	2	0	0	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	2.2	6	0	1
Slim Love	4.1	6	4	2
Frank Okrie	1.0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Coveleski	9.0	11	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: K#

Bot 1

Jack Graney: HP
Ray Chapman: 36(1)/FO/BG
Tris Speaker: HR/F9D.1-H
Elmer Smith: 99
Larry Gardner: 99

Top 2

Bobby Veach: D
Harry Heilmann: 99
Chick Shorten: 99
Bob Jones: S.2-H
Oscar Stanage: 99

Bot 2

Bill Wambsganss: 99
Doc Johnston: K
Steve O'Neill: 99

Top 3

Doc Ayers: K
Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: E5.B-1#
Ty Cobb: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Stan Coveleski: S7
Jack Graney: 99/SH.1-2
Ray Chapman: DGR/8.2-H
Tris Speaker: 13.2-3
Elmer Smith: S9.3-H
Larry Gardner: DGR/9.1-3
Bill Wambsganss: D7.3-H;2-H
Doc Johnston: S7.2-H
Steve O'Neill: SB2
Steve O'Neill: 5/P

Top 4

Ty Cobb: 99/G
Bobby Veach: 99
Harry Heilmann: D
Chick Shorten: S.2-H
Bob Jones: 99

Bot 4

Stan Coveleski: W
Jack Graney: 99/SH.1-2
Ray Chapman: 99
Tris Speaker: W
Smoky Joe Wood: WP.2-3;1-2
Smoky Joe Wood: K

Top 5

Oscar Stanage: D
Slim Love: 99/SH.2-3
Donie Bush: K
Ralph Young: S.3-H
Ty Cobb: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Larry Gardner: 99
Bill Wambsganss: S
Doc Johnston: SB2
Doc Johnston: WP.2-3#
Doc Johnston: 99
Steve O'Neill: K

Top 6

Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: 54(1)3/GDP
Harry Heilmann: S8.BX2(86)

Bot 6

Stan Coveleski: 99
Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: S.1-2
Tris Speaker: DGR/F9D.2-H;1-3
Smoky Joe Wood: 99/SF.3-H
Larry Gardner: S.2-H
Bill Wambsganss: 99

Top 7

Chick Shorten: D
Bob Jones: 99/F.2-3
Oscar Stanage: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 7

Doc Johnston: W
Steve O'Neill: SB2
Steve O'Neill: 99/G.2-3
Stan Coveleski: 99/G.3-3
Jack Graney: S/G.3-H
Ray Chapman: CS2(24)

Top 8

Ira Flagstead: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: S
Ty Cobb: 7/F

Bot 8

Ray Chapman: 99
Tris Speaker: 99
Smoky Joe Wood: 99

Top 9

Bobby Veach: D
Harry Heilmann: 99
Chick Shorten: S.2-H
Bob Jones: 99
Oscar Stanage: 99

Notes & reviews

Overflow crowd encircled outfield behind ropes
Speaker hit the ball far over the right field screen.
Into the crowd.
Into the crowd.
Speaker just missed a home run high off the screen, hit ruled a ground rule double off the screen and into the crowd.
Johnstone forced to quit because of a charley horse.
Runner had to hold at third base.

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