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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1945-04-28 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 2000 · 1:49

Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 6th. Al Benton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Al Benton L: Jim Bagby SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Jim Boyer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hub Walker	3	1	1	0	2	0
Eddie Mayo	3	0	1	0	2	0
Jimmy Outlaw	5	1	2	1	0	0
Rudy York	5	1	1	0	0	1
Doc Cramer	5	1	2	1	0	0
Don Ross	3	1	2	1	1	0
Skeeter Webb	2	0	0	1	1	0
Bob Swift	4	0	1	1	0	0
Al Benton	4	0	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Rocco	4	0	0	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lou Boudreau	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Seerey	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Rothel	2	0	0	0	1	1
Al Cihocki	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Ruszkowski	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Bagby	1	0	0	0	1	0
Paul O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Carnett	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Wheeler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	9.0	2	4	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bagby	6.0	8	3	1
Ed Klieman	2.0	3	1	0
Earl Henry	1.0	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hub Walker: 6/P
Eddie Mayo: 7
Jimmy Outlaw: 3/P

Bot 1

Mickey Rocco: 43
Myril Hoag: 9
Roy Cullenbine: 6/P

Top 2

Rudy York: 4/P
Doc Cramer: 3/P
Don Ross: 63

Bot 2

Lou Boudreau: 6/P
Pat Seerey: S3
Bob Rothel: W.1-2
Al Cihocki: 34(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Ruszkowski: 3/P

Top 3

Skeeter Webb: W
Bob Swift: PO1(13)
Bob Swift: 63
Al Benton: D9
Hub Walker: W
Eddie Mayo: 8

Bot 3

Jim Bagby: 4/L
Mickey Rocco: 7
Myril Hoag: 43

Top 4

Jimmy Outlaw: S1/BG
Rudy York: 53.1-2
Doc Cramer: S8.2-H
Don Ross: W.1-2
Skeeter Webb: 8
Bob Swift: 3/P

Bot 4

Roy Cullenbine: W
Lou Boudreau: 8
Pat Seerey: 64(1)/FO
Bob Rothel: K

Top 5

Al Benton: 63
Hub Walker: S3
Eddie Mayo: S9.1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: S.2-H;1-2
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Al Cihocki: 3/P
Hank Ruszkowski: K
Jim Bagby: W
Mickey Rocco: 43

Top 6

Doc Cramer: D
Don Ross: D9.2-H
Skeeter Webb: 3/SH.2-3
Bob Swift: 8.3-H
Al Benton: K

Bot 6

Myril Hoag: 9
Roy Cullenbine: 4/L
Lou Boudreau: 4/P

Top 7

Hub Walker: 3/G
Eddie Mayo: W
Jimmy Outlaw: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Pat Seerey: 8
Bob Rothel: 43
Al Cihocki: 4/P

Top 8

Rudy York: S7
Doc Cramer: 7
Don Ross: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Skeeter Webb: FC6.3-H;2X3(65);B-1
Bob Swift: S7.BX2(74)

Bot 8

Hank Ruszkowski: 63
Paul O'Dea: 43
Mickey Rocco: 7

Top 9

Al Benton: 43
Hub Walker: W
Eddie Mayo: W.1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: E6.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: K
Doc Cramer: 8

Bot 9

Myril Hoag: 53
Roy Cullenbine: W
Lou Boudreau: S9.1-3
Pat Seerey: 7.3-H
Eddie Carnett: HP.1-2
Ed Wheeler: 8