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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1952-04-20 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 35549 · 2:13

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 7–2. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Steve Gromek earned the win. Al Rosen went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
CLE	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2		7	13

W: Steve Gromek L: Dizzy Trout SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Jim Duffy · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Priddy	4	0	0	0	0	2
George Kell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Mullin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Wertz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Kolloway	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Mapes	3	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Batts	1	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Lipon	3	1	1	1	0	0
Dizzy Trout	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ginsberg	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bob Swift	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Simpson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bobby Avila	4	1	1	0	0	2
Pete Reiser	4	1	2	2	0	2
Luke Easter	4	0	1	0	0	2
Al Rosen	4	2	2	2	0	1
Jim Fridley	3	2	3	0	1	0
Ray Boone	4	1	2	2	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	2	1	1	0
Steve Gromek	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	2.1	7	0	2
Hal White	1.2	2	0	2
Billy Hoeft	3.0	1	2	6
Dick Littlefield	1.0	3	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Gromek	9.0	5	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Priddy: K
George Kell: S8
Pat Mullin: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Harry Simpson: K/C
Bobby Avila: 6
Pete Reiser: S7
Luke Easter: S7.1-2
Al Rosen: K

Top 2

Vic Wertz: K/C
Don Kolloway: 1
Cliff Mapes: S9
Matt Batts: WP.1-2
Matt Batts: W
Johnny Lipon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Jim Fridley: S7
Ray Boone: S9.1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Steve Gromek: 31/SH.1-2
Harry Simpson: 63

Top 3

Dizzy Trout: 43
Jerry Priddy: K
George Kell: 9

Bot 3

Bobby Avila: S8
Pete Reiser: HR.1-H
Luke Easter: 13
Al Rosen: HR
Jim Fridley: S7
Ray Boone: CS2(26)
Ray Boone: 63

Top 4

Pat Mullin: 6
Vic Wertz: 8
Don Kolloway: 63

Bot 4

Birdie Tebbetts: S8
Steve Gromek: K
Harry Simpson: PO1(136)
Harry Simpson: K

Top 5

Cliff Mapes: 31
Matt Batts: S7
Johnny Lipon: T9.1-H
Joe Ginsberg: 8/F.3-H
Jerry Priddy: 63

Bot 5

Bobby Avila: K/C
Pete Reiser: K/C
Luke Easter: K

Top 6

George Kell: 53
Pat Mullin: 9
Vic Wertz: 43

Bot 6

Al Rosen: HR
Jim Fridley: W
Ray Boone: K
Birdie Tebbetts: CS2(24)
Birdie Tebbetts: W
Steve Gromek: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Don Kolloway: S9
Cliff Mapes: K
Bob Swift: K/C
Johnny Lipon: 8

Bot 7

Harry Simpson: 13
Bobby Avila: K
Pete Reiser: K/C

Top 8

Ben Taylor: K
Jerry Priddy: 5
George Kell: 53

Bot 8

Luke Easter: K
Al Rosen: 6
Jim Fridley: S7
Ray Boone: HR.1-H
Birdie Tebbetts: S8
Steve Gromek: 9

Top 9

Pat Mullin: 8
Vic Wertz: 13
Don Kolloway: 9

Notes & reviews

Neil Berry was listed on the lineup card, but Tiger manager Red Rolfe sent Lipon out to shortstop, making him in effect an unannounced substitute
Matt Batts and Art Houtteman ejected by HP umpire Hank Soar

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