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Cleveland Guardians @
Detroit Tigers
1954-09-17 Β· Night game Β· Tiger Stadium Β· Att: 28386 Β· 2:15
Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 6β3. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 7th. Bob Lemon earned the win. Bobby Avila went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
W: Bob Lemon L: Ned Garver SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bill Grieve Β· 1B: Bill McKinley Β· 2B: Larry Napp Β· 3B: Nestor Chylak Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bobby Avila | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Doby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Al Rosen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vic Wertz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Philley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Strickland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Hegan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Lemon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harvey Kuenn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Hatfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Delsing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ray Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wayne Belardi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Al Kaline | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Tuttle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank House | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ned Garver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Nieman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walt Dropo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Lemon | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ned Garver | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Smith: S7.B-2(E3/TH)
- Bobby Avila: 13/SH.2-3
- Larry Doby: 8/SF.3-H
- Al Rosen: HR/8
- Vic Wertz: 2/P
Bot 1
- Harvey Kuenn: S9
- Fred Hatfield: 7
- Jim Delsing: 8
- Ray Boone: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Dave Philley: S8
- George Strickland: 16(1)/FO
- Jim Hegan: K
- Bob Lemon: 13
Bot 2
- Wayne Belardi: K/C
- Al Kaline: 63
- Bill Tuttle: 13
Top 3
- Al Smith: 53
- Bobby Avila: 8
- Larry Doby: W
- Al Rosen: 9
Bot 3
- Frank House: 53
- Ned Garver: 53
- Harvey Kuenn: E5
- Fred Hatfield: K/C
Top 4
- Vic Wertz: D9
- Dave Philley: 43.2-3
- George Strickland: K/C
- Jim Hegan: 53
Bot 4
- Jim Delsing: 43
- Ray Boone: K/C
- Wayne Belardi: S8
- Al Kaline: S8.1-2
- Bill Tuttle: 13
Top 5
- Bob Lemon: 63
- Al Smith: W
- Bobby Avila: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Frank House: 43
- Ned Garver: 8
- Harvey Kuenn: 53
Top 6
- Larry Doby: 6/P
- Al Rosen: 9
- Vic Wertz: 4/L
Bot 6
- Fred Hatfield: E7/F
- Jim Delsing: W.1-2
- Ray Boone: 7
- Wayne Belardi: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-1
- Bill Tuttle: CS2(24)
Top 7
- Dave Philley: 7
- George Strickland: 53
- Jim Hegan: E5
- Bob Lemon: S9.1-2
- Al Smith: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Avila: HR/7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Larry Doby: 43
Bot 7
- Bill Tuttle: 6/P
- Frank House: E1
- Bob Nieman: 64(1)/FO
- Harvey Kuenn: 7
Top 8
- Al Rosen: 43
- Vic Wertz: 53
- Dave Philley: 63
Bot 8
- Fred Hatfield: 53
- Jim Delsing: 43
- Ray Boone: 8
Top 9
- George Strickland: 4/P
- Jim Hegan: 63
- Bob Lemon: K/C
Bot 9
- Wayne Belardi: S8
- Al Kaline: 4/P
- Bill Tuttle: 7
- Frank House: S8.1-3
- Walt Dropo: S8.3-H;1-3
- Harvey Kuenn: 6(1)/FO



















