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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 0

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Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 0

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, June 27, 1939 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  2
CLE A    2  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    4   0   0   0       0   4       2   0
Fox rf                        4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Averill lf                    3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Higgins 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       0   3
Kress 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       2   4
Greenberg 1b                  3   0   0   0       1   3      11   1
Rogell ss                     3   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
  York ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Tebbetts c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Newsom p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bell ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Coffman p                   1   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Totals                       29   0   1   0       6  13      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kress-Rogell-Greenberg.
E: Kress (11), Tebbetts (5).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 8.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hemsley c                     2   1   1   1       0   0      13   0
Campbell rf                   3   1   3   2       1   0       1   0
Chapman cf                    3   0   1   1       1   0       4   0
Trosky 1b                     3   0   0   1       0   0       4   0
Heath lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Keltner 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Grimes 2b                     4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Webb ss                       4   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
Feller p                      3   1   0   0       1   3       0   1
Totals                       30   5  10   5       3   3      27   4
FIELDING - 
E: Grimes (15).
BATTING - 
3B: Hemsley (2,off Newsom).
SH: Trosky (6,off Newsom); Hemsley 2 (7,off Newsom,off Coffman).
GDP: Trosky (4,off Coffman).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Grimes (3,2nd base off Coffman/Tebbetts).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Newsom L(7-5)                 2     5   4   4   1   1   0  12
Coffman                       6     5   1   1   2   2   0  24
Totals                        8    10   5   5   3   3   0  36

Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Feller W(12-3)                9     1   0   0   6  13   0  35

Umpires: HP - Joe Rue, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - Steve Basil, 3B - Red Ormsby
Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 55305
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians        
1. McCosky             cf        Hemsley             c
2. Fox                 rf        Campbell            rf
3. Averill             lf        Chapman             cf
4. Higgins             3b        Trosky              1b
5. Kress               2b        Heath               lf
6. Greenberg           1b        Keltner             3b
7. Rogell              ss        Grimes              2b
8. Tebbetts            c         Webb                ss
9. Newsom              p         Feller              p

TIGERS 1ST: First night game in Cleveland.  AL Pres. Harridge
and Tiger Pres. Briggs attended; McCosky struck out; Fox
made an out to third; Averill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hemsley tripled to left; Campbell walked; Chapman
singled to center [Hemsley scored, Campbell to third]; Trosky
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Campbell scored]; Heath flied out
to left; Keltner flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Higgins reached on an error by Grimes; Kress struck
out; Greenberg struck out; Rogell popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Grimes singled to right; Webb singled [Grimes to
third, Webb to second (error by Kress)]; Feller struck out;
Hemsley out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Grimes
scored, Webb to third]; Campbell singled to center [Webb
scored]; Chapman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Tebbetts grounded out (shortstop to first); BELL
BATTED FOR NEWSOM; Bell struck out; McCosky struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: COFFMAN REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Trosky grounded
out (second to first); Heath singled to center; Keltner flied
out to right; Grimes singled to left [Heath to second]; Webb
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Indians 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Fox grounded out (shortstop to first); Averill
walked; Higgins struck out; Kress flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Feller walked; Hemsley out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Feller to second]; Campbell singled to left
[Feller scored]; Chapman walked [Campbell to second]; Trosky
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Chapman out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Greenberg walked; Rogell struck out; Tebbetts flied
out to left; Coffman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Heath flied out to center; Keltner made an out to
second; Grimes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

TIGERS 6TH: McCosky struck out; Fox struck out; Averill singled
to center; Higgins walked [Averill to second]; Kress walked
[Averill to third, Higgins to second]; Greenberg struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Webb grounded out (third to first); Feller struck
out; Hemsley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Rogell made an out to second; Tebbetts flied out to
left; Coffman walked; McCosky struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Campbell singled to center; Chapman grounded out
(first unassisted) [Campbell to second]; Trosky made an out to
second; Heath grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Fox flied out to center; Averill grounded out
(second to first); Higgins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Keltner singled to left; Grimes forced Keltner
(pitcher to shortstop); Grimes stole second [Grimes to third
(error by Tebbetts)]; Webb grounded out (second to first);
Feller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Kress flied out to center; Greenberg struck out;
YORK BATTED FOR ROGELL; York walked; Tebbetts flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           0   1   2    8
 Indians          5  10   1    7
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