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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 6

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Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 6

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1944 (D) at Briggs Stadium

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
CLE A    1  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 13  3
DET A    0  0  5    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  2
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Peters 2b                     7   3   3   2       0   1       0   5
Rocco 1b                      6   1   3   2       1   0      14   0
Cullenbine rf                 2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  O'Dea rf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Heath lf                      5   1   0   2       1   1       0   0
Keltner 3b                    4   0   1   1       2   0       2   4
Boudreau ss                   4   0   1   0       2   0       3   4
Seerey cf                     5   1   1   0       1   2       8   0
xSusce c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
  McDonnell ph,c              4   1   3   0       0   0       1   0
Calvert p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Gromek p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hockett ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Poat p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Grant ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heving p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       48   7  13   7       8   5      36  16
x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Keltner-Rocco, Peters-Boudreau-Rocco.
E: Keltner (1), Calvert (1), Heving (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Peters 3 (5,off Gentry 2,off Newhouser); Boudreau (4,off Gentry); Keltner
(2,off Gentry); Rocco (2,off Newhouser).
GDP: Keltner (2,off Beck).
Team LOB: 14.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: O'Dea (1,2nd base by Orrell/Richards); Boudreau (1,2nd base by Orrell/Richards).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hoover ss                     5   2   1   0       1   1       8   4
Mayo 2b                       6   1   1   0       0   0       4   5
Cramer cf                     5   0   3   0       1   0       3   0
York 1b                       4   1   1   1       2   0      10   2
Higgins 3b                    6   1   0   0       0   1       3   0
Outlaw lf                     5   1   2   0       1   0       3   0
Hostetler rf                  6   0   2   2       0   0       0   0
Swift c                       3   0   1   0       1   2       2   0
  Richards c                  1   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
  Metro pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller c                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gentry p                      3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Hogsett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beck p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Ross ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Orrell p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Heffner ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Newhouser p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Unser ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       48   6  13   3       6   5      36  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Beck-Mayo-York, Richards-Hoover.
E: Swift (2), Hogsett (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hostetler (1,off Calvert); Mayo (1,off Gromek); Swift (3,off Gromek); Richards
(1,off Heving).
3B: Outlaw (2,off Heving).
GDP: Hostetler (1,off Heving); Higgins (1,off Heving).
IBB: Cramer (1,by Gromek).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mayo (1,Home off Calvert/Susce); York (1,3rd base off Calvert/Susce); Outlaw
(1,2nd base off Calvert/Susce).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Calvert                       2.2   4   5   0   3   2   0  16
Gromek                        2.1   2   1   1   2   2   0  11
Poat                          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Heving W(1-0)                 6     6   0   0   1   1   0  23
Totals                       12    13   6   1   6   5   0  54
IBB: Gromek (1,Cramer).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gromek 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gentry                        5.1   6   5   5   5   2   0  28
Hogsett                       0     2   1   0   0   0   0   3
Beck                          1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Orrell                        3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11
Newhouser L(2-2)              2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9
Totals                       12    13   7   6   8   5   0  57
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hogsett 1-1; Beck 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Hal Weafer, 1B - Bill Grieve, 3B - Eddie Rommel
Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 4771
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers           
1. Peters              2b        Hoover              ss
2. Rocco               1b        Mayo                2b
3. Cullenbine          rf        Cramer              cf
4. Heath               lf        York                1b
5. Keltner             3b        Higgins             3b
6. Boudreau            ss        Outlaw              lf
7. Seerey              cf        Hostetler           rf
8. Susce               c         Swift               c
9. Calvert             p         Gentry              p

INDIANS 1ST: Peters doubled; Rocco out on an unknown play
[Peters to third]; Cullenbine walked; Heath forced Cullenbine
[Peters scored]; Keltner out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Hoover struck out; Mayo out on an unknown play;
Cramer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Boudreau doubled; Seerey out on an unknown play;
Susce out on an unknown play; Calvert out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: York walked; Higgins out on an unknown play; Outlaw
out on an unknown play; Hostetler singled [York to second];
Swift struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Peters out on an unknown play; Rocco walked;
Cullenbine out on an unknown play; Heath out on an unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Gentry singled; Hoover singled [Gentry to second];
On a bunt Mayo forced Gentry (pitcher to third) [Hoover to
second]; Cramer out on an unknown play; York walked [Hoover to
third, Mayo to second]; Higgins reached on an error by Keltner
[Hoover scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mayo to third, York to
second]; Mayo stole home and York stole third [York scored
(error by Calvert) (unearned), Higgins to third]; Throw from
Calvert hit Mayo as he slid across plate, allowing York to score
and Higgins to reach third; Outlaw walked; Outlaw stole
second; Hostetler doubled to left [Higgins scored (unearned),
Outlaw scored (unearned)]; GROMEK REPLACED CALVERT (PITCHING);
Swift struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Keltner walked; Boudreau walked [Keltner to
second]; Seerey struck out; Susce reached on catcher's
interference by Swift [Keltner to third, Boudreau to second];
Gromek out on an unknown play; Peters struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Gentry struck out; Hoover walked; Mayo doubled
[Hoover to third]; Cramer was walked intentionally; York
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hoover scored, Mayo to third,
Cramer to second]; Higgins out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Rocco out on an unknown play; Cullenbine out on an
unknown play; Heath walked; Keltner doubled [Heath scored];
Boudreau out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: O'DEA REPLACED CULLENBINE (PLAYING RF); Outlaw out
on an unknown play; Hostetler out on an unknown play; Swift
doubled; Gentry out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 2, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Seerey singled; MCDONNELL BATTED FOR SUSCE;
McDonnell singled [Seerey to second]; HOCKETT BATTED FOR GROMEK;
Hockett flied out on an unknown play; Peters doubled [Seerey
scored, McDonnell scored]; HOGSETT REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING);
Rocco singled [Peters scored]; O'Dea singled [Rocco to third];
Heath reached on an error by Hogsett [Rocco scored (unearned)
(RBI), O'Dea to second]; BECK REPLACED HOGSETT (PITCHING);
Keltner grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Heath out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: MCDONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); POAT REPLACED
HOCKETT (PITCHING); Hoover out on an unknown play; Mayo out on
an unknown play; Cramer singled; York out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Boudreau out on an unknown play; Seerey walked;
McDonnell singled [Seerey to second]; GRANT BATTED FOR POAT;
Grant out on an unknown play; Peters out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: HEVING REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Higgins reached on
an error by Heving; Outlaw singled [Higgins to second];
Hostetler grounded into a double play (third to first) [Outlaw
to second, Higgins out at third]; Swift walked; ROSS BATTED FOR
BECK; Ross out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 6, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 8TH: RICHARDS REPLACED SWIFT (PLAYING C ); ORRELL
REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Rocco singled; O'Dea reached on a
fielder's choice [Rocco to second]; Heath struck out while O'Dea
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop) [Rocco to
third]; Keltner out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Hoover out on an unknown play; Mayo out on an
unknown play; Cramer singled; Cramer was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Boudreau walked; Boudreau was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Seerey out on an unknown play;
McDonnell singled; Heving out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: York singled; Higgins struck out; Outlaw out on an
unknown play; Hostetler out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 10TH: Peters out on an unknown play; Rocco out on an
unknown play; O'Dea struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 10TH: Richards doubled; METRO RAN FOR RICHARDS; HEFFNER
BATTED FOR ORRELL; Heffner out on an unknown play; Hoover out on
an unknown play; Mayo out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 11TH: MILLER REPLACED METRO (PLAYING C ); NEWHOUSER
REPLACED HEFFNER (PITCHING); Heath out on an unknown play;
Keltner walked; Boudreau out on an unknown play; Seerey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 11TH: Cramer singled; York out on an unknown play;
Higgins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cramer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Tigers 6.

INDIANS 12TH: McDonnell out on an unknown play; Heving out on an
unknown play; Peters doubled; Rocco doubled to left [Peters
scored]; O'Dea out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 7, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 12TH: Outlaw tripled; Hostetler grounded out (third to
first); Miller grounded out (third to first); UNSER BATTED FOR
NEWHOUSER; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          7  13   3   14
 Tigers           6  13   2   12
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