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Standings
CLE
@DET		8
4
BOS
@NYY		3
5
CHW
@SLB		4
3
CHW
@SLB		3
5		 
(5)
PHA
@WSH		0
3
NYG
@BSN		1
2
STL
@CHC		13
5
BRO
@PHI		9
7		 
(10)
CIN
@PIT		2
4
CIN
@PIT		6
5
Sunday, October 2, 1949,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 51,714, Time of Game: 2:27
Indians
8
89-65
⇐ Won 7
 at Tigers
4
87-67
⇐ Lost 4
W: Bob Feller (15-14)
L: Virgil Trucks (19-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  2  1   0  4  0    8 10  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4  9  2

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dale Mitchell LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .317 .788 0.148 1.55 0.204 -0.056 1.5 2 0
Lou Boudreau 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .284 .745 0.125 1.00 0.154 -0.029 2.0 0 4
Joe Gordon 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 .252 .764 -0.090 0.79 0.000 -0.090 -1.4 0 1
Larry Doby CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .280 .857 0.221 0.84 0.272 -0.051 0.8 3 0 HR
Mickey Vernon 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .801 -0.068 0.59 0.000 -0.068 -1.0 7 1
Bob Kennedy RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 .750 0.007 0.55 0.041 -0.034 -0.1 0 1 SH
Ray Boone SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .252 .697 0.008 0.73 0.041 -0.033 0.1 4 4
Jim Hegan C 2 2 0 0 1 0 .224 .635 0.058 0.88 0.069 -0.010 0.8 10 0 SH,IW
Bob Lemon P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .886 0.032 1.08 0.069 -0.036 0.1 1 1 2B,SH
   Bob Feller P 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 .632 0.026 1.78 0.026 0.000 0.3 0 0
Team Totals 35 8 10 8 4 2 .286 .759 0.467 0.90 0.876 -0.407 3.2 27 12
2B: B Lemon (6, off V Trucks).
HR: L Doby (24, off V Trucks; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: B Kennedy (8, off V Trucks); B Lemon (5, off V Trucks); J Hegan (12, off V Trucks).
IBB: J Hegan (13, by V Trucks).
TB: L Doby 5; L Boudreau 3; B Lemon 2; D Mitchell 2; B Kennedy; R Boone.
RBI: D Mitchell 3 (56); L Boudreau 2 (60); L Doby (85); B Kennedy (57); J Gordon (84).
2-out RBI: D Mitchell 2; L Boudreau.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Boone-M Vernon.
Outfield Assists: B Kennedy (G Kell at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Lake SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .615 -0.114 0.83 0.000 -0.114 -1.3 3 4 GDP
George Kell 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .343 .893 0.061 0.78 0.091 -0.029 0.8 1 2 2B
Pat Mullin LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .268 .805 0.101 1.11 0.129 -0.028 1.0 2 0
Vic Wertz RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .304 .851 -0.033 1.67 0.098 -0.130 -0.1 4 2
Hoot Evers CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .303 .831 0.079 1.57 0.156 -0.078 0.4 0 0
Aaron Robinson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269 .825 0.125 1.52 0.199 -0.074 0.6 2 0
Paul Campbell 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .278 .747 -0.088 1.12 0.000 -0.088 -0.8 11 1
Neil Berry 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .571 -0.081 1.08 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 4 4
   Johnny Lipon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .693 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Virgil Trucks P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .119 .275 -0.082 1.02 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 0 1
   Hal White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dick Wakefield PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .760 0.013 0.22 0.013 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 2 8 .257 .583 -0.031 1.14 0.686 -0.716 -0.8 27 15
2B: G Kell (38, off B Lemon).
TB: P Mullin 3; G Kell 3; H Evers; D Wakefield; A Robinson; V Wertz.
GIDP: E Lake (5).
RBI: H Evers (72); V Wertz (133); A Robinson (55); P Campbell (30).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
PB: A Robinson (6).
E: E Lake (9); V Trucks (2).
Outfield Assists: V Wertz (L Boudreau at 3rd base); V Wertz (B Lemon at 3rd base).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Lemon 5 7 4 4 2 5 0 2.99 24 40 -0.222 1.22 -1.7
Bob Feller, BS (1), W (15-14) 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.75 13 2 1 0.253 0.99 2.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 2 8 0 4.00 37 40 2 1 0.031 0.90 0.8
B Lemon faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Virgil Trucks, L (19-11) 7.2 9 8 6 4 2 1 2.85 37 31 -0.442 1.00 -3.2
Hal White 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 2 1 -0.026 0.20 -0.0
Team Totals 9 10 8 6 4 2 1 6.00 42 31 2 1 -0.468 1.14 -3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: V Trucks (4; J Hegan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Red Jones, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Bill McGowan, 3B - Art Passarella.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 51,714.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Dale Mitchell LF 1 Eddie Lake SS
2 Lou Boudreau 3B 2 George Kell 3B
3 Joe Gordon 2B 3 Pat Mullin LF
4 Larry Doby CF 4 Vic Wertz RF
5 Mickey Vernon 1B 5 Hoot Evers CF
6 Bob Kennedy RF 6 Aaron Robinson C
7 Ray Boone SS 7 Paul Campbell 1B
8 Jim Hegan C 8 Neil Berry 2B
9 Bob Lemon P 9 Virgil Trucks P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 4-4 0 --- R CLE L. Doby V. Trucks 24% 74% Home Run
b6 2-4 0 12- R DET A. Robinson B. Lemon -20% 39% Single to SS; Wertz Scores; Evers to 3B
t8 5-4 2 123 RR CLE D. Mitchell V. Trucks 17% 92% Single to CF; Kennedy Scores; Hegan Scores; Feller to 2B
b6 1-4 0 12- R DET H. Evers B. Lemon -12% 59% Single to LF; Mullin Scores; Wertz to 2B
b6 0-4 0 12- R DET V. Wertz B. Lemon -10% 71% Single to RF; Kell Scores; Mullin to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE D. Mitchell V. Trucks 3% 53% Single to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE L. Boudreau V. Trucks 9% 62% Single to RF; Mitchell to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO CLE J. Gordon V. Trucks -2% 60% Flyball: LF; Mitchell Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- O CLE L. Doby V. Trucks -3% 57% Single to RF; Boudreau out at 3B/RF-3B
t1 1-0 2 1-- O CLE M. Vernon V. Trucks -2% 55% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O DET E. Lake B. Lemon 2% 57% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 --- DET G. Kell B. Lemon -4% 53% Double to CF
b1 0-1 1 -2- DET P. Mullin B. Lemon -5% 48% Fielder's Choice ; Kell to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 O DET V. Wertz B. Lemon 6% 54% Groundout: P-1B; Mullin to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -23 O DET H. Evers B. Lemon 6% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O CLE B. Kennedy V. Trucks -2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O CLE R. Boone V. Trucks -2% 56% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-0 2 --- O CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O DET A. Robinson B. Lemon 3% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-1 1 --- O DET P. Campbell B. Lemon 2% 60% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O DET N. Berry B. Lemon 1% 61% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CLE B. Lemon V. Trucks -2% 59% Double to RF; Lemon out at 3B/RF-SS
t3 1-0 1 --- O CLE D. Mitchell V. Trucks -2% 57% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- CLE L. Boudreau V. Trucks 1% 58% Single to RF
t3 1-0 2 1-- O CLE J. Gordon V. Trucks -2% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O DET V. Trucks B. Lemon 3% 59% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O DET E. Lake B. Lemon 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- DET G. Kell B. Lemon -2% 59% Single to LF
b3 0-1 2 1-- O DET P. Mullin B. Lemon 3% 62% Single to RF; Kell out at 3B/RF-SS-3B-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O CLE L. Doby V. Trucks -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O CLE M. Vernon V. Trucks -2% 58% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 --- O CLE B. Kennedy V. Trucks -1% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O DET V. Wertz B. Lemon 3% 60% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- DET H. Evers B. Lemon -3% 57% Walk
b4 0-1 1 1-- O DET A. Robinson B. Lemon 4% 60% Foul Flyball: C
b4 0-1 2 1-- O DET P. Campbell B. Lemon 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- CLE R. Boone V. Trucks 4% 67% Single to CF
t5 1-0 0 1-- CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks 6% 73% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Boone to 2B
t5 1-0 0 12- CLE B. Lemon V. Trucks 7% 80% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Boone to 3B; Hegan to 2B
t5 1-0 0 123 RO CLE D. Mitchell V. Trucks 0% 80% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Boone Scores; Hegan to 3B
t5 2-0 1 1-3 RO CLE L. Boudreau V. Trucks 2% 82% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hegan Scores/unER
t5 3-0 2 1-- O CLE J. Gordon V. Trucks -1% 80% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- O DET N. Berry B. Lemon 3% 83% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- O DET V. Trucks B. Lemon 2% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- O DET E. Lake B. Lemon 1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- CLE L. Doby V. Trucks 2% 88% Walk
t6 3-0 0 1-- CLE M. Vernon V. Trucks 1% 89% Passed Ball; Doby to 2B
t6 3-0 0 -2- O CLE M. Vernon V. Trucks -0% 89% Groundout: SS-1B; Doby to 3B
t6 3-0 1 --3 RO CLE B. Kennedy V. Trucks 2% 90% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Doby Scores/unER
t6 4-0 2 --- CLE R. Boone V. Trucks 0% 91% Walk
t6 4-0 2 1-- CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks 1% 91% Fielder's Choice ; Boone to 2B/Adv on E6
t6 4-0 2 12- O CLE B. Lemon V. Trucks -1% 90% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
b6 0-4 0 --- DET G. Kell B. Lemon -3% 86% Walk
b6 0-4 0 1-- DET P. Mullin B. Lemon -6% 81% Single to CF; Kell to 2B
b6 0-4 0 12- R DET V. Wertz B. Lemon -10% 71% Single to RF; Kell Scores; Mullin to 2B
b6 1-4 0 12- R DET H. Evers B. Lemon -12% 59% Single to LF; Mullin Scores; Wertz to 2B
b6 2-4 0 12- R DET A. Robinson B. Lemon -20% 39% Single to SS; Wertz Scores; Evers to 3B
Bob Feller replaces Bob Lemon pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-4 0 1-3 RO DET P. Campbell B. Feller 3% 42% Flyball: CF; Evers Scores
b6 4-4 1 1-- O DET N. Berry B. Feller 4% 46% Strikeout
b6 4-4 2 1-- O DET V. Trucks B. Feller 4% 50% Foul Flyball: C
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t7 4-4 0 --- O CLE D. Mitchell V. Trucks -4% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-4 1 --- O CLE L. Boudreau V. Trucks -3% 43% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 4-4 2 --- O CLE J. Gordon V. Trucks -2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Indians' Bob Feller facing 1-2-3
b7 4-4 0 --- O DET E. Lake B. Feller 4% 45% Flyball: SS
b7 4-4 1 --- O DET G. Kell B. Feller 3% 48% Flyball: LF
b7 4-4 2 --- DET P. Mullin B. Feller -2% 46% Single to RF
b7 4-4 2 1-- O DET V. Wertz B. Feller 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t8 4-4 0 --- R CLE L. Doby V. Trucks 24% 74% Home Run
t8 5-4 0 --- O CLE M. Vernon V. Trucks -2% 72% Flyball: 2B
t8 5-4 1 --- CLE B. Kennedy V. Trucks 3% 74% Single to CF
t8 5-4 1 1-- O CLE R. Boone V. Trucks -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kennedy to 2B
t8 5-4 2 -2- CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks 1% 73% Intentional Walk
t8 5-4 2 12- CLE B. Feller V. Trucks 3% 76% Walk; Kennedy to 3B; Hegan to 2B
t8 5-4 2 123 RR CLE D. Mitchell V. Trucks 17% 92% Single to CF; Kennedy Scores; Hegan Scores; Feller to 2B
Hal White replaces Virgil Trucks pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-4 2 12- R CLE L. Boudreau H. White 4% 96% Single to CF; Feller Scores; Mitchell to 3B
t8 8-4 2 1-3 O CLE J. Gordon H. White -1% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Indians' Bob Feller facing 5-6-7
b8 4-8 0 --- O DET H. Evers B. Feller 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-8 1 --- O DET A. Robinson B. Feller 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 4-8 2 --- O DET P. Campbell B. Feller 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-4, Tigers' Hal White facing 4-5-6
t9 8-4 0 --- O CLE L. Doby H. White -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
t9 8-4 1 --- O CLE M. Vernon H. White -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 8-4 2 --- O CLE B. Kennedy H. White -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Indians' Bob Feller facing 8-9-1
Johnny Lipon pinch hits for Neil Berry (2B) batting 8th
b9 4-8 0 --- O DET J. Lipon B. Feller 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Hal White (P) batting 9th
b9 4-8 1 --- DET D. Wakefield B. Feller -1% 98% Single to 1B
b9 4-8 1 1-- OO DET E. Lake B. Feller 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 4.

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