Cleveland Guardians 2 – 1 Detroit Tigers
17 April 1951 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Hal Newhouser | 1 in 107 games |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | Bob Lemon | 1 in 728 player-games |
| 14 | final score 2–1 | 1 in 21 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Avila | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luke Easter | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnie Minoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Rosen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Doby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Hegan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Lemon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lemon | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Neil Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Mullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Kolloway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Keller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Wertz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hoot Evers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Groth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Priddy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Ginsberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Newhouser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |