MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/28/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 328 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (27-15) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cleveland Guardians (15-27) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1
Tigers Win 4th Straight, Take Down Guardians, 5-3
The Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Guardians, 5-3, in AL action at Cleveland Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Detroit pitcher Hal Gregg. Gregg picked up the win for Detroit, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 3-5. Cleveland now owns a losing streak of 5 games.

Detroit used a clutch at-bat from Tommy Henrich to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Tigers ahead, 5-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Gregg. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Appling SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329 0 7
S. Spence CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400 3 21
E. Robinson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .314 10 39
T. Henrich RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .247 3 24
C. Ryan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2 18
C. Laabs LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .273 9 28
H. Majeski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 1 18
H. Gregg P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   a-B. Salkeld PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 5 27
   J. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Anderson C 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .190 1 3
Totals 32 5 5 5 3 3 4      
a - B. Salkeld pinch hit for H. Gregg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ryan (5, 2nd Inning off K. Higbe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Henrich (3, 5th Inning off K. Higbe, 3 on, 2 outs) , F. Anderson (1, 5th Inning off K. Higbe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Appling , S. Spence , T. Henrich 4 , C. Ryan 2 , F. Anderson 4
2-out RBI: T. Henrich , F. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Robinson , H. Majeski
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Ryan (3)
CS: F. Anderson (3)

FIELDING
PB: F. Anderson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Waitkus 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .292 1 16
E. Lake SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 1 15
J. Lindell RF 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .252 2 19
J. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 1 13
H. Evers CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 3 17
B. Kennedy LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .257 1 16
R. Lamanno C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .355 0 0
R. Russell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .228 2 12
K. Higbe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
   a-C. Metkovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 6
   C. Dreisewerd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Cramer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .368 0 4
Totals 33 3 8 2 2 2 15      
a - C. Metkovich pinch hit for K. Higbe in the 7th
b - D. Cramer pinch hit for C. Dreisewerd in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Waitkus (12, 5th Inning off H. Gregg, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kennedy (12, 9th Inning off J. Wade, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Lake (1, 1st Inning off H. Gregg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Waitkus (1, 1st Inning off H. Gregg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Waitkus 6 , E. Lake 3 , H. Evers , B. Kennedy 3 , R. Lamanno 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Waitkus 2 , J. Gordon
Sac Bunt: K. Higbe
Sac Fly: J. Lindell
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Higbe (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Gregg W (3-5) 8.0 6 2 2 2 1 1 112 3.86   
J. Wade SV (4) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 16 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Gregg 61
Batters Faced: H. Gregg 32, J. Wade 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Gregg 13-10, J. Wade 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Gregg 112-73, J. Wade 16-8
WP: H. Gregg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Higbe L (1-3) 7.0 5 5 5 3 2 2 104 3.02   
C. Dreisewerd 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Higbe 46
Batters Faced: K. Higbe 29, C. Dreisewerd 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Higbe 7-11, C. Dreisewerd 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Higbe 104-60, C. Dreisewerd 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Gregg
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 8985
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