Skeeter Webb is inserted into the game to run for Fred Hutchinson, and scores a run in the Tigers’ nine-run eighth inning in Detroit’s 13-6 victory over Cleveland. Later in the frame, he comes to the plate and delivers an RBI sac fly, an unusual accomplishment for a pinch-runner.

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On August 6, 1947 — Skeeter Webb is inserted into the game to run for Fred Hutchinson, and scores a run in the Tigers’ nine-run eighth inning in Detroit’s 13-6 victory over Cleveland. Later in the frame, he comes to the plate and delivers an RBI sac fly, an unusual accomplishment for a pinch-runner.

Stubby Overmire wins, 13 – 6, in the first of two.Detroit sweeps, winning the nitecap, 7 – 5, behind Hutchinson.