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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 11, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on May 11, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Haynes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,294 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Travis | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Myer | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Welaj | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Wasdell | First Baseman |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Joe Haynes | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 11, 1939
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Trout
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Trout
Travis takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis moves to third. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myer vs. Trout
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to home to get Lewis. Travis moves to third. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Welaj vs. Trout
Welaj hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Haynes
McCosky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wasdell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Wasdell. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Haynes
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Haynes
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Haynes
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Trout
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Trout
Early hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haynes vs. Trout
Haynes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Haynes
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Haynes
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Haynes
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Trout
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Trout
Travis strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Trout
Myer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Welaj vs. Trout
Welaj hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Haynes
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Haynes
Croucher hits a fly ball into left field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Haynes
Trout strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Trout
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Early vs. Trout
The ball gets by York for a passed ball. Wasdell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Early vs. Trout
Early hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wasdell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haynes vs. Trout
Haynes strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Case vs. Trout
Case takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Trout
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Haynes
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Haynes
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Haynes
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Haynes
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Haynes
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Trout
Travis strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Trout
Myer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welaj vs. Trout
Welaj hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Haynes
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Welaj. Higgins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Haynes
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Haynes
Croucher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Welaj. Croucher reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trout vs. Haynes
Trout hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Haynes
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Trout
Wasdell hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Trout
Early hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haynes vs. Trout
Haynes hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Haynes
Laabs hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Haynes
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Haynes
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Case. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Haynes
York is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Haynes
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Haynes
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Trout
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Trout
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher misplays the ball. That's an error on Croucher. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Haynes
Croucher hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Haynes
Trout hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Haynes
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Haynes
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Trout
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Trout
Welaj hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Trout
Wasdell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McCosky. Wasdell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Early vs. Trout
Early hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Laabs. Early reaches second base with a double. Wasdell scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haynes vs. Trout
Haynes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Haynes
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Haynes
Greenberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Early settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Haynes
York strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Haynes
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Trout
Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Trout
Travis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher misplays the ball. That's an error on Croucher. Lewis scores. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myer vs. Trout
Myer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Travis scores. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Welaj vs. Trout
Welaj hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wasdell vs. Trout
Wasdell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. Myer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Early vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Early hits a popup towards short. Croucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Haynes
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Haynes
Dixie Walker pinch hits for Frank Croucher.
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Haynes
Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Harry Eisenstat.
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1939 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Case G, cf 4 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 4 0 1 0
Lewis B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Laabs C, lf 3 0 0 0
Travis C, ss 4 1 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Wright T, rf 5 1 2 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Myer B, 2b 5 0 3 1 York R, c 3 0 0 0
Welaj J, lf 5 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 1
Wasdell J, 1b 5 1 3 1 Fox P, rf 4 1 0 0
Early J, c 5 0 1 1 Croucher F, ss 3 0 1 1
Haynes J, p 4 0 1 0 Walker D, ph 1 0 0 0
Trout D, p 3 0 1 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0
Cullenbine R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 4 12 3 33 2 7 2
Washington 000 000 013 -- 4
Detroit 000 011 000 -- 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (L) 8.2 12 4 3 3 5
Eisenstat H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Wasdell J, Croucher F 2
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 13, Detroit 7
2B -- Higgins P, Croucher F, Greenberg H, Wasdell J, Early J
PB -- York R
T -- 2:03
A -- 4294
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