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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 15, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 15, 1952 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 8,382 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Grover Froese 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Al Federoff | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Ken Wood | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jerry Snyder | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 15, 1952
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Porterfield
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby who is chasing the ball. Dropo reaches third base with a triple. Pesky scores. Hatfield scores. Wertz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lenhardt vs. Porterfield
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Porterfield
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels throws to second for one, and Snyder throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Federoff moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Porterfield
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Johnson
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Busby for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Porterfield
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Porterfield
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Johnson
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Johnson
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Johnson
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grasso vs. Johnson
Grasso hits a ball on the ground for a single. There's an error on the play. Runnels scores. Vernon scores. Snyder moves to third. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Porterfield vs. Johnson
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Johnson
Swift fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Swift. Snyder scores. Grasso moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Johnson
Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Porterfield
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Federoff vs. Porterfield
Federoff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Porterfield
Swift takes first base on ball four. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Porterfield
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dropo scores. Lenhardt scores. There goes Swift trying to get to third. Wood throws the ball in to Yost, who tags Swift for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Jensen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Johnson
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Federoff fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Stuart
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Stuart
There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Stuart
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky misplays the ball. That's an error on Pesky. Runnels scores. Vernon scores. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grasso vs. Stuart
Grasso strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rapp vs. Stuart
Earl Rapp pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Rapp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Sleater
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Sleater
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards second. Snyder scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Stuart
Yost is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Stuart
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stuart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Stuart
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Stuart
Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Wood reaches second base with a double. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Sleater
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Sleater
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wood. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lenhardt vs. Sleater
Lenhardt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Federoff vs. Sleater
Federoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Sleater
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Houtteman
Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Houtteman
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Houtteman
Grasso hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sleater vs. Houtteman
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Sleater
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sleater
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Sleater
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Houtteman
Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt who is chasing the ball. Yost reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Houtteman
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Houtteman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Houtteman
There goes Jensen. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Houtteman
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Houtteman
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Sleater
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Sleater
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Sleater
Dropo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grasso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Houtteman
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Houtteman
Snyder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Houtteman
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sleater vs. Houtteman
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Sleater
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Sleater
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Sleater
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Souchock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Houtteman
Joe Ginsberg now catching.
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Houtteman
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Houtteman
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Houtteman
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Houtteman
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Houtteman
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Houtteman
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Sleater
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Kolloway hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sleater
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Sleater
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Sleater
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder misplays the ball. That's an error on Snyder. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Sleater
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Sleater
Neil Berry pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky scores. Hatfield scores. Berry moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Consuegra
Sandy Consuegra now pitching. Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Don Lenhardt.
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1952, game 2 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 5 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 0
Pesky J, ss 4 2 2 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 0 0
Hatfield F, 3b 5 2 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 2 2 1
Wertz V, rf 4 1 1 0 Wood K, lf 4 0 2 1
Berry N, pr 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 4 2 0 2
Dropo W, 1b 5 2 4 5 Vernon M, 1b 3 2 1 0
Lenhardt D, lf 4 1 2 1 Snyder J, 2b 3 1 0 1
Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 4 0 2 2
Federoff A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 1 0 0 0
Swift B, c 2 0 0 0 Rapp E, ph 1 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sleater L, p 2 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, c 0 0 0 0 Consuegra S, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 2 0 1 2
Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 1 0 0 0
Kolloway D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 12 8 33 9 8 7
Detroit 402 000 002 -- 8
Washington 033 001 02x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K* 2.0 2 5 4 5 3
Stuart M 1.2 1 1 0 1 1
Houtteman A (L) 4.1 5 3 3 3 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B 3.0 8 6 6 2 1
Sleater L (W) 5.2 4 2 0 2 2
Consuegra S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Snyder J 2, Groth J, Swift B, Pesky J
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Washington 10
2B -- Groth J, Wood K, Dropo W, Vernon M
3B -- Dropo W, Jensen J, Yost E
SB -- Jensen J
HBP -- by Stuart M (Yost E)
WP -- Stuart M
T -- 2:23
A -- 8382
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