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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 22, 1956
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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 August 22, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,439 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Roig | Shortstop |
| Dean Stone | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 22, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stone
Phillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Stone
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Phillips scores. Maxwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Stone
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Stone
Bolling hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Olson. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Stone
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle scores. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Stone
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Foytack
Yost hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Foytack
Plews strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Foytack
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stone
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Stone
Maxwell hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Griggs
Hal Griggs now pitching.
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Griggs
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Foytack
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olson vs. Foytack
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bolling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Griggs
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Griggs
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foytack vs. Griggs
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Foytack
Roig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griggs vs. Foytack
Griggs takes first base on ball four. Roig moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Foytack
Yost hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Foytack
Plews hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Foytack
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Griggs
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Griggs
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Griggs
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Foytack
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Foytack
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Griggs
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Griggs
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roig. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Griggs
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig misplays the ball. That's an error on Roig. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Foytack
Roig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Foytack
Griggs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Foytack
Yost hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Griggs
Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels juggles the ball. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Griggs
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Griggs
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Griggs
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maxwell scores. Kennedy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Griggs
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foytack vs. Griggs
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Foytack
Plews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Foytack
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Foytack
Courtney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Griggs
Phillips hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Plews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Foytack
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Foytack
Valdivielso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Foytack
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Hal Griggs.
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Foytack
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields the ball and throws to Foytack covering. Safe. Olson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Plews vs. Foytack
Plews hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Chakales
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Chakales
Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Plews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Chakales
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Foytack
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Foytack
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Chakales
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Chakales
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Chakales
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Chakales
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Chakales
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chakales fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Foytack
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Foytack
Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Foytack
Camilo Pascual pinch runs for Lou Berberet. Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Foytack
Yost takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to third. Pascual moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fitz Gerald vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching. Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Herb Plews.
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle 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 8/22/1956 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 6 2 3 0 Yost E, 3b 4 1 2 3
Phillips J, 1b 6 2 3 0 Plews H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 6 2 3 2 Fitz Gerald E, ph 1 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 3 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 0 0
Kennedy B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sievers R, lf 3 1 1 2
Tuttle B, cf 5 1 0 2 Courtney C, c 4 0 2 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 0 Lemon J, rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 5 0 2 1 Olson K, cf 3 0 0 0
Foytack P, p 5 0 0 0 Roig T, ss 1 1 0 0
Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, ss 1 0 0 0
Berberet L, ph 1 0 1 0
Pascual C, pr 0 0 0 0
Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
Griggs H, p 1 1 0 0
Oravetz E, ph 1 0 0 0
Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0
Herzog W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 9 15 8 32 5 7 5
Detroit 610 002 000 -- 9
Washington 003 002 000 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W) 8.2 7 5 5 6 7
Aber A (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stone D (L)* 1.0 8 7 7 1 0
Griggs H 6.0 5 2 0 2 2
Chakales B 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Roig T 2, Runnels P
DP -- Detroit 2, Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Washington 6
2B -- Phillips J, Bolling F 2
3B -- Kaline A
HR -- Yost E, Sievers R
SF -- Kaline A
WP -- Stone D
T -- 2:25
A -- 3439
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