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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 16, 1945
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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 August 16, 1945 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marino Pieretti |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 35,681 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Myatt | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Gil Torres | Shortstop |
| George Binks | Left Fielder |
| Marino Pieretti | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Shortstop |
| Red Borom | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Bob Maier | Third Baseman |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 16, 1945
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Newhouser
Myatt strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Newhouser
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Pieretti
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borom vs. Pieretti
Borom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Pieretti
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Borom moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Pieretti
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borom scores. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Pieretti
Cullenbine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Pieretti
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Newhouser
Kuhel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Newhouser
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Newhouser
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Pieretti
Maier hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Pieretti
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pieretti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Pieretti
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Newhouser
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Newhouser
Binks bunts towards third. Maier fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pieretti vs. Newhouser
Pieretti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myatt vs. Newhouser
Myatt takes first base on ball four. Pieretti moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lewis vs. Newhouser
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres scores. Pieretti moves to third. Myatt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to home to get Pieretti. Myatt moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuhel vs. Newhouser
Kuhel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Pieretti
Webb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Binks. Webb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borom vs. Pieretti
Borom bunts towards the mound. Pieretti fields it and throws to first for the out. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Pieretti
Cramer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Myatt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Pieretti
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Newhouser
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Newhouser
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Newhouser
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Borom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Pieretti
Cullenbine hits a line drive towards first. Kuhel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Pieretti
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. York reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maier vs. Pieretti
Maier hits a fly ball towards center. Kreevich settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kreevich. York scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Pieretti
Richards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maier moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newhouser vs. Pieretti
Newhouser bunts towards the mound. Pieretti catches it and throws to third to double up Maier. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Newhouser
Binks hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pieretti vs. Newhouser
Pieretti strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Newhouser
Myatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Newhouser
Lewis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Lewis reaches second base with a double. Myatt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Pieretti
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borom vs. Pieretti
Borom bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Webb moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Pieretti
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Webb moves to third. Borom moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Pieretti
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Webb scores. Borom moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullenbine vs. Pieretti
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Cullenbine reaches third base with a triple. Borom scores. Cramer goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Pieretti
York hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cullenbine scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Pieretti
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift throws to second for one, and Myatt throws back to third, and Clift drops the ball. Maier moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Pieretti
Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maier scores. Richards moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newhouser vs. Ullrich
Sandy Ullrich now pitching.
Newhouser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Ullrich
Webb hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Newhouser
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Borom scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Newhouser
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Newhouser
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borom vs. Ullrich
Borom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Ullrich
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Borom moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Ullrich
Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Borom moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cullenbine vs. Ullrich
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Borom scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ullrich
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Newhouser
Torres hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Newhouser
Binks strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ullrich vs. Newhouser
Ullrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Newhouser
Fred Vaughn pinch hits for George Myatt.
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Ullrich moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Newhouser
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Ullrich
Fred Vaughn now playing second base.
Maier hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Ullrich
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Ullrich
Newhouser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Newhouser
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhouser covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Newhouser
Kuhel hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Newhouser
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Newhouser
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Ullrich
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borom vs. Ullrich
Borom bunts in front of the plate. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ullrich
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Newhouser
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Borom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Newhouser
Mike Guerra pinch hits for George Binks.
Guerra strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McFarland vs. Newhouser
Howie McFarland pinch hits for Sandy Ullrich.
McFarland hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer 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 8/16/1945 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Myatt G, 2b 1 1 0 0 Webb S, ss 5 1 1 0
Vaughn F, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Borom R, 2b 3 3 2 0
Lewis B, rf 4 0 2 2 Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 0
Kreevich M, cf 4 0 0 0 Greenberg H, lf 4 0 1 2
Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, rf 4 1 3 3
Clift H, 3b 3 0 1 0 York R, 1b 4 1 2 1
Evans A, c 4 0 0 0 Maier B, 3b 4 1 0 1
Torres G, ss 4 1 1 0 Richards P, c 4 1 2 1
Binks G, lf 2 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 4 0 1 1
Guerra M, ph 1 0 0 0
Pieretti M, p 2 0 1 0
Ullrich S, p 1 0 1 0
McFarland H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 37 9 14 9
Washington 001 010 000 -- 2
Detroit 100 161 00x -- 9
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Pieretti M (L) 4.2 11 8 2 0 1
Ullrich S 3.1 3 1 1 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 7
E -- Kreevich M, Torres G, Clift H
DP -- Washington 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Webb S, Lewis B
3B -- York R, Cullenbine R
SH -- Binks G, Borom R 2
T -- 1:58
A -- 35681
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