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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 20, 1945
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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 20, 1945 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1945 |
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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 | July 20, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skeeter Webb | Shortstop |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Bob Maier | Third Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Case | Left Fielder |
George Myatt | Second Baseman |
Gil Torres | Shortstop |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
George Binks | Right Fielder |
Jose Zardon | Center Fielder |
Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 20, 1945
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Leonard
Webb hits a fly ball into center field. Zardon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Leonard
Mayo 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Leonard
Cullenbine is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Overmire
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Overmire
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Overmire
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Overmire
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuhel vs. Overmire
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torres scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Overmire
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clift scores. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Binks vs. Overmire
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Overmire covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Leonard
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Leonard
York hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Binks. York reaches second base with a double. Binks throws the ball in to Myatt who tags York trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cramer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Leonard
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zardon vs. Overmire
Zardon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine who is chasing the ball. Zardon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Overmire
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Overmire, and towards Mayo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Case vs. Overmire
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zardon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Overmire
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Overmire. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Overmire
Torres strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Leonard
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Overmire vs. Leonard
Overmire bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Leonard
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Leonard
Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Overmire
Clift hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Overmire
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Overmire
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Kuhel trying to get to home. Greenberg throws the ball in to Swift who tags Kuhel, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Overmire
Binks hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Leonard
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Zardon. Cullenbine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Leonard
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Leonard
The ball gets by Ferrell for a passed ball. Cullenbine scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Binks who is chasing the ball. Cramer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Leonard
York hits a fly ball into center field. Zardon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Leonard
Maier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zardon vs. Overmire
Zardon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Overmire
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Overmire
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myatt vs. Overmire
Myatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leonard scores. Case moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Torres bunts towards third. Maier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Case moves to third. Myatt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Trout
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Leonard
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Leonard
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Leonard
Webb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Trout
Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Trout
Binks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Binks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zardon vs. Trout
Zardon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Trout
Leonard hits a popup towards short. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Leonard
Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Leonard
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Leonard
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Hank Greenberg.
Outlaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Jimmy Outlaw now playing left field.
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Trout
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Trout
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Trout
Clift takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Leonard
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Leonard
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Trout
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Trout
Binks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zardon vs. Trout
Zardon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Leonard
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Zardon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Leonard
Trout hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Leonard
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Leonard
Mayo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Mayo reaches second base with a double. There goes Webb trying to get to home. Case throws the ball in to Torres who relays the ball to Ferrell, who tags Webb, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Trout
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Trout
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Trout
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Trout
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Myatt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Trout
Clift is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Leonard
Cullenbine hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Leonard
Outlaw hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Leonard
York hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1945, game 1 -- Detroit at Washington (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Webb S, ss 4 0 1 0 Case G, lf 5 0 1 1 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Myatt G, 2b 5 0 2 1 Cullenbine R, rf 4 1 1 0 Torres G, ss 3 1 2 0 Greenberg H, lf 2 0 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Outlaw J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Cramer D, cf 3 2 1 0 Ferrell R, c 4 0 2 1 York R, 1b 4 0 2 2 Binks G, rf 4 0 2 0 Maier B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Zardon J, cf 3 1 1 0 Swift B, c 3 0 1 0 Leonard D, p 4 1 1 0 Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0 Trout D, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 2 36 4 14 4 Detroit 010 200 000 -- 3 Washington 210 100 00x -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Overmire S (L) 3.1 9 4 4 1 1 Trout D 4.2 5 0 0 3 1 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3 E -- Overmire S DP -- Detroit 2, Washington 1 LOB -- Detroit 3, Washington 12 2B -- York R, Kuhel J, Cullenbine R, Binks G, Mayo E 3B -- Zardon J, Cramer D SH -- Overmire S PB -- Ferrell R T -- 2:02 A -- 0
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