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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 3, 1951
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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 June 3, 1951 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Sima |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Bill McGowan |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Sam Dente | Shortstop |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Al Sima | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 3, 1951
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trout
Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trout
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Trout
Noren hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trout
Vernon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Trout
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Sima
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Sima
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Sima
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Sima
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels misplays the ball. That's an error on Michaels. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Sima
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Trout
Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Trout
There goes Dente. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Dente steals second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grasso vs. Trout
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sima vs. Trout
Sima takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Trout
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Trout
Coan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dente scores. Sima moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Trout
Noren hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Sima
Kolloway hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Sima
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Sima
Trout takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Sima
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to third. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Priddy vs. Sima
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trout
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Trout
Mele hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sima
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Sima
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Souchock vs. Sima
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kell scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Sima
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Trout
Dente hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Trout
Grasso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sima vs. Trout
Sima bunts towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Priddy covering, for the out. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Trout
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Sima
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Sima
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Sima
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trout
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coan for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Trout
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trout
Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Noren goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Trout
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Sima
Priddy hits a line drive into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sima
Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Sima
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Trout
Dente hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Trout
Grasso hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sima vs. Trout
Sima hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trout
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Sima
Souchock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Sima
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Sima
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trout vs. Sima
Trout hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coan throws the ball in to Michaels who tags Trout, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ginsberg scores. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trout
Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Trout
There goes Coan. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Trout
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trout
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Sima
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Sima
Priddy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sima
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Sima
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Souchock vs. Haynes
Joe Haynes now pitching.
Souchock takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Haynes
There's a wild pitch. Kell scores. Wertz moves to third. Souchock moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Haynes
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kolloway vs. Haynes
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dente fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Trout
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Trout
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Haynes
Ginsberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Haynes
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Haynes
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Grasso bunts in front of the plate. Ginsberg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ginsberg. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haynes vs. Trucks
Aaron Robinson now catching.
Haynes bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Grasso moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coan vs. Trucks
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noren vs. Johnson
Earl Johnson now pitching.
Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grasso scores. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Johnson
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coan scores. Noren scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Borowy
Hank Borowy now pitching.
Michaels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Haynes
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Haynes
Kell takes first base on ball four. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Haynes
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Haynes
Souchock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Haynes
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Coan 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 6/3/1951, game 1 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 5 1 1 1 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0
Coan G, lf 4 1 2 1 Priddy J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Noren I, cf 5 3 3 2 Kell G, 3b 3 2 1 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Wertz V, rf 5 0 2 0
Mele S, rf 5 0 1 2 Souchock B, lf 4 1 1 1
Michaels C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 1 0
Dente S, ss 4 1 1 0 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Grasso M, c 4 1 2 0 Ginsberg J, c 3 1 1 0
Sima A, p 1 1 1 1 Robinson A, c 0 0 0 0
Haynes J, p 0 0 0 0 Trout D, p 2 0 1 1
Keller C, ph 1 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 12 8 34 4 8 2
Washington 210 011 003 -- 8
Detroit 001 002 100 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Sima A (W) 6.2 7 4 4 5 1
Haynes J (S) 2.1 1 0 0 3 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (L) 8.0 9 5 5 1 3
Trucks V 0.2 1 2 2 1 1
Johnson E* 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Borowy H 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Michaels C, Ginsberg J
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Detroit 11
2B -- Groth J, Vernon M, Ginsberg J
HR -- Yost E, Noren I, Sima A, Souchock B
SB -- Dente S
CS -- Coan G
SH -- Sima A, Haynes J
HBP -- by Trout D (Vernon M)
WP -- Haynes J
T -- 2:45
A -- 0
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