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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 5, 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 5, 1951 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 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 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Bearden |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 16,164 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Hank Soar |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Right Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Sam Dente | Shortstop |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Don Johnson | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Gene Bearden | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 5, 1951
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bearden
Yost hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Bearden
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Bearden
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noren for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Johnson
Lipon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Johnson
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Johnson
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Bearden
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bearden
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Bearden
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Bearden
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Johnson
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Bearden
Grasso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Priddy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bearden
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Bearden
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Johnson
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bearden vs. Johnson
Bearden hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Johnson
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Johnson
Priddy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kryhoski moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kryhoski scores. There goes Priddy trying to get to third. Noren throws the ball in to Yost, who tags Priddy for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Bearden
Coan 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Bearden
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Bearden
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Bearden
There goes Noren. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Noren steals third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Bearden
McCormick hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Johnson
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Johnson
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Johnson
There goes Groth. The throw from Grasso and he is out, Dente applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Bearden
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Bearden
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Bearden
Dente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Bearden
Grasso hits a popup towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Bearden
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Bearden
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Johnson
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearden vs. Johnson
Bearden hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Bearden
Coan hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Bearden
Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Bearden
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Bearden
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Johnson
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Johnson
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Johnson
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Johnson
Mullin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Kell trying to get to home. Coan throws the ball in to Grasso who tags Kell, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Bearden
Michaels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Bearden
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Bearden
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Johnson
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bearden vs. Johnson
Bearden 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
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Bearden
Sam Mele pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Mele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bearden
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Bearden
Coan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harris
Mickey Harris now pitching.
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Harris
Priddy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Harris
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Harris
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Harris
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Pat Mullin.
Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Harris
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Groth reaches second base with a double. Kell scores. Souchock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Harris
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Bearden
Bud Souchock now playing left field.
Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Bearden
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Bearden
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1951 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0
Coan G, lf 4 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Noren I, cf 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 4 1
Vernon M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 0
McCormick M, rf 4 0 1 0 Mullin P, lf 3 0 1 0
Michaels C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Souchock B, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
Dente S, ss 2 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 1 2
Grasso M, c 3 0 0 0 Robinson A, c 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, p 1 0 0 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 3 1 2 0
Mele S, ph 1 0 0 0 Bearden G, p 3 0 0 0
Harris M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 32 4 11 4
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 001 000 03x -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson D (L) 7.0 7 1 1 2 3
Harris M 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bearden G (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 1
E -- Lipon J
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Washington 5, Detroit 6
2B -- McCormick M, Vernon M, Groth J
HR -- Priddy J
SB -- Noren I
CS -- Groth J
PB -- Robinson A
T -- 1:56
A -- 16164
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