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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 28, 1944
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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 May 28, 1944 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| George Myatt | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Ortiz | Right Fielder |
| Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Gil Torres | Third Baseman |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Hostetler | Right Fielder |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 28, 1944
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Overmire
Case hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Overmire
Myatt is hit by the pitch. Case moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Overmire
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Cramer. Case scores. Myatt moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spence vs. Overmire
Spence hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Myatt scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Overmire
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Niggeling
Hoover hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Niggeling
Mayo hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Overmire
Torres hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Overmire
Ferrell hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Overmire
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niggeling vs. Overmire
Niggeling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Overmire
Case hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niggeling moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myatt vs. Overmire
Myatt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Niggeling
York hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Niggeling
Outlaw strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Overmire
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Overmire
Spence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer throws the ball in to Mayo who tags Spence trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuhel vs. Overmire
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Beck
Boom-Boom Beck now pitching.
Torres bunts for an out with unknown description. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Beck
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Beck
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Kuhel moves to third. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niggeling vs. Beck
Niggeling hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Niggeling
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Niggeling
Swift hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beck vs. Niggeling
Beck hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Niggeling
Hoover takes first base on ball four. Hostetler moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hostetler scores. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Niggeling
Mayo hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Beck
Case hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Beck
Myatt hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Beck
Ortiz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Niggeling
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Niggeling
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Beck
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Beck
Kuhel strikes out. There goes Spence. The throw from Swift to Hoover, and Spence is out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Beck
Torres hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Niggeling
Hostetler hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Niggeling
Swift hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Niggeling
Beck hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Beck
Ferrell hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Beck
Sullivan hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Beck
Niggeling hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Niggeling
Hoover hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Niggeling
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Niggeling
York hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Beck
Case hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Beck
Myatt hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Beck
Ortiz hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Niggeling
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt misplays the ball. That's an error on Myatt. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hostetler vs. Niggeling
Hostetler hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Niggeling
Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ross vs. Niggeling
Don Ross pinch hits for Boom-Boom Beck.
Ross hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Higgins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoover vs. Niggeling
Hoover hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Gillespie
Bob Gillespie now pitching.
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Gillespie
Kuhel hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Gillespie
Torres hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Gillespie
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Niggeling
Cramer hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Niggeling
Mayo hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Niggeling
York strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gillespie
Sullivan hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Gillespie
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Gillespie
Case hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Niggeling
Higgins bunts towards the mound. Niggeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Niggeling
Outlaw hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Niggeling
Hostetler strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Niggeling
Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. Niggeling
Charlie Metro pinch runs for Bob Swift. Paul Richards pinch hits for Bob Gillespie.
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Spence 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 5/28/1944, game 1 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Case G, lf 5 1 2 0 Hoover J, ss 3 0 0 0
Myatt G, 2b 3 1 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 1
Ortiz R, rf 4 1 1 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 1 0
Spence S, cf 2 0 1 1 York R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Higgins P, 3b 3 1 2 0
Torres G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Outlaw J, lf 4 0 0 0
Ferrell R, c 3 0 0 0 Hostetler C, rf 4 1 1 0
Sullivan J, ss 3 1 1 0 Swift B, c 4 0 2 0
Niggeling J, p 4 0 1 1 Metro C, pr 0 0 0 0
Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0
Beck B, p 2 0 0 0
Ross D, ph 1 0 0 1
Gillespie B, p 0 0 0 0
Richards P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 7 3 34 2 7 2
Washington 211 000 000 -- 4
Detroit 001 000 100 -- 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (W) 9.0 7 2 1 2 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire S (L) 2.1 7 4 3 0 0
Beck B 4.2 0 0 0 3 1
Gillespie B 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Cramer D, Myatt G
DP -- Washington 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Sullivan J
CS -- Spence S
SH -- Torres G
HBP -- by Overmire S (Myatt G)
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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