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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 15, 1952
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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 15, 1952 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,215 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Jim Duffy 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | First Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 15, 1952
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up 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: ---
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Busby 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. Trucks
Vernon 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trucks
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy misplays the ball. That's an error on Priddy. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsh vs. Trucks
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up 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: ---
Souchock vs. Porterfield
Souchock hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Porterfield
Ginsberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Trucks
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Trucks
Porterfield 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: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Porterfield
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Porterfield
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen 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: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Porterfield
Souchock hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trucks
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Trucks
Marsh hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Trucks
Kluttz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Porterfield
Ginsberg hits a popup 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: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth strikes out. Kluttz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Groth out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Porterfield
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Trucks
Porterfield 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: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Trucks
Trucks fires over to first and Priddy covering first, drops the ball. That's an error on Priddy. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Porterfield
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trucks
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
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Busby. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Souchock vs. Porterfield
Kluttz fires to second and picks off Wertz for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Porterfield
Souchock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Porterfield
Ginsberg hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Trucks
Marsh hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Trucks
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Trucks
Porterfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Souchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groth for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Porterfield
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Porterfield
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Souchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1952 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Jensen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Mullin P, lf 4 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 3 1 2 1
Runnels P, ss 3 0 0 0 Souchock B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Coan G, lf 3 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 3 0 0 0
Marsh F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 2 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 3 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 0 0 29 1 4 1
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 000 000 001 -- 1
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 8.2 4 1 1 2 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (W) 9.0 0 0 0 1 7
E -- Priddy J 3
LOB -- Washington 4, Detroit 4
2B -- Wertz V
HR -- Wertz V
HBP -- by Trucks V (Yost E), by Trucks V (Busby J)
T -- 1:32
A -- 2215
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