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Senators 12 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
August 27, 1953

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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 August 27, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Senators with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1953 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 12 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 12
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherSpec Shea  
Losing PitcherRalph Branca  
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Game Winning RBIMickey Vernon 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1953 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherSpec Shea  
Home Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance2,892 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Red Flaherty
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Charlie Berry
3B: Eddie Hurley

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Pete Runnels  Shortstop 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Clyde Vollmer  Right Fielder 
Gil Coan  Left Fielder 
Jim Busby  Center Fielder 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Mickey Grasso  Catcher 
Spec Shea  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Johnny Pesky  Second Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Center Fielder 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Bud Souchock  Right Fielder 
Matt Batts  Catcher 
Jerry Priddy  First Baseman 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Senators 12 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
August 27, 1953

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         Game of 8/27/1953 -- Washington at Detroit (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            3  2  3  1   Kuenn H, ss           5  0  1  0   
Runnels P, ss         5  0  0  0   Pesky J, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Snyder J, ss          1  0  0  0   Kaline A, cf          2  0  1  0   
Vernon M, 1b          4  2  2  1   Boone R, 3b           3  1  0  0   
Vollmer C, rf         5  2  3  1   Hitchcock B, 3b       2  0  0  0   
Coan G, lf            5  2  1  4   Delsing J, cf         1  0  0  0   
Busby J, cf           6  2  3  1   Dropo W, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Terwilliger W, 2b     4  1  2  2   Nieman B, lf          4  3  3  1   
Grasso M, c           5  1  1  1   Souchock B, rf        4  1  2  3   
Shea S, p             5  0  1  1   Batts M, c            3  0  1  0   
                                   Priddy J, 1b-2b       4  0  1  1   
                                   Branca R, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Marlowe D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Hatfield F, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Miller B, p           1  0  1  0   
                                   Mullin P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Hutchinson F, p       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 12 16 12                        37  5 10  5

Washington       723 000 000 -- 12
Detroit          000 103 010 --  5

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shea S (W)            9.0 10  5  2  2  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (L)          0.1  5  6  6  1  1
Marlowe D             1.2  6  3  3  0  1
Miller B              5.0  4  3  3  7  2
Hutchinson F          2.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Runnels P
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 12, Detroit 8
2B -- Terwilliger W, Souchock B, Busby J, Yost E, Batts M, Nieman B
3B -- Yost E
HR -- Coan G, Nieman B, Souchock B
SB -- Yost E
HBP -- by Shea S (Kaline A)
WP -- Miller B
PB -- Batts M
T -- 2:20
A -- 2892

    

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