Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Hoeft
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Hoeft
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Hoeft
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to Hoeft covering. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jensen vs. Hoeft
  
  Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Porterfield
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatfield vs. Porterfield
  
  Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Porterfield
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Hoeft
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Hoeft
  
  Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Busby reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Terwilliger vs. Hoeft
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grasso vs. Hoeft
  
  Grasso hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delsing vs. Porterfield
  
  Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nieman vs. Porterfield
  
  Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Porterfield
  
  Dropo hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porterfield vs. Hoeft
  
  Porterfield hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Hoeft
  
  Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Hoeft
  
  Snyder hits a line drive into right field. Lund picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lund. Yost moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Vernon vs. Hoeft
  
  Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lund throws the ball in to Hoeft who tags Vernon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Yost scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Jensen vs. Hoeft
  
  Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Hoeft
  
  Vollmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lund vs. Porterfield
  
  Lund hits a line drive into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Batts vs. Porterfield
  
  Batts hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoeft vs. Porterfield
  
  Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Hoeft
  
  Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Terwilliger vs. Hoeft
  
  Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. Busby moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Grasso vs. Hoeft
  
  Grasso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Terwilliger scores. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porterfield vs. Hoeft
  
  Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Hoeft
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Porterfield
  
  Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatfield vs. Porterfield
  
  Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Porterfield
  
  Boone hits a fly ball towards left. Vollmer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Vollmer. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Delsing vs. Porterfield
  
  Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Hoeft
  
  Snyder strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Hoeft
  
  Vernon is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jensen vs. Hoeft
  
  There's a wild pitch. Vernon moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jensen vs. Hoeft
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon scores. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vollmer vs. Hoeft
  
  There goes Jensen. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vollmer vs. Hoeft
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Busby vs. Marlowe
  
  Dick Marlowe now pitching.
  
  Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen scores. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Terwilliger vs. Marlowe
  
  There's a wild pitch. Vollmer moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Terwilliger vs. Marlowe
  
  Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grasso vs. Marlowe
  
  Grasso hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nieman vs. Porterfield
  
  Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Porterfield
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lund vs. Porterfield
  
  Lund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Batts vs. Porterfield
  
  Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lund moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mullin vs. Porterfield
  
  Pat Mullin pinch hits for Dick Marlowe.
  
  Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lund scores. Batts moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kuenn vs. Porterfield
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porterfield vs. Scarborough
  
  Ray Scarborough now pitching.
  
  Porterfield hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Scarborough
  
  Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Scarborough
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatfield vs. Porterfield
  
  Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Porterfield
  
  Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delsing vs. Porterfield
  
  Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nieman vs. Porterfield
  
  Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Scarborough
  
  Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Scarborough
  
  Jensen hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Scarborough
  
  Vollmer hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Boone, and towards Kuenn, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Porterfield
  
  Dropo hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lund vs. Porterfield
  
  Lund is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Batts vs. Porterfield
  
  Batts hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Scarborough
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Scarborough
  
  Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grasso vs. Scarborough
  
  Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Porterfield
  
  Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Ray Scarborough.
  
  Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Porterfield
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Kuenn reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hatfield vs. Porterfield
  
  Hatfield is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boone vs. Porterfield
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porterfield vs. Hutchinson
  
  Fred Hutchinson now pitching.
  
  Porterfield hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Hutchinson
  
  Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Hutchinson
  
  Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Hutchinson
  
  Vernon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delsing vs. Porterfield
  
  Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nieman vs. Porterfield
  
  Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dropo vs. Porterfield
  
  Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lund vs. Porterfield
  
  Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/29/1953 -- Washington at Detroit (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            5  1  3  0   Kuenn H, ss           4  0  1  0   
Snyder J, ss          5  1  1  0   Hatfield F, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Vernon M, 1b          4  1  2  1   Boone R, 3b           4  1  1  1   
Jensen J, rf          4  2  2  3   Delsing J, cf         4  0  2  0   
Vollmer C, lf         4  0  1  0   Nieman B, lf          4  0  0  0   
Busby J, cf           4  1  2  1   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Terwilliger W, 2b     3  1  2  0   Lund D, rf            4  1  1  0   
Grasso M, c           4  0  1  2   Batts M, c            3  0  1  0   
Porterfield B, p      4  0  0  0   Hoeft B, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Marlowe D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Mullin P, ph          1  0  1  1   
                                   Scarborough R, p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Pesky J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Hutchinson F, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 14  7                        34  2  7  2

Washington       003 220 000 --  7
Detroit          000 011 000 --  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (W)     9.0  7  2  2  0  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L)           4.1 11  7  7  0  2
Marlowe D             0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Scarborough R         3.0  2  0  0  0  0
Hutchinson F          1.0  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Lund D, Vollmer C
DP -- Washington 1, Detroit 3
LOB -- Washington 5, Detroit 5
2B -- Busby J, Terwilliger W
3B -- Kuenn H
HR -- Jensen J, Boone R
SB -- Jensen J
HBP -- by Hoeft B (Vernon M)
WP -- Hoeft B, Marlowe D
T -- 1:51
A -- 4921

    

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