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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 28, 1955
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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 April 28, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,820 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Oravetz | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Tony Roig | Shortstop |
| Dean Stone | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| JW Porter | Left Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Harry Malmberg | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 28, 1955
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Hoeft
Oravetz hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline 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 strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Stone
Fain hits a popup towards short. Roig settles under it 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: ---
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Hoeft
Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stone
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Stone
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malmberg vs. Stone
Malmberg takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Stone
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hoeft
Stone strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Roig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Stone
Fain hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Stone
Boone takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Stone
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Hoeft
Oravetz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oravetz moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Hoeft
Busby strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malmberg vs. Stone
Malmberg hits a fly ball into right field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoeft vs. Stone
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Fitz Gerald goes all the way around to score. Roig moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Hoeft
Stone bunts towards first. Fain fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Hoeft
Oravetz hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Stone
There goes Kaline. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Roig applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Stone
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stone
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Hoeft
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stone
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Malmberg vs. Stone
Malmberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. Wilson scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoeft vs. Stone
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delis vs. Hoeft
Juan Delis pinch hits for Dean Stone.
Delis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shea
Spec Shea now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Shea
Fain hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Shea scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Shea
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Shea
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Jim Delsing now playing left field.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Hoeft
Oravetz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Shea
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malmberg vs. Shea
Malmberg hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Shea
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Hoeft
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1955 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0
Oravetz E, rf 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 3 1 1 1
Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 2 1 2 0
Sievers R, lf 3 0 1 0 Fain F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 4 0 1 0 Boone R, 3b 2 0 1 1
Runnels P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Porter J, lf 4 1 1 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 4 1 1 0 Delsing J, lf 0 0 0 0
Roig T, ss 3 0 1 0 Wilson R, c 4 1 2 0
Stone D, p 2 0 0 0 Malmberg H, 2b 3 0 1 2
Delis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 4 0 0 0
Shea S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 6 0 30 4 8 4
Washington 000 010 000 -- 1
Detroit 000 012 10x -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stone D (L) 6.0 7 3 3 5 6
Shea S 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W) 9.0 6 1 0 1 6
E -- Boone R, Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 6, Detroit 8
2B -- Wilson R 2, Kaline A
HR -- Tuttle B
CS -- Kaline A
SF -- Boone R
T -- 2:22
A -- 20820
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