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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1961
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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 2, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe McClain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,010 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Joe McClain | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Foytack
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Foytack
Zipfel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Foytack
Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Woodling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Foytack
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez throws to second for one, and Wood throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Woodling scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Foytack
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Foytack
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. McClain
Osborne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Foytack
McClain hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Foytack
Keough hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. McClain
Roarke hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. McClain
Foytack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foytack moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Foytack
Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Foytack
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Foytack
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. McClain
Osborne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Foytack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Foytack
Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Foytack
McClain hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. McClain
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. McClain
Foytack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Foytack
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Foytack
Zipfel hits a popup towards third. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Bruton. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Foytack
Woodling hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Foytack
King strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Foytack
There's a wild pitch. Green moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Foytack
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cottier vs. Foytack
Cottier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. McClain
Osborne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. McClain
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Mike Roarke.
Maxwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Foytack
Frank House now catching.
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Foytack
Keough hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Foytack
Klaus is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McClain
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Keough picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Keough. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. Wood moves all the way to home. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Zipfel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Aguirre
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Aguirre
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fernandez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Willie Tasby now playing center field. Marty Keough now playing right field.
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Sisler
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Regan
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Regan
Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Regan
Dale Long pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Regan
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Klippstein
Regan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Klippstein
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Regan
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Regan
Zipfel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Regan
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Gladding
Green takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Montejo
Manny Montejo now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. King scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cottier vs. Montejo
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klippstein vs. Montejo
Klippstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Klippstein
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Klippstein
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Burnside
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alusik vs. Burnside
George Alusik pinch hits for Bobo Osborne.
Alusik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1961, game 2 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Keough M, cf-rf 5 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 5 1 2 1
Klaus B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0
Zipfel B, 1b 5 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 5 0 0 0
Woodling G, rf 4 1 1 0 Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0
Tasby W, cf 1 1 1 0 Cash N, 1b 5 0 1 0
King J, lf 4 1 2 0 Osborne B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Green G, c 4 2 2 1 Alusik G, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson B, ss 4 0 1 2 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0
Cottier C, 2b 4 0 0 1 Roarke M, c 2 0 0 0
McClain J, p 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 House F, c 1 0 0 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 2 0 2 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph 0 1 0 0
Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Regan P, p 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
Montejo M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 9 5 39 2 8 1
Washington 010 010 000 04 -- 6
Detroit 000 000 020 00 -- 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McClain J* 8.0 8 2 2 1 3
Sisler D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Klippstein J (W) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1
Burnside P (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P 8.0 3 2 2 3 5
Aguirre H 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Regan P (L) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
Gladding F+ 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Montejo M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 11th
E -- Wood J, Keough M
DP -- Washington 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Woodling G
3B -- Wood J
HR -- Green G, Zipfel B
CS -- Klaus B
WP -- Foytack P, Burnside P
T -- 3:10
A -- 27010
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