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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 24, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 24, 1946 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 8,457 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Grace | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Cecil Travis | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 24, 1946
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Leonard
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Leonard
Kell bunts towards third. Travis juggles the ball. That's an error on Travis. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer bunts towards third. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lake moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Leonard
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lake scores. Kell scores. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Leonard
Wakefield hits a fly ball into left field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Leonard
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloodworth vs. Leonard
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenberg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Leonard
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Benton
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Benton
Spence hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Benton
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bloodworth fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Leonard
Benton strikes out. Early drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Benton out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Leonard
Lake bunts towards third. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Leonard
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lake scores. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Leonard
Greenberg hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Leonard
Wakefield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Early settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Benton
Travis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Travis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Benton
Priddy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Priddy reaches second base with a double. Travis scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hitchcock vs. Benton
Hitchcock bunts towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Priddy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Early vs. Benton
Early hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Priddy scores. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Binks vs. Benton
George Binks pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. Hitchcock moves to third. Early moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lewis vs. Benton
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spence vs. Benton
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Masterson
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Masterson
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Masterson
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Benton
Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Benton
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Benton
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Masterson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Masterson
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Masterson
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Masterson
Wakefield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Benton
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Benton
Early hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masterson vs. Benton
Masterson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Masterson
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Masterson
Bloodworth bunts towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Masterson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Masterson covering. Safe. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Masterson
Benton bunts towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lake vs. Masterson
Lake hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Early settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Benton
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Benton
Spence hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Benton
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Travis vs. Benton
Travis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Wade
Jake Wade now pitching.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Wade
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Wade
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Wade
Wakefield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Benton
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Benton
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Benton
Early hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Wade
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Wade
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Wade
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Wade
Benton hits a line drive towards third. Travis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Wade
Lake takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Wade
Kell takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine scores. Tebbetts moves to third. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cramer vs. Wade
Cramer 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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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Benton
Gil Coan pinch hits for Jake Wade.
Coan bunts towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Benton
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Coan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Benton
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Kennedy
Bill Kennedy now pitching.
Greenberg hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Kennedy
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wakefield for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Kennedy
Cullenbine hits a line drive into left field. Grace picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Grace. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Benton
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Benton
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Benton
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Kennedy
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Kennedy
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Sherry Robertson pinch hits for Billy Hitchcock.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Benton
Early hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Benton
Early Wynn pinch hits for Bill Kennedy.
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Benton
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Benton
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1946 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 5 2 2 0 Grace J, lf 5 1 2 1
Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Lewis B, rf 3 0 1 0
Cramer D, cf 4 2 2 1 Spence S, cf 4 0 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 5 2 3 4 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wakefield D, lf 5 0 0 0 Travis C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Cullenbine R, rf 3 1 2 1 Priddy J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Hitchcock B, ss 3 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 5 0 3 0 Robertson S, ph 1 0 0 0
Benton A, p 4 0 0 0 Early J, c 4 0 1 1
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
Binks G, ph 1 0 0 0
Masterson W, p 1 0 0 0
Wade J, p 0 0 0 0
Coan G, ph 1 1 1 0
Kennedy B, p 0 0 0 0
Wynn E, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 8 35 4 9 3
Detroit 410 200 100 -- 8
Washington 020 010 100 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (W) 9.0 9 4 4 2 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 2.0 7 5 3 0 1
Masterson W 3.0 3 2 2 2 1
Wade J 2.0 2 1 1 3 0
Kennedy B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Travis C, Grace J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Washington 6
2B -- Travis C, Priddy J
HR -- Greenberg H, Grace J
SH -- Kell G, Bloodworth J, Benton A
T -- 2:00
A -- 8457
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