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Tigers 7 @ Senators 5
Griffith Stadium
August 28, 1948
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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 28, 1948 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 28, 1948 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 7 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 5 H: 8 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning Pitcher—Virgil Trucks  
Losing Pitcher—Dick Welteroth  
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Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 28, 1948 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherTed Gray  
Home Starting PitcherMilo Candini  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance3,633 
Time of Game2 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: (none)
3B: Jim Boyer

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Lipon  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Pat Mullin  Right Fielder 
Hoot Evers  Center Fielder 
Vic Wertz  Left Fielder 
Sam Vico  First Baseman 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Ted Gray  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Junior Wooten  First Baseman 
Al Kozar  Second Baseman 
Carden Gillenwater  Center Fielder 
Bud Stewart  Right Fielder 
Tom McBride  Left Fielder 
Mark Christman  Shortstop 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Al Evans  Catcher 
Milo Candini  Pitcher 
Joe Kuhel  Manager 

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Tigers 7 @ Senators 5
Griffith Stadium
August 28, 1948

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         Game of 8/28/1948 -- Detroit at Washington (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Lipon J, ss           3  2  1  0   Wooten J, 1b          3  0  0  0   
Mayo E, 2b            4  1  0  2   Vernon M, ph-1b       1  1  0  0   
Kell G, 3b            5  0  2  1   Kozar A, 2b           4  2  1  0   
Mullin P, rf          5  1  0  1   Gillenwater C, cf     2  0  1  0   
Evers H, cf           4  1  2  0   Robertson S, ph-rf    2  1  1  1   
Wertz V, lf           4  0  1  0   Stewart B, rf-cf      4  1  2  3   
Vico S, 1b            4  0  0  1   McBride T, lf         2  0  1  1   
Swift B, c            1  0  1  0   Coan G, ph-lf         2  0  0  0   
Hutchinson F, ph      0  0  0  0   Christman M, ss       4  0  0  0   
Berry N, pr           0  1  0  0   Yost E, 3b            5  0  0  0   
Wagner H, c           1  0  0  0   Evans A, c            3  0  0  0   
Gray T, p             2  0  1  1   Early J, c            1  0  0  0   
Benton A, p           0  0  0  0   Candini M, p          2  0  1  0   
Wakefield D, ph       0  0  0  0   Hudson S, p           0  0  0  0   
Houtteman A, p        1  0  0  0   Thompson F, p         0  0  0  0   
Trucks V, p           1  1  1  0   Clark J, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Welteroth D, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Haefner M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Sullivan J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  7  9  6                        37  5  8  5

Detroit          010 000 112 2 --  7
Washington       100 020 002 0 --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gray T                4.2  4  3  3  5  2
Benton A              1.1  1  0  0  1  1
Houtteman A           2.2  3  2  2  0  2
Trucks V (W)          1.1  0  0  0  1  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Candini M*            6.0  5  2  2  3  0
Hudson S+             2.0  1  2  2  3  0
Thompson F            1.0  1  1  1  1  1
Welteroth D (L)       0.1  2  2  0  0  0
Haefner M             0.2  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Yost E, Kozar A, Lipon J, Evers H, Coan G
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Washington 10
2B -- Gillenwater C, Evers H 2, Kozar A, Stewart B
3B -- Robertson S
SH -- Vico S, Stewart B, Lipon J 2, Mayo E
HBP -- by Candini M (Wertz V), by Thompson F (Mayo E)
T -- 2:38
A -- 3633

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