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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 3, 1955
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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 3, 1955 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,888 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Charlie Berry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Paula | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 3, 1955
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Porterfield
Torgeson 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lary
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lary
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Porterfield
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Porterfield
Hatfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Hatfield reaches second base with a double. House moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Porterfield
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paula vs. Lary
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lary
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Porterfield
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a fly ball towards cemter. Groth catches it and throws to home to double up Kuenn. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Lary
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Lary
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Porterfield
Delsing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Delsing reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Porterfield
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Delsing scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Porterfield
Hatfield hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Porterfield
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lary
Yost hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lary
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Porterfield
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Porterfield's glove, towards Runnels, who fields it, throws to second, with Valdivielso covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Lary
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lary
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Porterfield
Delsing hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Delsing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Porterfield
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Delsing scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Porterfield
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Porterfield
Lary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Lary
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Lary
Porterfield hits a line drive towards the mound. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lary
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lary
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Porterfield
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Porterfield
Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lary
Bubba Phillips now playing left field.
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Lary
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Paula for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lary
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Porterfield
House hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Porterfield
Hatfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Porterfield
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Lary
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Ed Fitz Gerald.
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Lary
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Courtney hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Lary
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Oravetz moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Lary
Yost hits a line drive into left field. Phillips 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 8/3/1955 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sievers R, lf 3 0 1 0
Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Paula C, rf 3 0 0 0
Delsing J, lf 4 2 2 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Phillips B, lf 0 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 2 0 1 0
House F, c 3 0 1 2 Oravetz E, ph 0 0 0 0
Hatfield F, 2b 4 1 2 1 Valdivielso J, ss 2 0 0 0
Lary F, p 4 0 0 0 Courtney C, ph 1 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 2 0 0 0
McDermott M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 27 0 2 0
Detroit 000 101 001 -- 3
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 9.0 8 3 3 3 1
E -- Yost E
DP -- Detroit 2, Washington 3
LOB -- Detroit 7, Washington 1
2B -- Hatfield F, Delsing J
3B -- Delsing J
HR -- Hatfield F
HBP -- by Porterfield B (Tuttle B)
T -- 1:52
A -- 2888
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