Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
July 31, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1920 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Shanks 3b 4 0 2 0
Milan lf 3 0 2 0
Rice cf 4 0 0 0
Roth rf 4 1 1 0
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Gharrity c 4 0 0 0
Ellerbe ss 4 1 2 1
Torres 1b 4 0 1 1
Erickson p 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 2 1 0 0
Bush ss 3 0 0 0
Cobb cf 2 1 1 1
Veach lf 3 0 0 0
Ellison 1b 3 0 1 0
  Heilmann 1b 0 1 0 0
Flagstead rf 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 2 0 0 0
  Shorten ph 1 0 1 2
  Pinelli 3b 0 0 0 0
Woodall c 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 3 4 3
Washington 000 200 000–280
Detroit 001 000 02x–342
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L(9-9) 8.0 4 3 3 8 2
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
8
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(6-14) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
6
  E–Woodall (1), Leonard (2).  2B–Detroit Cobb (11).  3B–Washington Ellerbe 2 (2), Detroit Shorten (2).  SH–Milan (19); Veach (8); Leonard (3).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Ellison (3).  U–Ollie Chill, Bill Friel, George Moriarty.
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