Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
August 26, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1920 at Griffith Stadium. 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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Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 0 0
Bush ss 4 2 2 0
Cobb cf 4 1 2 1
Veach lf 4 0 2 3
Heilmann 1b 4 0 0 0
Flagstead rf 4 0 1 0
Pinelli 3b 3 0 0 0
Ainsmith c 4 2 3 0
Oldham p 4 0 0 0
  Ehmke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 5 1 2 1
Milan lf 5 0 1 0
Rice cf 5 0 1 2
Roth rf 5 0 2 0
Harris 2b 4 0 1 0
Shanks 3b 3 1 1 0
O'Neill ss 3 1 0 0
Gharrity c 4 0 2 0
Zachary p 1 0 0 0
  Ellerbe ph 1 0 0 0
  Biemiller p 0 0 0 0
  Brower ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
Detroit 001 011 0025101
Washington 000 000 0044112
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Oldham  W(8-11) 8.2 11 4 3 3 1
  Ehmke  SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  L(11-13) 7.0 8 3 2 1 2
  Biemiller   2.0 2 2 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
3
4

  E–Pinelli (16), O'Neill (20), Zachary (2).  2B–Detroit Ainsmith (5), Washington Roth (18); Shanks (12).  SH–Pinelli (15).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Shanks (2).  Team–10.  SB–Bush (9); Ainsmith (4).  CS–Harris (13).  U–Tommy Connolly, Dick Nallin.
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