Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
August 4, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1929 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 10, Washington Senators 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 5 2 2 2
Rice cf 5 1 3 1
Gehringer 2b 5 1 3 2
Heilmann rf 4 1 1 3
Alexander 1b 5 1 2 0
McManus 3b 4 1 1 0
Hargrave c 4 1 2 0
Schuble ss 5 1 2 2
Whitehill p 4 1 1 0
Totals 41 10 17 10
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 4 2 2 0
Rice rf 5 2 3 1
Goslin lf 5 0 3 1
Myer 2b 4 0 0 1
West cf 3 1 0 0
Cronin ss 3 0 1 0
Spencer c 3 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 1 1
Braxton p 2 0 0 0
  Gooch ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
Detroit 000 701 01110172
Washington 200 000 2105113
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  W(6-8) 9.0 11 5 4 5 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Braxton  L(9-8) 7.0 13 8 4 3 3
  Thomas   2.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
17
10
6
5
3

  E–Rice (9), Gehringer (14), Myer (17), Spencer (2), Hayes (11).  DP–Detroit 2, Washington 4. Spencer-Hayes, Hayes-Myer-Judge.  PB–Spencer (2).  2B–Detroit Johnson (35); Rice (22); Schuble (10), Washington Judge (22); Rice 2 (22); Goslin (19).  3B–Detroit Alexander (10).  HR–Detroit Heilmann (13,4th inning off Braxton 2 on).  SH–Whitehill (3).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Johnson (13).  CS–Rice (9).  U–Bill Dinneen, Red Ormsby.
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