Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
August 31, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1937 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 3, Detroit Tigers 12

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 0 2 1
Lewis 3b 5 1 2 0
Travis ss 4 1 0 0
Stone rf 3 0 2 0
Kuhel 1b 5 0 1 1
Myer 2b 4 0 2 0
Simmons lf 2 0 1 0
  Sington pr,lf 2 1 0 0
Ferrell c 4 0 0 0
  Jacobs p 0 0 0 0
Appleton p 3 0 1 0
  Millies ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 5 2 1 0
Fox rf 4 2 2 2
Gehringer 2b 3 3 3 2
Greenberg 1b 5 1 2 1
York c 4 2 4 7
Laabs cf 3 0 0 0
Owen 3b 5 0 0 0
Gelbert ss 4 1 1 0
Lawson p 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 12 14 12
Washington 101 100 0003111
Detroit 300 404 10x12141
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Appleton  L(7-13) 7.0 13 12 12 6 5
  Jacobs   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
7
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lawson  W(17-4) 9.0 11 3 2 5 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
5
2

  E–Almada (14), Fox (4).  2B–Washington Lewis (25); Simmons (19), Detroit Walker (32); Gehringer (31); Lawson (3).  3B–Washington Myer (8).  HR–Detroit Fox (11,6th inning off Appleton 0 on); York 2 (30,1st inning off Appleton 2 on,6th inning off Appleton 2 on).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Lawson (5).  Team–8.  SB–Walker (20); Gehringer 2 (7).  U–Bill Summers, Harry Geisel, Steve Basil.
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