Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
September 16, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1937 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
White cf 5 0 1 1
Fox rf 5 0 2 0
Gehringer 2b 5 0 1 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 1 0
York c 4 1 1 0
Walker lf 4 2 3 0
Owen 3b 5 1 1 1
Rogell ss 4 1 1 2
Lawson p 1 0 1 0
  Bolton ph 1 0 1 1
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Goslin ph 1 0 1 1
  Auker pr 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Laabs ph 1 0 0 0
  Poffenberger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 4 0 1 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 2 0
Travis ss 5 1 2 0
Stone rf 4 1 2 2
Wasdell 1b 5 1 1 2
Simmons lf 4 2 4 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 1 0 0
Ferrell c 3 0 1 1
DeShong p 4 0 2 2
Totals 37 7 15 7
Detroit 000 150 0006140
Washington 014 001 10x7150
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lawson   3.0 7 5 5 3 0
  Coffman   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Wade  L(6-8) 3.0 7 2 2 0 0
  Poffenberger   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
7
7
4
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
DeShong  W(13-13) 9.0 14 6 6 4 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
4
1

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1. York-Gehringer.  PB–R. Ferrell (5).  2B–Detroit Fox (33); Walker (40); Bolton (2), Washington Travis (26).  3B–Washington Stone (14).  HR–Washington Wasdell (1,3rd inning off Lawson 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  CS–Walker (7); Simmons (2).  SB–Lewis (9).  U–Charles Johnston, John Quinn, Bill McGowan.
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