Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
June 12, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1938 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 18, Washington Senators 12

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rogell ss 6 2 3 1
White cf 6 2 3 1
Gehringer 2b 6 3 4 3
Greenberg 1b 4 4 2 2
York c 5 1 1 3
Fox rf 5 2 3 2
Laabs lf 5 2 3 1
Christman 3b 5 1 0 1
Poffenberger p 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 1 0 0 0
  Piet ph 1 1 1 0
  Coffman p 1 0 0 0
  Bridges p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 18 20 14
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 1 2 0
Lewis 3b 6 3 2 0
Wright rf 1 0 0 0
  Case rf 4 1 2 0
Stone lf 6 1 1 2
Bonura 1b 3 1 0 0
Travis ss 5 2 3 3
Myer 2b 4 1 4 4
Ferrell R. c 4 1 1 2
Ferrell W. p 1 1 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Appleton p 2 0 0 0
  Krakauskas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 11
Detroit 000 1010 00718201
Washington 007 400 10012152
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Poffenberger   3.0 8 11 11 4 0
  Wade   2.0 1 0 0 3 0
  Coffman   1.2 4 1 1 0 0
  Bridges  W(3-3) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
8
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell   5.1 12 8 8 1 2
  Kelley   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Appleton  L(3-4) 3.0 5 8 7 2 2
  Krakauskas   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
20
18
17
3
4

  E–White (2), Almada (5), Myer (2).  DP–Detroit 2. Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg, Greenberg-Christman, Washington 1. Bonura.  2B–Detroit Gehringer 2 (8); Fox 2 (13); Laabs (3), Washington Travis (11); Myer (6).  3B–Detroit Greenberg (4), Washington Travis (3).  HR–Detroit Gehringer (6,6th inning off W. Ferrell 0 on); York (14,6th inning off W. Ferrell 1 on), Washington R. Ferrell (1,3rd inning off Poffenberger 1 on).  SH–Bridges (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  SB–Gehringer (6).  U–Joe Rue, Harry Geisel.  T–2:47.  A–18,000.
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