Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
September 18, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1938 at Briggs 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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Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 4 0 0 0
Lewis 3b 5 0 2 0
Wright rf 5 0 2 0
Bonura 1b 4 1 3 1
Simmons lf 5 0 0 0
Myer 2b 5 0 2 0
Travis ss 3 0 0 0
Giuliani c 2 0 0 0
  Wasdell ph 1 0 0 0
  Livingston c 0 0 0 0
Chase p 1 0 0 0
  DeShong p 1 0 1 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
  Hogsett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 10 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cullenbine lf 4 1 1 1
Laabs cf 5 0 1 0
Gehringer 2b 3 2 3 0
Greenberg 1b 5 1 1 1
York c 3 1 3 1
Fox rf 5 1 2 1
Rogell ss 4 1 2 2
Christman 3b 5 0 0 1
Bridges p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 8 14 7
Washington 000 000 1001102
Detroit 202 210 10x8140
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Chase  L(8-9) 4.0 11 6 5 3 2
  DeShong   3.0 3 2 1 4 1
  Hogsett   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
6
7
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  W(12-9) 9.0 10 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
5
8

  E–Bonura (9), Travis (41).  2B–Detroit Bridges (1).  3B–Detroit Rogell (7).  HR–Washington Bonura (21,7th inning off Bridges 0 on).  Team LOB–14.  Team–13.  U–Joe Rue, George Moriarty, Bill Grieve.  T–2:06.  A–15,700.
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