Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 11, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1939 at Briggs 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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Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 4 0 0 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 1 0
Travis ss 4 1 1 0
Wright rf 5 1 2 0
Myer 2b 5 0 3 1
Welaj lf 5 0 0 0
Wasdell 1b 5 1 3 1
Early c 5 0 1 1
Haynes p 4 0 1 0
Totals 41 4 12 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 4 0 1 0
Laabs lf 3 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 4 1 2 0
Greenberg 1b 3 0 1 0
York c 3 0 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 1 1
Fox rf 4 1 0 0
Croucher ss 3 0 1 1
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Trout p 3 0 1 0
  Eisenstat p 0 0 0 0
  Cullenbine ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Washington 000 000 013–4121
Detroit 000 011 000–272
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  W(2-0) 9.0 7 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L(0-2) 8.2 12 4 3 3 5
  Eisenstat   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
3
5
  E–Wasdell (7), Croucher 2 (5).  DP–Washington 1. Travis-Myer-Wasdell.  PB–York (2).  2B–Washington Wasdell (2); Early (1), Detroit Greenberg (10); Higgins (1); Croucher (3).  Team LOB–13.  Team–7.  U–Bill Grieve, John Quinn, Bill McGowan.  T–2:03.  A–4,294.
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