Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
July 20, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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 8, Detroit Tigers 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 5 1 2 0
West lf 4 1 1 2
Lewis 3b 5 2 2 1
Wright rf 3 0 0 2
  Kelley p 1 0 0 0
Travis ss 4 0 2 0
Myer 2b 4 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Giuliani c 4 1 2 1
Leonard p 1 0 0 0
  Estalella ph,rf 1 2 1 2
Totals 36 8 13 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 0 1 2
Cullenbine rf 5 1 2 1
Averill lf 4 1 1 1
Higgins 3b 3 1 1 0
York c 4 1 1 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 3 3
Croucher 2b 3 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 0 0
Rogell ss 4 1 1 0
Benton p 2 1 1 0
  McKain p 1 0 0 0
  Newsom p 0 0 0 0
  Gehringer ph 0 0 0 0
  Trout pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Washington 201 000 2308131
Detroit 001 104 0017110
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   6.0 7 6 5 0 3
  Kelley  W(4-3) 3.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
1
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   6.1 9 5 5 2 5
  McKain  L(1-3) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Newsom   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
2
6

  E–Case (13).  DP–Washington 2. Lewis-Vernon, Travis-Myer-Vernon, Detroit 1. York-Higgins-Greenberg.  2B–Washington Case 2 (14).  3B–Washington Lewis 2 (9).  HR–Washington Estalella (7,8th inning off Newsom 1 on), Detroit Cullenbine (2,6th inning off Leonard 0 on); Averill (9,4th inning off Leonard 0 on); Greenberg (18,6th inning off Leonard 2 on).  SH–Wright (7); Leonard (8).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Higgins (1).  Team–4.  CS–Vernon (1).  U–Joe Rue, Cal Hubbard.  T–1:58.  A–5,234.
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