Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
August 23, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1947 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 5, Detroit Tigers 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Sullivan ss 4 0 1 0
Lewis rf 5 1 3 1
McBride lf 3 0 0 0
  Robertson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 1 0
Spence cf 4 1 0 0
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
  Travis ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 1 2 1
Mancuso c 4 1 2 2
Pieretti p 1 0 0 0
  Christman ph 1 0 1 0
  Candini p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 1 0 0 0
  Cramer ph 1 0 0 0
  Webb ss 0 0 0 0
Mayo 2b 2 0 0 0
Wertz rf 4 0 0 0
Wakefield lf 5 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 1 2 0
Evers cf 4 1 1 0
McHale 1b 2 0 0 0
Swift c 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner c 0 0 0 0
Overmire p 2 1 1 1
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 1
Washington 000 000 2125105
Detroit 020 000 100342
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pieretti   5.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Candini  W(2-3) 4.0 1 1 1 7 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
10
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire   7.0 6 2 1 1 2
  Benton   0.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Hutchinson  L(12-8) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
2
3

  E–Sullivan (3), Vernon 2 (15), Yost (11), Pieretti (5), McHale (1), Swift (4).  DP–Washington 1. Sullivan-Priddy-Vernon, Detroit 1. Overmire-Lake-McHale.  2B–Washington Mancuso (5).  3B–Detroit Kell (5).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Lake 2 (7); Mayo (8); Evers (13).  Team–12.  CS–Mayo (7).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hal Weafer, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Cal Hubbard.  T–2:19.  A–15,670.
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