Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
August 8, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1948 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 5, Detroit Tigers 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Sullivan ss 4 1 1 0
  Coan ph 1 0 1 1
  Fleitas ss 0 0 0 0
Wooten rf 5 1 2 1
Gillenwater cf 2 0 1 0
  Stewart cf 2 0 0 0
McBride lf 5 0 1 0
Christman 3b 4 1 2 2
Kozar 2b 4 1 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 1
Okrie c 3 0 0 0
  Evans c 1 0 0 0
Thompson p 3 1 1 0
  Wynn ph 0 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake 2b 4 1 1 0
Campbell 1b 4 0 2 0
Kell 3b 4 0 0 0
Mullin rf 4 1 1 0
Evers cf 4 1 1 1
Wakefield lf 4 1 1 1
Lipon ss 3 0 1 2
Swift c 2 1 0 0
Pierce p 3 1 1 1
  Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 5
Washington 000 030 020–5111
Detroit 400 002 00x–682
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L(4-5) 7.0 8 6 5 2 1
  Ferrick   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
3
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W(1-0) 7.2 10 5 4 3 6
  Houtteman  SV(6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
3
6
  E–Christman (9), Campbell (5), Lipon (9).  DP–Detroit 2. Kell-Lake-Campbell, Lipon-Lake-Campbell.  2B–Washington Wooten 2 (4).  3B–Detroit Lipon (4); Pierce (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Lipon (2).  U–Bill Summers, Red Jones, Johnny Stevens.  T–2:02.  A–29,811.
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