Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 15, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1952 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 0, Detroit Tigers 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Busby cf 3 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Runnels ss 3 0 0 0
Coan lf 3 0 0 0
Marsh 2b 3 0 0 0
Kluttz c 2 0 0 0
Porterfield p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 0 0
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 0 1 0
Mullin lf 4 0 0 0
Wertz rf 3 1 2 1
Souchock 1b 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 3 0 0 0
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 0 0
Trucks p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Washington 000 000 000000
Detroit 000 000 001143
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L (3-4) 8.2 4 1 1 2 5
Totals 8.2 4 1 1 2 5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W (1-2) 9.0 0 0 0 1 7
Totals 9.0 0 0 0 1 7

  E–Priddy 3 (6).  2B–Detroit Wertz (6,off Porterfield).  HR–Detroit Wertz (7,9th inning off Porterfield 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Yost (4,by Trucks); Busby (1,by Trucks).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.

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