Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
September 12, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1954 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 3, Detroit Tigers 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 0 0
Umphlett lf 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 1 2 1
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 1
Lemon rf 4 1 1 0
Dietzel 2b 3 0 0 0
Tipton c 2 0 1 0
  Snyder pr 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 1 0
Terwilliger ss 3 0 0 0
Porterfield p 3 0 2 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 30 3 8 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 2 2 0
Hatfield 2b 5 1 3 0
Delsing lf 2 2 1 1
Boone 3b 5 2 2 2
Belardi 1b 4 0 1 1
Kaline rf 3 1 1 1
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 1
House c 4 0 1 1
Gray p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
Washington 200 000 001383
Detroit 001 020 32x8120
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(13-14) 8.0 12 8 5 4 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  W(2-4) 9.0 8 3 3 5 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
4

  E–Yost (17), Terwilliger 2 (15).  DP–Detroit 3. Boone-Hatfield-Belardi, Kuenn-Hatfield-Belardi, Boone-Hatfield-Belardi.  2B–Washington Busby (18,off Gray), Detroit Boone (19,off Porterfield).  3B–Washington Busby (7,off Gray).  HR–Detroit Delsing (4,8th inning off Porterfield 0 on 2 out).  SF–Sievers (11,off Gray).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Belardi (3,off Porterfield).  IBB–Kaline (2,by Porterfield).  Team–9.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:07.  A–12,338.
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