Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
April 30, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1955 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 7, Detroit Tigers 11

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 0 2 0 1
Delis rf 4 3 3 1
Runnels 2b 3 0 2 2
Vernon 1b 5 0 2 2
Sievers lf 3 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 1 0
Roig ss 1 1 1 0
  Paula ph 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Snyder ss 0 0 0 0
Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
  Currie p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 0 1 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline ss 0 0 0 0
  Umphlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Shea p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 3 5 0
Hatfield 2b 3 1 1 1
Kaline rf 3 1 0 0
Fain 1b 4 1 3 3
  Phillips B. pr,lf 0 1 0 1
Boone 3b 3 2 2 2
Delsing lf 3 1 1 2
  Porter ph 1 0 0 1
  Phillips J. 1b 0 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 1
House c 4 0 0 0
Maas p 1 0 0 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
  Aber p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 11 14 11
Washington 200 300 02790
Detroit 204 000 4111141
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(2-3) 2.1 6 5 5 0 1
  Currie   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Ramos   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Stobbs   3.0 4 4 4 2 2
  Shea   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
7.2
14
11
11
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Maas   2.1 2 2 2 5 1
  Flowers   1.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Aber  W(1-0) 4.1 5 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
8
1

  E–Flowers (1).  DP–Washington 1. Runnels-Kline-Vernon, Detroit 1. Flowers-Hatfield-Fain.  2B–Washington Delis (1,off Flowers); Fitz Gerald (1,off Aber)., Detroit Kuenn (5,off Porterfield); Fain 2 (2,off Porterfield 2); Hatfield (3,off Porterfield); Tuttle (2,off Stobbs).  3B–Washington Delis (1,off Aber).  HR–Detroit Delsing (2,3rd inning off Currie 1 on 2 out).  SH–Yost (1,off Maas); Delis (1,off Aber).; Hatfield (3,off Stobbs).  SF–Yost (1,off Flowers); B. Phillips (1,off Shea).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Kaline (1,by Stobbs).  Team–6.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:45.  A–9,341.
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