Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
June 26, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1955 at Griffith 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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Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 12

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 1 0 0
Tuttle cf 5 0 3 3
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Boone 3b 5 0 1 0
Phillips B. lf 4 0 1 1
Malmberg 2b 4 1 1 0
House c 2 1 1 0
  Wilson c 2 0 0 0
Lary p 2 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips J. ph 1 0 1 0
  Birrer p 0 0 0 0
  Fain ph 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia pr 0 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Paula rf 4 1 1 2
Runnels 2b 5 1 2 1
Vernon 1b 3 2 1 0
Courtney c 4 1 2 0
Groth cf 3 2 1 2
Sievers lf 4 2 2 4
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 2
Valdivielso ss 4 1 2 1
McDermott p 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 12 12 12
Detroit 100 200 1004100
Washington 002 530 02x12121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L(6-8) 3.1 4 5 5 1 2
  Zuverink   0.0 2 2 1 1 0
  Foytack   1.2 2 3 3 2 1
  Birrer   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Aber   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
12
11
7
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(6-6) 9.0 10 4 4 3 3
  Konstanty   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.2
18
9
9
9
6

  E–Vernon (3).  PB–House (1), Wilson (1); Courtney (3).  2B–Washington Courtney (6,off Lary); Valdivielso 2 (3,off Zuverink,off Foytack); Groth (10,off Aber)..  3B–Detroit Tuttle (2,off McDermott), Washington Paula (3,off Lary); Sievers 2 (3,off Lary,off Foytack)..  HR–Washington Killebrew (2,4th inning off Zuverink 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Courtney (1,off Aber).  SF–Paula (3,off Foytack).  HBP–McDermott (1,by Lary).  Team–7.  CS–Runnels (7,2nd base by Lary/House).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:32.  A–7,407.
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