Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
August 3, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1955 at Griffith 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 2 0
Boone 3b 4 0 0 0
Delsing lf 4 2 2 0
  Phillips lf 0 0 0 0
House c 3 0 1 2
Hatfield 2b 4 1 2 1
Lary p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 3 0 0 0
Sievers lf 3 0 1 0
Paula rf 3 0 0 0
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 2 0 1 0
  Oravetz ph 0 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
Porterfield p 2 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
Detroit 000 101 001380
Washington 000 000 000021
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W(11-11) 9.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(9-14) 9.0 8 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2. Boone-Hatfield-Torgeson, Boone-Hatfield-Torgeson.  2B–Detroit Hatfield (9,off Porterfield); Delsing (14,off Porterfield)..  3B–Detroit Delsing (2,off Porterfield).  HR–Detroit Hatfield (8,9th inning off Porterfield 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Tuttle (1,by Porterfield).  Team LOB–7.  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–1:52.  A–2,888.
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