Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
August 26, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1962 at Tiger 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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Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hamlin ss 5 1 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Hinton 2b 4 1 3 1
Bright 1b 5 0 0 1
Zipfel lf 3 0 0 0
  Lock lf 0 0 0 0
King rf 4 1 3 2
Schmidt c 4 0 1 0
Piersall cf 4 1 1 0
Osteen p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 12 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Colavito lf 4 1 1 0
Boros 3b 4 0 2 0
Cash 1b 1 0 0 0
  Farley pr,1b 1 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 1 1 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 1
Roarke c 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 1
Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Buddin ph 1 0 1 0
  Nischwitz p 0 0 0 0
  Wood ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Washington 003 100 1005122
Detroit 000 100 001282
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (7-10) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L (3-6) 3.2 9 4 4 2 3
  Foytack   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Nischwitz   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Jones   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
6

  E–Hamlin (11), Hinton (4), Kaline (3), Farley (3).  DP–Washington 3, Detroit 1.  3B–Detroit Morton (3,off Osteen).  HR–Washington King (10,7th inning off Nischwitz 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–McAuliffe (4,off Osteen).  HBP–Cash (12,by Osteen).  Team–8.  CS–Hinton (9,2nd base by Jones/Roarke).  HBP–Osteen (4,Cash).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:26.  A–14,958.
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