Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
September 25, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1963 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 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 1 3 0
Phillips 1b 3 1 0 0
Hinton lf 2 2 0 0
Lock cf 3 1 0 0
Zimmer 3b 4 0 0 0
  Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
Retzer c 4 1 4 5
Hunt rf 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Moeller p 3 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
McAuliffe ss 4 1 1 0
Horton lf 4 1 1 0
Colavito rf 4 0 1 1
Wert 3b 3 0 0 1
Triandos c 3 0 1 0
  Kaline ph 1 0 0 0
Freehan 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith G. 2b 3 0 1 0
McLain p 0 0 0 0
  Goldy ph 1 0 1 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith W. p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Washington 303 000 000670
Detroit 000 101 000261
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller  W (2-0) 5.1 6 2 2 1 3
  Ridzik  SV (1) 3.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  L (1-1) 3.0 3 6 6 5 3
  Lolich   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Smith   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Anderson   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
5
7

  E–McLain (2).  DP–Washington 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Colavito (29,off Moeller).  3B–Detroit Horton (1,off Moeller).  HR–Washington Retzer (5,3rd inning off McLain 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Phillips (2,off W Smith).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Retzer (2,2nd base off W Smith/Triandos); McAuliffe (11,2nd base off Moeller/Retzer).  BK–McLain (1).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:13.  A–1,552.
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