Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 20, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1965 at Tiger 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 8, Detroit Tigers 9

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Cunningham 1b 5 1 1 0
Hamlin 2b 3 0 1 1
  Chance ph 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
  Lock ph,cf 1 1 1 1
McMullen rf 5 0 1 0
  Bridges p 0 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 2 1
  Brumley c 0 0 0 0
Held cf,lf 5 2 2 1
Zimmer 3b 3 2 2 1
Camilli c 2 0 1 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  McCabe c 0 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,lf,rf 0 0 0 1
Brinkman ss 4 1 2 2
Kreutzer p 0 0 0 0
  Narum p 2 0 0 0
  Blasingame ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 1 2 1
Wert 3b 4 2 1 0
Demeter 1b 4 1 1 0
  Brown pr 0 1 0 0
  Oyler 1b 0 0 0 0
Horton lf 3 0 0 0
Freehan c 5 2 2 2
Northrup rf 4 0 2 3
Thomas cf 5 1 2 0
McAuliffe ss 5 1 2 2
Lolich p 3 0 1 0
  Sherry p 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Nischwitz p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Washington 030 001 102 18132
Detroit 402 000 001 29130
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kreutzer   0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Narum   6.2 5 2 0 1 7
  Ridzik   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Bridges  L (0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.1
13
9
7
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   6.1 7 5 5 1 5
  Sherry   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Fox   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Nischwitz   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hamilton  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
8
8
1
7

  E–Held (3), Brinkman (8).  DP–Detroit 3.  PB–Freehan (5).  2B–Washington Held (4,off Sherry), Detroit McAuliffe (9,off Ridzik); Freehan (4,off Ridzik).  3B–Washington Cunningham (1,off Lolich), Detroit Northrup (1,off Kreutzer).  HR–Washington Held (7,2nd inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out); Brinkman (1,2nd inning off Lolich 1 on, 2 out); Zimmer (2,7th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out); Howard (6,9th inning off Sherry 0 on, 1 out); Lock (2,10th inning off Nischwitz 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Wood (2,1st inning off Kreutzer 0 on, 0 out); McAuliffe (5,10th inning off Bridges 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Brumley (2,off Nischwitz).  SF–Kirkland (1,off Fox).  CS–Thomas (2,2nd base by Narum/Camilli).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:36.  A–3,510.
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