Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
April 15, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1966 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Valentine rf 3 0 0 0
Blasingame 2b 3 1 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 1 2 2
Howard lf 3 1 1 0
Chance 1b 4 0 1 0
Lock cf 4 0 0 0
Brumley c 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Duckworth p 1 0 0 0
  McCormick p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph 1 0 0 0
  Narum p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 4 1 1 4
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Cash 1b 5 1 2 0
Kaline rf 5 2 2 1
Horton lf 3 1 0 0
Wert 3b 2 2 2 1
Freehan c 4 0 2 1
Stanley cf 3 0 1 1
Wickersham p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 0 0
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8
Washington 002 001 000351
Detroit 010 421 00x8111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth  L (0-1) 3.2 5 5 1 5 3
  McCormick   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Narum   2.0 6 3 3 1 0
  Cox   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
4
6
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham   4.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Pena  W (1-0) 5.0 2 1 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
5

  E–Blasingame (1), Wert (1).  DP–Washington 2.  2B–Washington Brumley (1,off Wickersham); Howard (1,off Pena), Detroit Kaline (1,off Duckworth); Freehan (2,off Duckworth); Cash (2,off Narum).  HR–Washington McMullen (1,3rd inning off Wickersham 1 on, 2 out), Detroit McAuliffe (1,4th inning off Duckworth 3 on, 2 out); Kaline (1,5th inning off Narum 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pena (1,off Narum).  IBB–Stanley (1,by Duckworth).  CS–Valentine (1,2nd base by Wickersham/Freehan).  IBB–Duckworth (1,Stanley).  U-HP–Bill Valentine, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:32.  A–36,674.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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