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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1923-07-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:00

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 4–2. Syl Johnson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6
DET	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		4	8

W: Syl Johnson L: Monroe Mitchell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brick Owens · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ducky Holmes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nemo Leibold	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	5	0	1	0	0	1
Goose Goslin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Rice	4	2	3	0	0	0
Patsy Gharrity	3	0	1	1	0	0
Muddy Ruel	2	0	0	0	2	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jim O'Neill	4	0	0	0	0	1
Monroe Mitchell	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Haney	3	1	0	0	2	0
Bob Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	3	1	2	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	3	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Fothergill	3	0	1	1	0	0
Del Pratt	3	0	0	0	1	1
Topper Rigney	3	1	2	1	1	0
Johnny Bassler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Syl Johnson	4	0	2	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monroe Mitchell	8.0	8	4	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Syl Johnson	9.0	6	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nemo Leibold: 8/F
Ossie Bluege: K
Goose Goslin: 8/F

Bot 1

Fred Haney: W
Bob Jones: FC1/SH/TH2.1-2;B-1
Bobby Veach: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 63.3-H
Bob Fothergill: 53

Top 2

Sam Rice: T9
Patsy Gharrity: S8.3-H
Muddy Ruel: W.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Jim O'Neill: K
Monroe Mitchell: W
Nemo Leibold: 6/P

Bot 2

Del Pratt: 63
Topper Rigney: D8
Johnny Bassler: 63.2-3
Syl Johnson: S7.3-H
Fred Haney: 8/F

Top 3

Ossie Bluege: 63
Goose Goslin: 9/F
Sam Rice: D7
Patsy Gharrity: HP
Muddy Ruel: W.2-3;1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: 9/L

Bot 3

Bob Jones: 31
Bobby Veach: D7/78
Harry Heilmann: FC6.2X3(654);B-1
Bob Fothergill: SB2
Bob Fothergill: D8.2-H
Del Pratt: K

Top 4

Jim O'Neill: 7/L
Monroe Mitchell: 9/F
Nemo Leibold: 8/F

Bot 4

Topper Rigney: W
Johnny Bassler: 23/SH.1-2
Syl Johnson: 9/L.2-3
Fred Haney: W
Bob Jones: 9/L

Top 5

Ossie Bluege: D7
Goose Goslin: W
Sam Rice: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Patsy Gharrity: 4/P
Muddy Ruel: 3/G

Bot 5

Bobby Veach: S8
Harry Heilmann: 13/SH.1-2
Bob Fothergill: 3/G.2-3
Del Pratt: W
Topper Rigney: S8.3-H;1-3(E8)
Johnny Bassler: 3/L

Top 6

Roger Peckinpaugh: 8/L
Jim O'Neill: 9/L
Monroe Mitchell: 43

Bot 6

Syl Johnson: S5
Fred Haney: 16(1)/FO/BG
Bob Jones: 8/L
Bobby Veach: 4/P

Top 7

Nemo Leibold: 99
Ossie Bluege: 99
Goose Goslin: 99

Bot 7

Harry Heilmann: S
Bob Fothergill: 99/SH.1-2
Del Pratt: 99
Topper Rigney: 99

Top 8

Sam Rice: S9
Patsy Gharrity: 7
Muddy Ruel: 53.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: S9.2-H
Jim O'Neill: 99

Bot 8

Johnny Bassler: 99
Syl Johnson: 99
Fred Haney: 99

Top 9

Joe Evans: 99
Nemo Leibold: 99
Ossie Bluege: 99