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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1931-06-02 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3500 · 2:05

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 5–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 5th. Carl Fischer earned the win. Roy Johnson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	11
WS1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0		5	12

W: Carl Fischer L: Earl Whitehill SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dick Nallin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	1	2	2	1	2
Frank Doljack	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Akers	5	0	0	0	0	1
John Stone	4	0	0	0	0	1
Marty McManus	3	1	1	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	0	0	1	0	0
Mark Koenig	4	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Grabowski	4	0	3	0	0	0
Earl Whitehill	3	0	1	0	0	2
George Uhle	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	4	1	1	0	1	0
Heinie Manush	5	0	2	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	4	2	2	1	0	0
Dave Harris	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ossie Bluege	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sam West	4	2	2	1	0	0
Roy Spencer	3	0	1	1	1	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	3	1	0	0
Carl Fischer	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	8.0	12	3	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Fischer	9.0	11	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: W
Frank Doljack: 99
Bill Akers: 99
John Stone: SB2
John Stone: K

Bot 1

Buddy Myer: 99
Heinie Manush: S
Joe Cronin: 99(1)/FO
Dave Harris: SB2
Dave Harris: W
Ossie Bluege: 99

Top 2

Marty McManus: 99
Marv Owen: 99
Mark Koenig: 99

Bot 2

Sam West: 99
Roy Spencer: 99
Joe Kuhel: S
Carl Fischer: K

Top 3

Johnny Grabowski: S
Earl Whitehill: S5/BG.1-2
Roy Johnson: K
Frank Doljack: 8
Bill Akers: 8

Bot 3

Buddy Myer: S
Heinie Manush: S.1-3
Joe Cronin: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Dave Harris: S.1-2
Ossie Bluege: SB3
Ossie Bluege: CS2(99)
Ossie Bluege: K

Top 4

John Stone: 99
Marty McManus: T/89
Marv Owen: 9.3-H
Mark Koenig: S
Johnny Grabowski: D7.1XH(762)

Bot 4

Sam West: D9
Roy Spencer: W
Joe Kuhel: D9.2-H;1-3
Carl Fischer: 99
Buddy Myer: 99
Heinie Manush: K

Top 5

Earl Whitehill: K
Roy Johnson: S
Frank Doljack: S.1-2#
Bill Akers: K
John Stone: 99/G

Bot 5

Joe Cronin: S/BG
Dave Harris: K
Ossie Bluege: 99/SH.1-2
Sam West: D.2-H
Roy Spencer: S7.2-H
Joe Kuhel: 99

Top 6

Marty McManus: 99
Marv Owen: 99
Mark Koenig: 99

Bot 6

Carl Fischer: 99
Buddy Myer: E6.B-2
Heinie Manush: CS3(99)
Heinie Manush: 99

Top 7

Johnny Grabowski: D
Earl Whitehill: K
Roy Johnson: K
Frank Doljack: 99/FL

Bot 7

Joe Cronin: T/89
Dave Harris: 9.3-H
Ossie Bluege: 99
Sam West: 99

Top 8

Bill Akers: 99
John Stone: 99
Marty McManus: W
Marv Owen: 99

Bot 8

Roy Spencer: 99
Joe Kuhel: S
Carl Fischer: 99/SH.1-2
Buddy Myer: W
Heinie Manush: 99

Top 9

Mark Koenig: T
Johnny Grabowski: 6
George Uhle: 2/FL
Roy Johnson: HR/89.3-H
Frank Doljack: S
Bill Akers: 9