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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1934-08-23 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 1:49

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 3–1. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 4th. Bobby Burke earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bobby Burke L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jo-Jo White	3	1	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Rogell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	0	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Hayworth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Bridges	2	0	0	0	1	1
Frank Doljack	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	2	0	0	0	2	0
John Stone	4	0	1	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cliff Bolton	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Schulte	3	1	1	1	0	1
Pete Susko	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ossie Bluege	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Burke	2	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	8.0	8	2	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Burke	9.0	5	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Fox: E5/G.B-1
Jo-Jo White: 53.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: S3/G.2-3
Goose Goslin: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Buddy Myer: 63
John Stone: S9
Heinie Manush: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Billy Rogell: S6/G
Hank Greenberg: 9/L9D
Marv Owen: 9/F
Ray Hayworth: K/C

Bot 2

Joe Cronin: 53
Cliff Bolton: 9/F
Fred Schulte: 2/FL

Top 3

Tommy Bridges: 3/P
Pete Fox: 53
Jo-Jo White: 9/F

Bot 3

Pete Susko: 8/F
Ossie Bluege: S7
Bobby Burke: S2/BG.1-2
Buddy Myer: 2/FL
John Stone: 3/G

Top 4

Charlie Gehringer: 6/P
Goose Goslin: 63
Billy Rogell: 9/F

Bot 4

Heinie Manush: K
Joe Cronin: S9
Cliff Bolton: D/F8D.1-H
Fred Schulte: D9.2-H
Pete Susko: D9.2-H;BX3(945)
Ossie Bluege: 7/F

Top 5

Hank Greenberg: W
Marv Owen: 7/F7D
Ray Hayworth: 13.1-2
Tommy Bridges: K

Bot 5

Bobby Burke: 43
Buddy Myer: W
John Stone: 8/F
Heinie Manush: 43

Top 6

Pete Fox: 63
Jo-Jo White: W
Charlie Gehringer: 9/L
Goose Goslin: D8.1-H
Billy Rogell: 6/FL

Bot 6

Joe Cronin: 2/FL
Cliff Bolton: 8/L
Fred Schulte: K

Top 7

Hank Greenberg: 6/P
Marv Owen: S8
Ray Hayworth: 8/F
Tommy Bridges: W.1-2#
Pete Fox: 53

Bot 7

Pete Susko: 8/F
Ossie Bluege: S7
Bobby Burke: 24/SH.1-2
Buddy Myer: W
John Stone: 43

Top 8

Jo-Jo White: 43
Charlie Gehringer: E3/G.B-1
Goose Goslin: 53.1-2
Billy Rogell: 53

Bot 8

Heinie Manush: 3/G
Joe Cronin: 43
Cliff Bolton: 8/F

Top 9

Hank Greenberg: 13
Marv Owen: D8
Ray Hayworth: 4/P
Frank Doljack: 4/P