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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1937-06-15 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 15 innings · Att: 2500 · 3:35

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 9–8. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 1st. Boots Poffenberger earned the win. Gee Walker went 1-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
DET	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	13
WS1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	14

W: Boots Poffenberger L: Carl Fischer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	8	1	2	1	0	1
Billy Rogell	5	2	1	0	2	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	5	2	1	1	2	0
Gee Walker	6	2	1	3	1	0
Chet Laabs	7	0	1	1	0	2
Birdie Tebbetts	6	0	3	1	1	0
Flea Clifton	7	1	1	2	0	0
Tommy Bridges	3	0	1	0	1	1
Boots Poffenberger	3	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	6	2	2	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	7	1	2	1	0	0
Joe Kuhel	7	1	2	1	0	2
John Stone	5	0	2	1	2	0
Al Simmons	6	1	1	1	1	0
Cecil Travis	7	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	6	1	1	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	5	1	2	2	2	0
Ed Linke	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wes Ferrell	1	0	1	2	0	0
Fred Sington	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Fischer	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ossie Bluege	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	8.2	8	4	2
George Gill	0.0	1	1	0
Jack Russell	0.0	2	0	0
Boots Poffenberger	6.1	3	3	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmie DeShong	1.2	6	3	1
Ed Linke	7.1	5	2	2
Syd Cohen	1.0	1	0	1
Carl Fischer	5.0	1	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Fox: 13
Billy Rogell: W
Charlie Gehringer: S7.1-3
Hank Greenberg: D7.3-H;1-3
Gee Walker: E5.3-H(RBI)
Chet Laabs: 7
Birdie Tebbetts: W.2-3;1-2
Flea Clifton: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Tommy Bridges: K

Bot 1

Mel Almada: 3/G
Buddy Lewis: 1E3
Joe Kuhel: K+PO1(23)/DP

Top 2

Pete Fox: 9
Billy Rogell: D7
Charlie Gehringer: 9
Hank Greenberg: W
Gee Walker: S8.2-H;1-3
Chet Laabs: S9.3-H;1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: S9.3-H;1-3
Flea Clifton: CSH(25)

Bot 2

John Stone: S8
Al Simmons: 8
Cecil Travis: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Flea Clifton: 63
Tommy Bridges: S8
Pete Fox: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Buddy Myer: S8
Rick Ferrell: 46(1)3/GDP
Ed Linke: 5/FL

Top 4

Billy Rogell: 4/L
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Hank Greenberg: 63

Bot 4

Mel Almada: S7
Buddy Lewis: 7
Joe Kuhel: 3/FL
John Stone: D8/78.1-H
Al Simmons: 7

Top 5

Gee Walker: 4/L
Chet Laabs: 63
Birdie Tebbetts: S9
Flea Clifton: 43

Bot 5

Cecil Travis: 8
Buddy Myer: 8
Rick Ferrell: 2/P

Top 6

Tommy Bridges: W
Pete Fox: S7.1-2
Billy Rogell: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Ed Linke: 8
Mel Almada: 13
Buddy Lewis: 31

Top 7

Hank Greenberg: 6/P
Gee Walker: 7
Chet Laabs: K

Bot 7

Joe Kuhel: 2/FL
John Stone: W
Al Simmons: 16(1)/FO
Cecil Travis: 5/FL

Top 8

Birdie Tebbetts: 63
Flea Clifton: 7
Tommy Bridges: 8

Bot 8

Buddy Myer: 9
Rick Ferrell: S7
Ed Linke: K
Mel Almada: 3/G

Top 9

Pete Fox: S8
Billy Rogell: FC1/SH/TH2.1-2;B-1
Charlie Gehringer: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Hank Greenberg: IW
Gee Walker: 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Chet Laabs: K

Bot 9

Buddy Lewis: S9
Joe Kuhel: D9.1-3
John Stone: W
Al Simmons: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Cecil Travis: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
Buddy Myer: W.1-2
Rick Ferrell: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Wes Ferrell: D9.2-H;1-H
Mel Almada: W
Buddy Lewis: S8.2-H;1-3
Joe Kuhel: S9.3-H;1-3
John Stone: SB2
John Stone: 53

Top 10

Birdie Tebbetts: 13
Flea Clifton: 5/FL
Boots Poffenberger: S7
Pete Fox: K

Bot 10

Al Simmons: S5
Cecil Travis: 26(1)/FO/BG
Buddy Myer: 13.1-2
Rick Ferrell: IW
Fred Sington: 46(1)/FO

Top 11

Billy Rogell: 23
Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: 63

Bot 11

Mel Almada: 3/G
Buddy Lewis: 3/G
Joe Kuhel: 3/G

Top 12

Gee Walker: 6/P
Chet Laabs: 9
Birdie Tebbetts: 63

Bot 12

John Stone: 13
Al Simmons: 9
Cecil Travis: S6
Buddy Myer: 43

Top 13

Flea Clifton: 4/P
Boots Poffenberger: 9/FL
Pete Fox: 7/FL

Bot 13

Rick Ferrell: 3/G
Carl Fischer: W
Mel Almada: S5.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 43.2-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: K

Top 14

Billy Rogell: W
Charlie Gehringer: 14/SH.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 3/FL
Gee Walker: IW
Chet Laabs: 8

Bot 14

John Stone: 3/G
Al Simmons: 9
Cecil Travis: 43

Top 15

Birdie Tebbetts: S7
Flea Clifton: 46(1)/FO
Boots Poffenberger: SB2
Boots Poffenberger: E4.2-3
Pete Fox: 8.3-H(UR)
Billy Rogell: 53

Bot 15

Buddy Myer: 8
Rick Ferrell: W
Ossie Bluege: 54(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

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