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Detroit Tigers @ 
Washington Senators
1937-08-08 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 5 innings · Att: 5000 · 1:02
Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Boots Poffenberger earned the win. Rudy York went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| WS1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Boots Poffenberger L: Jimmie DeShong SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gee Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chet Laabs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marv Owen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mel Almada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cecil Travis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Simmons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Stone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Kuhel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Myer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Millies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmie DeShong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Poffenberger | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie DeShong | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Gee Walker: 99
- Pete Fox: W
- Charlie Gehringer: S4.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH);1-3
- Hank Greenberg: 63.3-H(UR)
- Chet Laabs: K
Bot 1
- Mel Almada: 99
- Buddy Lewis: W
- Cecil Travis: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Marv Owen: 99
- Rudy York: HR/7
- Billy Rogell: 99
- Boots Poffenberger: K
Bot 2
- Al Simmons: S
- John Stone: 16(1)3/GDP
- Joe Kuhel: 99
Top 3
- Gee Walker: S7
- Pete Fox: 99/SH.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: S9.2-H
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Chet Laabs: D7.1-H
- Marv Owen: 99
Bot 3
- Buddy Myer: 99
- Wally Millies: 99
- Jimmie DeShong: K
Top 4
- Rudy York: 99
- Billy Rogell: 99
- Boots Poffenberger: K
Bot 4
- Mel Almada: 99
- Buddy Lewis: 99
- Cecil Travis: S6
- Al Simmons: S9.1-3
- John Stone: 1E3.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Joe Kuhel: 13
Top 5
- Gee Walker: 99
- Pete Fox: 99
- Charlie Gehringer: 99
Bot 5
- Buddy Myer: 99
- Wally Millies: 99
- Jimmie DeShong: S
- Mel Almada: 43
Notes & reviews
- Game called for rain; the game was actually called at the start of the bottom of the sixth but reverted to five