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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1943-10-02 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 5000 · 1:50

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 12–5. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 3rd. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Ned Harris went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	0	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	17
WS1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	10

W: Virgil Trucks L: Bobo Newsom SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Outlaw	4	3	2	1	1	1
Joe Hoover	5	1	2	2	0	1
Dick Wakefield	4	1	2	1	1	0
Rudy York	5	0	1	2	0	0
Joe Wood	5	2	3	1	0	0
Ned Harris	5	2	2	2	0	1
Jimmy Bloodworth	5	2	2	1	0	1
Al Unser	3	0	1	0	2	1
Virgil Trucks	5	1	2	2	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	2	1	0	1	1
George Myatt	5	0	2	1	0	1
Jake Powell	5	2	2	2	0	0
Stan Spence	5	0	2	1	0	2
Sherry Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ed Butka	4	0	0	0	0	3
Red Roberts	3	0	2	1	1	1
Tony Giuliani	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobo Newsom	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Mertz	2	1	1	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	0	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	10	3	11

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	4.0	10	3	4
Jim Mertz	4.0	7	1	0
Alex Carrasquel	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Outlaw: W
Joe Hoover: HP.1-2
Dick Wakefield: D7.2-H;1-3
Rudy York: 9.3-H;2-3
Joe Wood: S9.3-H
Ned Harris: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: 53

Bot 1

George Case: S8
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: S6.2-3
Jake Powell: 7.3-H
Stan Spence: K
Sherry Robertson: K/C

Top 2

Al Unser: W
Virgil Trucks: E5/G.1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Hoover: K
Dick Wakefield: W
Rudy York: 4/P

Bot 2

Ed Butka: K/C
Red Roberts: K
Tony Giuliani: 13

Top 3

Joe Wood: S8
Ned Harris: 8
Jimmy Bloodworth: S6.1-2
Al Unser: K
Virgil Trucks: S8.2-H;1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(E8/THH)
Joe Hoover: T7.3-H;2-H
Dick Wakefield: 43

Bot 3

Bobo Newsom: 43
George Case: W
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: D7.2-H
Jake Powell: 7
Stan Spence: 3/P

Top 4

Rudy York: 63
Joe Wood: S1
Ned Harris: HR8/IPHR.1-H
Jimmy Bloodworth: K/C
Al Unser: S8
Virgil Trucks: 7

Bot 4

Sherry Robertson: K
Ed Butka: 7
Red Roberts: S
Tony Giuliani: K

Top 5

Jimmy Outlaw: S
Joe Hoover: S.1-2
Dick Wakefield: 7
Rudy York: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Rudy York: 53.3-H(UR)
Joe Wood: 43

Bot 5

Jim Mertz: 63
George Case: 7
George Myatt: 63

Top 6

Ned Harris: D
Jimmy Bloodworth: T.2-H
Al Unser: W
Virgil Trucks: S.3-H;1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Hoover: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 6

Jake Powell: S
Stan Spence: S.1-2
Sherry Robertson: 9
Ed Butka: K
Red Roberts: S.2-H;1-2
Tony Giuliani: 63

Top 7

Dick Wakefield: S
Rudy York: S.1-3
Joe Wood: 8(B)/TP.1X2(824);3XH(425)

Bot 7

Jim Mertz: S
George Case: K/C
George Myatt: K/C
Jake Powell: D.1-H
Stan Spence: D.2-H
Sherry Robertson: 31

Top 8

Ned Harris: 31
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7
Al Unser: 7

Bot 8

Ed Butka: K/C
Red Roberts: W
Tony Giuliani: 13.1-2
Mickey Vernon: W
George Case: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Virgil Trucks: 63
Jimmy Outlaw: K/C
Joe Hoover: 31

Bot 9

George Myatt: 8
Jake Powell: 53
Stan Spence: K