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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1944-06-28 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 10262 · 1:54

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 6th. Johnny Niggeling 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	3
WS1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		4	5

W: Johnny Niggeling L: Rufe Gentry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Jones · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Orengo	2	1	0	0	2	0
Don Ross	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Outlaw	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins	2	0	0	0	2	2
Eddie Mayo	2	0	0	1	2	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	2
Doc Cramer	4	0	1	0	0	2
Bob Swift	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rufe Gentry	2	0	1	0	0	1
Chuck Hostetler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	3	1	0	0	1	0
George Myatt	3	1	1	0	1	1
Gil Torres	4	0	1	1	0	0
Stan Spence	2	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Kuhel	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jake Powell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	2	0	1	0	1	0
John Sullivan	3	0	1	2	0	0
Johnny Niggeling	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rufe Gentry	6.0	4	5	4
Johnny Gorsica	2.0	1	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	9.0	3	6	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Orengo: 63
Don Ross: 8
Jimmy Outlaw: 8

Bot 1

George Case: W
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: K
Gil Torres: 43.2-H
Stan Spence: 53

Top 2

Pinky Higgins: K
Eddie Mayo: W
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Joe Kuhel: 7
Jake Powell: 13
Rick Ferrell: S7
John Sullivan: 53

Top 3

Doc Cramer: K23
Bob Swift: 6/P
Rufe Gentry: S5
Joe Orengo: W.1-2
Don Ross: 7

Bot 3

Johnny Niggeling: K
George Case: 63
George Myatt: W
Gil Torres: S9/L.1-3
Stan Spence: PO3(E2).3-H(UR);1-2
Stan Spence: W
Joe Kuhel: K

Top 4

Jimmy Outlaw: K
Pinky Higgins: K
Eddie Mayo: 9

Bot 4

Jake Powell: 7
Rick Ferrell: 63
John Sullivan: 63

Top 5

Rudy York: K
Doc Cramer: S9
Bob Swift: 7
Rufe Gentry: K

Bot 5

Johnny Niggeling: 4/P
George Case: 2/P
George Myatt: 63

Top 6

Joe Orengo: W
Don Ross: 7
Jimmy Outlaw: S4.1-2
Pinky Higgins: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Mayo: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rudy York: K
Doc Cramer: 8

Bot 6

Gil Torres: 13
Stan Spence: 5/P
Joe Kuhel: W
Jake Powell: S8.1-2
Rick Ferrell: W.2-3;1-2
John Sullivan: S8/L.3-H;2-H;1-2
Johnny Niggeling: K

Top 7

Bob Swift: 9
Chuck Hostetler: 5/P
Joe Orengo: 9

Bot 7

George Case: 63
George Myatt: S1
Gil Torres: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Don Ross: 53
Jimmy Outlaw: 63
Pinky Higgins: W
Eddie Mayo: 43

Bot 8

Stan Spence: W
Joe Kuhel: 46(1)3/GDP
Jake Powell: 53

Top 9

Rudy York: 7
Doc Cramer: K
Bob Swift: K23

Notes & reviews

Case scored from second on an infield out

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