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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1944-08-12 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6500 · 2:05

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 12–5. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 5th. Rufe Gentry earned the win and Johnny Gorsica picked up the save. Doc Cramer went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rufe Gentry L: Alex Carrasquel SV: Johnny Gorsica

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Jim Boyer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	5	1	2	3	0	0
Eddie Mayo	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Outlaw	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	2	2	0	1	1
Dick Wakefield	3	3	1	1	2	0
Pinky Higgins	3	1	2	0	1	0
Paul Richards	4	2	2	1	1	1
Joe Hoover	5	3	1	0	0	0
Rufe Gentry	2	0	1	2	0	1
Johnny Gorsica	1	0	0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	3	1	2	1	1	0
Joe Kuhel	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Guerra	2	1	1	0	0	0
Stan Spence	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ed Boland	5	1	1	3	0	2
Gil Torres	3	0	1	1	2	0
George Myatt	2	0	0	0	1	0
Preston Gomez	4	1	1	0	0	3
Alex Carrasquel	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill LeFebvre	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rufe Gentry	5.0	7	3	3
Johnny Gorsica	4.0	2	2	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Carrasquel	4.0	6	2	3
Bill LeFebvre	5.0	6	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Doc Cramer: 8
Eddie Mayo: 43
Jimmy Outlaw: 9

Bot 1

George Case: S5
Joe Kuhel: 8
Mike Guerra: D9.1-3
Stan Spence: W
Ed Boland: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Gil Torres: D9.2-H
George Myatt: 13/SH.2-3
Preston Gomez: K

Top 2

Rudy York: K
Dick Wakefield: W
Pinky Higgins: S8.1-2
Paul Richards: S7.2-H;1-2
Joe Hoover: 54(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(UR);B-2
Rufe Gentry: K

Bot 2

Alex Carrasquel: K
George Case: 8
Joe Kuhel: D9
Mike Guerra: 13

Top 3

Doc Cramer: HR8/8D/IPHR
Eddie Mayo: 9/L
Jimmy Outlaw: 7
Rudy York: S7
Dick Wakefield: T8.1-H;B-H(E4)(UR)
Pinky Higgins: W
Paul Richards: K

Bot 3

Stan Spence: 63
Ed Boland: E4/G
Gil Torres: W.1-2
George Myatt: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Joe Hoover: E6
Rufe Gentry: 24/SH.1-2
Doc Cramer: 7
Eddie Mayo: S.2-H(UR)
Jimmy Outlaw: 1/P

Bot 4

Preston Gomez: D
Bill LeFebvre: 13.2-3
George Case: S6.3-H;B-2(E6)
Joe Kuhel: 43.2-3#
Rick Ferrell: 6/P

Top 5

Rudy York: W
Dick Wakefield: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Paul Richards: IW
Joe Hoover: E5/THH.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
Rufe Gentry: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Doc Cramer: S/BG.3-H(UR);1-2
Eddie Mayo: 8
Jimmy Outlaw: 6/L

Bot 5

Stan Spence: 6/P
Ed Boland: K
Gil Torres: W
George Myatt: 9

Top 6

Rudy York: S
Dick Wakefield: 8
Pinky Higgins: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Preston Gomez: K
Bill LeFebvre: C/E2
George Case: 53/SH.1-2
Joe Kuhel: K

Top 7

Paul Richards: D
Joe Hoover: D/78.2-3
Johnny Gorsica: 9/L.3-H;2-3
Doc Cramer: 43.3-H
Eddie Mayo: 7

Bot 7

Rick Ferrell: 13
Stan Spence: S
Ed Boland: 3/G.1-2
Gil Torres: 63

Top 8

Jimmy Outlaw: 6/P
Rudy York: 9
Dick Wakefield: 7

Bot 8

George Myatt: W
Preston Gomez: K
Bill LeFebvre: 43.1-2
George Case: W
Joe Kuhel: 13

Top 9

Pinky Higgins: S
Paul Richards: 8
Joe Hoover: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Rick Ferrell: 63
Stan Spence: S8
Ed Boland: K
Gil Torres: 9