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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1947-09-14 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 2:21

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 16–6. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 1st. Fred Hutchinson earned the win. Vic Wertz went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	5	2	0	1	3	1	4	0	0	16	20
WS1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	12

W: Fred Hutchinson L: Walt Masterson 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
Eddie Lake	5	2	1	0	1	1
Eddie Mayo	6	3	3	0	0	0
Vic Wertz	5	5	4	4	1	0
Pat Mullin	5	1	1	3	0	1
George Kell	5	2	4	3	1	0
Hoot Evers	5	2	4	3	1	0
Roy Cullenbine	5	1	1	1	1	0
Hal Wagner	5	0	1	2	0	1
Fred Hutchinson	5	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Sullivan	4	2	2	1	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	1	2	0	1	0
Sherry Robertson	5	1	2	2	0	1
Mickey Vernon	5	0	2	2	0	0
Stan Spence	4	0	1	0	1	0
Cecil Travis	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jerry Priddy	4	1	1	1	1	1
Rick Ferrell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Cary	3	0	0	0	0	1
Buzz Dozier	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Hutchinson	9.0	12	4	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walt Masterson	2.0	8	2	2
Scott Cary	4.1	11	2	1
Buzz Dozier	2.2	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: S9
Eddie Mayo: 9
Vic Wertz: W.1-2
Pat Mullin: K
George Kell: S8.2-H;1-2
Hoot Evers: S8.2-H;1-2
Roy Cullenbine: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Hal Wagner: S7.3-H;2-H
Fred Hutchinson: 5/L

Bot 1

John Sullivan: 53
Buddy Lewis: W
Sherry Robertson: K
Mickey Vernon: 8

Top 2

Eddie Lake: K
Eddie Mayo: S9
Vic Wertz: T9.1-H
Pat Mullin: 7.3-H
George Kell: W
Hoot Evers: S8.1-3
Roy Cullenbine: 43

Bot 2

Stan Spence: S8
Cecil Travis: 7
Jerry Priddy: K
Rick Ferrell: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Hal Wagner: K
Fred Hutchinson: 9
Eddie Lake: W
Eddie Mayo: 3/G

Bot 3

Scott Cary: K
John Sullivan: S8
Buddy Lewis: S9.1-3
Sherry Robertson: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
Stan Spence: 7

Top 4

Vic Wertz: S9
Pat Mullin: 34/SH.1-2
George Kell: S7.2-H
Hoot Evers: 9
Roy Cullenbine: 7

Bot 4

Cecil Travis: D8
Jerry Priddy: S9.2-H
Rick Ferrell: 53.1-2
Scott Cary: 43.2-3
John Sullivan: S8.3-H
Buddy Lewis: S8.1-2
Sherry Robertson: D9.2-H;1-3
Mickey Vernon: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Stan Spence: 2/FL

Top 5

Hal Wagner: 43
Fred Hutchinson: S8
Eddie Lake: 54(1)/FO
Eddie Mayo: S9.1-2
Vic Wertz: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Pat Mullin: 43

Bot 5

Cecil Travis: S8
Jerry Priddy: 54(1)/FO
Rick Ferrell: K
Scott Cary: 3/G

Top 6

George Kell: 6/P
Hoot Evers: HR/8
Roy Cullenbine: W
Hal Wagner: 64(1)/FO
Fred Hutchinson: 7

Bot 6

John Sullivan: 53
Buddy Lewis: 2/FL
Sherry Robertson: 2/FL

Top 7

Eddie Lake: 8
Eddie Mayo: S8
Vic Wertz: D7.1-3
Pat Mullin: T8.3-H;2-H
George Kell: S3/BG.3-H
Hoot Evers: D8.1-H
Roy Cullenbine: 4/L
Hal Wagner: 8

Bot 7

Mickey Vernon: 31
Stan Spence: 3/G
Cecil Travis: 7

Top 8

Fred Hutchinson: 43
Eddie Lake: 7
Eddie Mayo: 3/G

Bot 8

Jerry Priddy: W
Rick Ferrell: 7/FL
Buzz Dozier: 4/P
John Sullivan: W.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 9

Top 9

Vic Wertz: 43
Pat Mullin: 3/G
George Kell: D7
Hoot Evers: W
Roy Cullenbine: 13

Bot 9

Sherry Robertson: S3/BG
Mickey Vernon: 8
Stan Spence: W.1-2
Cecil Travis: 31.2-3;1-2
Jerry Priddy: 13