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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1948-06-13 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 16609 · 1:56

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 9–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Dick Wakefield went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Virgil Trucks L: Early Wynn SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Lipon	4	2	1	0	1	1
Eddie Lake	2	2	2	2	2	0
George Kell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dick Wakefield	4	1	2	3	1	0
Hoot Evers	5	0	1	1	0	1
Pat Mullin	5	1	2	1	0	0
Sam Vico	5	1	1	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	4	1	2	0	1	0
Virgil Trucks	3	0	0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Kozar	4	0	0	1	0	0
Gil Coan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bud Stewart	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	0	1	0	1
Carden Gillenwater	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Evans	3	0	0	0	0	0
John Sullivan	3	1	2	0	0	0
Early Wynn	2	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	7	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Early Wynn	9.0	12	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Lipon: W
Eddie Lake: FC/SH.1-2
George Kell: 54/SH.1-2;2-3
Dick Wakefield: 43.2-3;3-H
Hoot Evers: S9.3-H
Pat Mullin: 63

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 63
Al Kozar: 53
Gil Coan: 13

Top 2

Sam Vico: 9
Hal Wagner: E6
Virgil Trucks: 24/SH.1-2
Johnny Lipon: K/C

Bot 2

Bud Stewart: T9
Mickey Vernon: 8.3-H
Carden Gillenwater: 53
Al Evans: 9

Top 3

Eddie Lake: D7
George Kell: D9.2-H
Dick Wakefield: HR/9.2-H
Hoot Evers: K/C
Pat Mullin: D9
Sam Vico: 2/FL
Hal Wagner: IW
Virgil Trucks: 9

Bot 3

John Sullivan: S7
Early Wynn: W.1-2
Eddie Yost: S9.1-2;2-3
Al Kozar: 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Gil Coan: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Johnny Lipon: 53
Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: 9
Dick Wakefield: W.1-2
Hoot Evers: 8

Bot 4

Bud Stewart: S9
Mickey Vernon: 9
Carden Gillenwater: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Pat Mullin: 9
Sam Vico: 9
Hal Wagner: S7
Virgil Trucks: 7

Bot 5

Al Evans: 43
John Sullivan: 53
Early Wynn: 5/FL

Top 6

Johnny Lipon: 43
Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Eddie Yost: 9
Al Kozar: 7
Gil Coan: 9

Top 7

Dick Wakefield: S9
Hoot Evers: 46(1)3/GDP
Pat Mullin: 8

Bot 7

Bud Stewart: 9
Mickey Vernon: 7
Carden Gillenwater: 43

Top 8

Sam Vico: S8
Hal Wagner: S9.1-3
Virgil Trucks: 7.3-H
Johnny Lipon: S9.1-2
Eddie Lake: D9.1-H;2-H
George Kell: 13
Dick Wakefield: 3/G

Bot 8

Al Evans: 63
John Sullivan: S8
Early Wynn: 3/FL
Eddie Yost: S8.1-3
Al Kozar: 3/FL

Top 9

Hoot Evers: 63
Pat Mullin: HR/9
Sam Vico: 3/FL
Hal Wagner: 8

Bot 9

Gil Coan: S9
Bud Stewart: 7
Mickey Vernon: K/C
Carden Gillenwater: 7