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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1952-08-22 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6552 · 2:18

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 2–0. Ted Gray earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ted Gray L: Bob Porterfield SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Groth	5	0	2	0	0	2
Johnny Pesky	4	1	1	0	1	0
Fred Hatfield	5	0	4	0	0	0
Walt Dropo	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Delsing	3	1	1	0	1	1
Bud Souchock	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Ginsberg	4	0	1	1	0	0
Al Federoff	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ted Gray	4	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	3	0	1	0
Mel Hoderlein	3	2	1	0
Jackie Jensen	4	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	1	0	0
Ken Wood	4	2	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	0	0
Jim Busby	4	0	0	3
Mickey Grasso	3	0	0	1
Bob Porterfield	3	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Gray	9.0	6	2	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	9.0	12	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Groth: K
Johnny Pesky: 7
Fred Hatfield: S9
Walt Dropo: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 6/L
Mel Hoderlein: 31
Jackie Jensen: E1
Pete Runnels: 8

Top 2

Jim Delsing: S5
Bud Souchock: 53.1-2
Joe Ginsberg: S8.2-H
Al Federoff: E5/TH.1-3
Ted Gray: 7
Johnny Groth: 9

Bot 2

Ken Wood: D9
Mickey Vernon: 43.2-3
Jim Busby: K
Mickey Grasso: 53

Top 3

Johnny Pesky: W
Fred Hatfield: S7.1-2
Walt Dropo: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Jim Delsing: K/C
Bud Souchock: 5/FL

Bot 3

Bob Porterfield: 9
Eddie Yost: 4/P
Mel Hoderlein: S7
Jackie Jensen: 7/7D

Top 4

Joe Ginsberg: 8
Al Federoff: 2/FL
Ted Gray: S9
Johnny Groth: S8.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Pete Runnels: S7
Ken Wood: 8
Mickey Vernon: 3/FL
Jim Busby: K

Top 5

Fred Hatfield: S7
Walt Dropo: 53.1-2
Jim Delsing: W
Bud Souchock: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Mickey Grasso: 53
Bob Porterfield: 7/FL
Eddie Yost: 63

Top 6

Joe Ginsberg: 7/L
Al Federoff: S6
Ted Gray: 6/P
Johnny Groth: D8.1-3
Johnny Pesky: 53

Bot 6

Mel Hoderlein: W
Jackie Jensen: 7/7D
Pete Runnels: 7
Ken Wood: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Fred Hatfield: 7
Walt Dropo: K
Jim Delsing: 63

Bot 7

Mickey Vernon: 43
Jim Busby: K
Mickey Grasso: K

Top 8

Bud Souchock: K/C
Joe Ginsberg: 7
Al Federoff: S7
Ted Gray: 8

Bot 8

Bob Porterfield: D7
Eddie Yost: PO2(26)
Eddie Yost: W
Mel Hoderlein: S5/BG.1-2
Jackie Jensen: 3(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 9

Johnny Groth: K
Johnny Pesky: D7
Fred Hatfield: S6.2-3
Walt Dropo: WP.1-2;3-H
Walt Dropo: 63
Jim Delsing: HP
Bud Souchock: OA.2X3(25)#

Bot 9

Pete Runnels: 7
Ken Wood: D7
Mickey Vernon: 31.2-3
Jim Busby: 9

Notes & reviews

Tigers Manager Fred Hutchinson ejected by HP umpire Grover Froese

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