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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1955-09-11 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6817 · 2:06

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Ted Abernathy earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14

W: Ted Abernathy L: Frank Lary SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	4	2	0	0
Bill Tuttle	4	0	0	1
Charlie Maxwell	3	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	3	0	0	1
Ray Boone	2	1	1	0
Jim Delsing	3	0	0	0
Frank House	3	0	0	0
Fred Hatfield	3	1	0	0
Frank Lary	3	0	0	2

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ernie Oravetz	4	0	2	0	1	0
Mickey Vernon	5	0	1	1	0	0
Roy Sievers	4	0	2	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	0	3	0	0	0
Carlos Paula	4	0	1	0	0	0
Clint Courtney	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Valdivielso	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ted Abernathy	2	1	0	0	1	0
Ed FitzGerald	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Lary	8.2	14	2	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Abernathy	9.0	4	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: 3/L
Bill Tuttle: K
Charlie Maxwell: K#

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 9
Ernie Oravetz: S7
Mickey Vernon: 6(1)/FO.B-1
Roy Sievers: D9.1XH(942)

Top 2

Earl Torgeson: 53
Ray Boone: S8
Jim Delsing: 6(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
Frank House: PO2(16)

Bot 2

Pete Runnels: S8
Carlos Paula: 64(1)/FO.B-1
Clint Courtney: S8.1X3(845)
Jose Valdivielso: 8

Top 3

Frank House: 31
Fred Hatfield: S4/BG
Frank Lary: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Ted Abernathy: 9/L
Eddie Yost: S9
Ernie Oravetz: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Harvey Kuenn: S7
Bill Tuttle: 13.1-2
Charlie Maxwell: HP
Earl Torgeson: 8
Ray Boone: 6

Bot 4

Mickey Vernon: 4/L
Roy Sievers: 3/G
Pete Runnels: S6
Carlos Paula: S9/9S.1-2
Ed FitzGerald: K/C

Top 5

Jim Delsing: 2/FL
Frank House: 8
Fred Hatfield: 63

Bot 5

Jose Valdivielso: S1
Ted Abernathy: 14/SH.1-2
Eddie Yost: 53
Ernie Oravetz: 9

Top 6

Frank Lary: K/C
Harvey Kuenn: S7
Bill Tuttle: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Mickey Vernon: 63
Roy Sievers: S8
Pete Runnels: 36(1)/FO.B-1
Carlos Paula: 8

Top 7

Charlie Maxwell: 8
Earl Torgeson: K
Ray Boone: W
Jim Delsing: 8

Bot 7

Ed FitzGerald: 8
Jose Valdivielso: S8
Ted Abernathy: 13.1-2
Eddie Yost: 63

Top 8

Frank House: 3/G
Fred Hatfield: 43
Frank Lary: K/C

Bot 8

Ernie Oravetz: W
Mickey Vernon: 6
Roy Sievers: 9.1-2
Pete Runnels: S6.2-3
Carlos Paula: 13

Top 9

Harvey Kuenn: 5
Bill Tuttle: 63
Charlie Maxwell: 8

Bot 9

Ed FitzGerald: 6/L
Jose Valdivielso: 2/FL
Ted Abernathy: W
Eddie Yost: S8.1-2
Ernie Oravetz: S9.2-3;1-2
Mickey Vernon: S/78.3-H;2-3;1-2