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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1965-10-03 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 3066 · 2:06

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 2nd. Joe Coleman earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
WS2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	4

W: Joe Coleman L: Joe Sparma SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jim Odom · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Wert	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Lumpe	1	1	0	0	1	0
Norm Cash	2	0	1	2	0	0
Willie Horton	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jim Northrup	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wayne Redmond	4	0	0	0	0	1
John Sullivan	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ray Oyler	3	1	0	0	1	1
Joe Sparma	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gates Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Roman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Don Demeter	1	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Blasingame	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ken McMullen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Nen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frank Howard	1	1	0	0	2	0
Willie Kirkland	3	2	2	1	0	0
Woodie Held	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jim French	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ed Brinkman	3	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Coleman	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Sparma	5.0	4	2	3
Leo Marentette	2.0	0	1	2
Dave Wickersham	1.0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	9.0	5	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Wert: 63
Jerry Lumpe: 5/FL
Norm Cash: 8

Bot 1

Don Blasingame: K/C
Ken McMullen: 3/FL
Dick Nen: K/C

Top 2

Willie Horton: K/C
Jim Northrup: S8
Wayne Redmond: 54(1)/FO
John Sullivan: 43

Bot 2

Frank Howard: W
Willie Kirkland: D7.1-H
Woodie Held: 3
Jim French: W
Ed Brinkman: S7.1-2;2-H
Joe Coleman: K
Don Blasingame: 8

Top 3

Ray Oyler: W
Joe Sparma: 14/SH.1-2
Don Wert: 53.2-3
Jerry Lumpe: W
Norm Cash: D/89.B-3(THH);1-H;3-H
Willie Horton: 9

Bot 3

Ken McMullen: 13
Dick Nen: 7
Frank Howard: 53

Top 4

Jim Northrup: 63
Wayne Redmond: K/C
John Sullivan: 8

Bot 4

Willie Kirkland: S6
Woodie Held: S9.1-3
Jim French: 4(1)/FO.3-H
Ed Brinkman: 8
Joe Coleman: 16(1)/FO

Top 5

Ray Oyler: K/C
Joe Sparma: 43
Don Wert: S7
Gates Brown: 9

Bot 5

Don Blasingame: 53
Ken McMullen: 7/L
Dick Nen: 31

Top 6

Bill Roman: 8
Willie Horton: K
Jim Northrup: 8

Bot 6

Frank Howard: W
Willie Kirkland: PO1(13)
Willie Kirkland: 7/L
Woodie Held: K

Top 7

Wayne Redmond: 53
John Sullivan: W
Ray Oyler: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Jim French: 3/G
Ed Brinkman: 8
Joe Coleman: K/C

Top 8

Don Demeter: S8
Don Wert: 14/SH.1-2
Gates Brown: 13
Bill Roman: 3/G

Bot 8

Don Blasingame: K
Ken McMullen: 13
Dick Nen: K

Top 9

Willie Horton: S8
Jim Northrup: 46(1)/FO
Wayne Redmond: 7
John Sullivan: W.1-2
Ray Oyler: 8