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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1931-05-08 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 7500 · 2:04

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 3–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Sam West went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
WS1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9

W: Earl Whitehill L: Lloyd Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	5	1	2	0	0	1
Sam Rice	5	0	0	1	0	0
Heinie Manush	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	1	1	0	1	0
Sam West	5	0	3	1	0	2
Joe Kuhel	5	0	0	0	0	1
Ossie Bluege	3	0	2	0	1	0
Roy Spencer	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lloyd Brown	3	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	5	1	1	0	0	1
Marv Owen	4	2	2	0	1	1
Mark Koenig	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dale Alexander	4	0	2	1	0	0
John Stone	3	0	0	1	1	1
Marty McManus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Doljack	3	0	0	0	1	1
Wally Schang	3	0	1	0	0	2
Earl Whitehill	3	0	1	0	0	1
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Akers	1	0	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lloyd Brown	9.1	9	3	7

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	10.0	9	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buddy Myer: T
Sam Rice: 43.3-H
Heinie Manush: 1/P
Joe Cronin: W
Sam West: T9.1-H
Joe Kuhel: 43

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: S8
Marv Owen: W.1-2
Mark Koenig: 8
Dale Alexander: S9.2-H;1-3
John Stone: FC6.3-H;1-2;B-1
Marty McManus: WP.2-3;1-2
Marty McManus: 9
Frank Doljack: W
Wally Schang: K

Top 2

Ossie Bluege: S7
Roy Spencer: 54(1)/FO
Lloyd Brown: W.1-2
Buddy Myer: 9/FL.2-3
Sam Rice: 3/G

Bot 2

Earl Whitehill: K
Roy Johnson: 3/FL
Marv Owen: 1/G

Top 3

Heinie Manush: S9
Joe Cronin: 64(1)/FO/DP.BX2(4323)
Sam West: K

Bot 3

Mark Koenig: S7
Dale Alexander: 46(1)3/GDP
John Stone: 43

Top 4

Joe Kuhel: K
Ossie Bluege: S5
Roy Spencer: W.1-2
Lloyd Brown: 31.2-3;1-2
Buddy Myer: 2/FL

Bot 4

Marty McManus: 63
Frank Doljack: 53
Wally Schang: K

Top 5

Sam Rice: 13
Heinie Manush: 3/G
Joe Cronin: S7
Sam West: S9.1-3
Joe Kuhel: 8

Bot 5

Earl Whitehill: S9
Roy Johnson: 8
Marv Owen: K
Mark Koenig: 43

Top 6

Ossie Bluege: 8
Roy Spencer: 9
Lloyd Brown: 3/FL

Bot 6

Dale Alexander: 9
John Stone: K/C
Marty McManus: 4/P

Top 7

Buddy Myer: K/C
Sam Rice: 3/P
Heinie Manush: 53

Bot 7

Frank Doljack: K/C
Wally Schang: S8
Earl Whitehill: E5/SH.1-2;B-1
Roy Johnson: K
Marv Owen: S3.2XH(362);1-2

Top 8

Joe Cronin: 53
Sam West: S8
Joe Kuhel: 54(1)/FO
Ossie Bluege: PB.1-2
Ossie Bluege: W
Roy Spencer: 8

Bot 8

Mark Koenig: 9
Dale Alexander: S9
John Stone: W.1-2
Marty McManus: 8
Frank Doljack: 8

Top 9

Lloyd Brown: 13
Buddy Myer: S8
Sam Rice: 46(1)/FO
Heinie Manush: 6/P

Bot 9

Gee Walker: 63
Earl Whitehill: 8
Roy Johnson: 4/L

Top 10

Joe Cronin: 9
Sam West: K
Joe Kuhel: 31

Bot 10

Marv Owen: S9
Mark Koenig: 13/SH.1-2
Bill Akers: D9.2-H

Notes & reviews

Cronin overran the base

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