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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1937-08-31 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 7000 · 2:00

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 12–3. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 4th. Roxie Lawson earned the win. Rudy York went 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	11
DET	3	0	0	4	0	4	1	0		12	14

W: Roxie Lawson L: Pete Appleton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	0	2	1	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	1	2	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	1	0	0	1	0
John Stone	3	0	2	0	2	0
Joe Kuhel	5	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	0	2	0	1	0
Al Simmons	2	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Appleton	3	0	1	0	0	2
Fred Sington	2	1	0	0	1	0
Wally Millies	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gee Walker	5	2	1	0	0	0
Pete Fox	4	2	2	2	1	1
Charlie Gehringer	3	3	3	2	2	0
Hank Greenberg	5	1	2	1	0	2
Rudy York	4	2	4	7	1	0
Chet Laabs	3	0	0	0	2	2
Marv Owen	5	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	4	1	1	0	1	0
Roxie Lawson	3	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Appleton	7.0	13	6	5
Bucky Jacobs	1.0	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roxie Lawson	9.0	11	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: S9
Buddy Lewis: 5/P
Cecil Travis: 46(1)/FO
John Stone: S9.1-H(E9/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-3
Joe Kuhel: 43

Bot 1

Gee Walker: D7
Pete Fox: 53
Charlie Gehringer: SB3
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: K+SB2
Rudy York: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Chet Laabs: W
Marv Owen: 13

Top 2

Buddy Myer: S8
Al Simmons: 14(1)/FO
Rick Ferrell: 7
Pete Appleton: K

Bot 2

Charlie Gelbert: 53
Roxie Lawson: 13
Gee Walker: 53

Top 3

Mel Almada: 43
Buddy Lewis: S9
Cecil Travis: W.1-2
John Stone: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: 7/FL.3-H;2-3
Buddy Myer: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Pete Fox: K/C
Charlie Gehringer: S9
Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: SB2
Rudy York: W
Chet Laabs: K/C

Top 4

Al Simmons: D7
Rick Ferrell: 63.2-3
Pete Appleton: K/BF
Mel Almada: S9.3-H
Buddy Lewis: BK.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 8

Bot 4

Marv Owen: 8
Charlie Gelbert: W
Roxie Lawson: D7.1-3
Gee Walker: FC5.3XH(525);2-3;B-2
Pete Fox: W
Charlie Gehringer: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Hank Greenberg: S7.3-H;1-3
Rudy York: S5.3-H;1-2
Chet Laabs: K

Top 5

Cecil Travis: 43
John Stone: S9
Joe Kuhel: 8
Buddy Myer: W.1-2
Fred Sington: 8

Bot 5

Marv Owen: 63
Charlie Gelbert: 53
Roxie Lawson: 8

Top 6

Rick Ferrell: 9
Pete Appleton: S7
Mel Almada: 36(1)/FO
Buddy Lewis: 13

Bot 6

Gee Walker: 7
Pete Fox: HR/7
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: S8.1-3;B-2(E8)
Rudy York: HR/78.3-H;2-H
Chet Laabs: 5/P
Marv Owen: 8

Top 7

Cecil Travis: 8
John Stone: W
Joe Kuhel: S9.1-2
Buddy Myer: 6/P
Fred Sington: W.2-3;1-2
Rick Ferrell: 7

Bot 7

Charlie Gelbert: S7
Roxie Lawson: 13/SH.1-2
Gee Walker: 5/P
Pete Fox: S4.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: D9.1XH(932)

Top 8

Wally Millies: 63
Mel Almada: 1/L
Buddy Lewis: D9
Cecil Travis: 7

Bot 8

Hank Greenberg: 7
Rudy York: S7
Chet Laabs: W.1-2
Marv Owen: 63.2-3;1-2
Charlie Gelbert: 53

Top 9

John Stone: 3/P
Joe Kuhel: 8
Buddy Myer: T8
Fred Sington: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Simmons cut his finger sliding into second base
This was Rudy York's 18th home run in August, breaking Babe Ruth's record for home runs in a calendar month.

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