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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1938-05-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 8000 · 2:35

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 13–7. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 6th. Vern Kennedy earned the win. Rudy York went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	7	7
DET	1	0	1	3	0	4	4	0		13	11

W: Vern Kennedy L: Ken Chase SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	4	2	2	2	1	0
Al Simmons	2	1	0	0	3	1
Zeke Bonura	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Stone	4	1	1	1	1	0
Cecil Travis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Chase	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tony Giuliani	2	0	1	2	0	0
Bill Phebus	1	0	0	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	1	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	6	2	1	2	0	2
Dixie Walker	2	4	1	1	3	0
Charlie Gehringer	2	2	1	2	3	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	2	2	1	1
Rudy York	4	1	2	5	1	0
Chet Laabs	4	0	1	1	1	0
Don Ross	4	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Rogell	4	2	2	0	1	0
Vern Kennedy	3	2	1	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	2.2	2	7	2
Joe Kohlman	2.1	3	1	0
Bill Phebus	2.0	5	4	1
Harry Kelley	1.0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	9.0	7	7	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: 43
Buddy Lewis: E4/G
Al Simmons: SB2
Al Simmons: W
Zeke Bonura: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Pete Fox: K/C
Dixie Walker: W
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 4/P
Rudy York: S9.2-H;1-3
Chet Laabs: OA.3XH(2632)

Top 2

John Stone: W
Cecil Travis: 7
Buddy Myer: S9.1-3
Rick Ferrell: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Chet Laabs: S9
Don Ross: CS2(26)
Don Ross: W
Billy Rogell: 4/FL
Vern Kennedy: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Ken Chase: 43
Mel Almada: 63
Buddy Lewis: 63

Bot 3

Pete Fox: K23
Dixie Walker: W
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: W.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: 2/G/BINT.3-3;2-2;1-1
Chet Laabs: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Don Ross: 99

Top 4

Al Simmons: 43
Zeke Bonura: 9
John Stone: 3

Bot 4

Billy Rogell: S8
Vern Kennedy: 99/SH.1-2
Pete Fox: 7
Dixie Walker: D7.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: PB.2-3;1-2
Hank Greenberg: S8.3-H;2-H(UR)
Rudy York: 2

Top 5

Cecil Travis: S
Buddy Myer: 36(1)/FO
Rick Ferrell: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Chet Laabs: 99
Don Ross: 99
Billy Rogell: 99

Top 6

Taffy Wright: W
Mel Almada: 9
Buddy Lewis: HR/9.1-H
Al Simmons: K23
Zeke Bonura: HP
John Stone: E4.1-2
Cecil Travis: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Vern Kennedy: W
Pete Fox: E6/P.1-2
Dixie Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 4
Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: HR/7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Chet Laabs: 99

Top 7

Buddy Myer: 6
Tony Giuliani: 63
Bill Phebus: 3

Bot 7

Don Ross: 99
Billy Rogell: W
Vern Kennedy: D9.1-3
Pete Fox: D7.3-H;2-H
Dixie Walker: 5
Charlie Gehringer: HR/9.2-H
Hank Greenberg: S
Rudy York: W.1-2
Chet Laabs: 99

Top 8

Mel Almada: 3/G
Buddy Lewis: S1
Al Simmons: W.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 2/FL
John Stone: S8.2-H;1-3
Cecil Travis: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Buddy Myer: W.2-3;1-2
Tony Giuliani: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2#
Goose Goslin: S9.2-H(UR);1-2
Mel Almada: 3E1.2XH(162);1-3

Bot 8

Don Ross: 99
Billy Rogell: S
Vern Kennedy: 99
Pete Fox: 53

Top 9

Buddy Lewis: W
Al Simmons: W.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
John Stone: 43

Notes & reviews

York hit the ball just in front of the plate. The Senators thought they got a 2(3)3/GDP but Umpire Basil ruled that York pushed R. Ferrell and called York out by interference with the runners holding their bases.
Goslin tried to go to 3B on Kennedy's error but Giuliani was already there. Goslin got into a rundown during which Giuliani tried to score and was thrown out at the plate.

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