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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1938-07-28 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5200 · 1:55

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 12–4. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 1st. George Gill earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	11
DET	4	0	0	4	3	1	0	0		12	10

W: George Gill L: Jimmie DeShong SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Case	5	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	1	0
Taffy Wright	4	0	1	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	1	2	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	0	1	0	0
Sam West	4	1	2	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	1	1	1	0
Rick Ferrell	2	0	1	0	0
Jimmie DeShong	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	1	0	0	0	0
Tony Giuliani	2	1	1	0	1
Joe Krakauskas	1	0	1	0	0
Goose Goslin	1	0	1	2	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo White	3	2	2	2	2	0
Billy Rogell	4	1	1	2	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	2	2	1	1	3	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	1	1	1	0
Pete Fox	4	0	0	0	1	1
Chet Morgan	5	2	1	1	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	5	1	2	2	0	1
Mark Christman	2	2	1	0	2	0
George Gill	3	2	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmie DeShong	3.1	5	6	0
Dutch Leonard	0.2	1	1	0
Joe Krakauskas	4.0	4	3	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Gill	9.0	11	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 8/F
Buddy Lewis: 7/F
Taffy Wright: 13

Bot 1

Jo-Jo White: S8
Billy Rogell: W.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: S8.2-H;1-2
Hank Greenberg: 63.2-3;1-2
Pete Fox: W
Chet Morgan: 6(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Birdie Tebbetts: D7/L.3-H;1-H
Mark Christman: 2/FL

Top 2

Zeke Bonura: 6/P
Cecil Travis: S8
Sam West: 8/LDP.1X1(83)

Bot 2

George Gill: 8/F
Jo-Jo White: W
Billy Rogell: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Buddy Myer: 8/F
Rick Ferrell: 3/FL
Jimmie DeShong: 43

Bot 3

Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: 64(1)3/GDP
Pete Fox: 7/F

Top 4

George Case: 53
Buddy Lewis: 8
Taffy Wright: S9
Zeke Bonura: S8.1-2
Cecil Travis: 53

Bot 4

Chet Morgan: 53
Birdie Tebbetts: D7
Mark Christman: W
George Gill: S8.2-H;1-2
Jo-Jo White: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Rogell: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Charlie Gehringer: IW
Hank Greenberg: 7/F.3-H
Pete Fox: 53

Top 5

Sam West: S
Buddy Myer: 7/F
Rick Ferrell: S.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 5
George Case: 5(2)/FO.1-2

Bot 5

Chet Morgan: E6/G
Birdie Tebbetts: FC5.1X2(5E4);B-1
Mark Christman: W.2-3;1-2
George Gill: FC5.3-H(E5/THH)(NR)(UR);2XH(21);1-3;B-2
Jo-Jo White: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Billy Rogell: CS2(24)
Billy Rogell: 8/F

Top 6

Buddy Lewis: 13
Taffy Wright: 43
Zeke Bonura: 5/P

Bot 6

Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: D.1-3
Pete Fox: WP.3-H;2-3
Pete Fox: K
Chet Morgan: K
Birdie Tebbetts: K

Top 7

Cecil Travis: 43
Sam West: 43
Buddy Myer: 43

Bot 7

Mark Christman: S
George Gill: 34/SH.1-2
Jo-Jo White: 43
Billy Rogell: 7/F

Top 8

Tony Giuliani: S
Joe Krakauskas: D/78.1-3
George Case: 53
Buddy Lewis: 3/G.3-H;2-3
Taffy Wright: 7/F

Bot 8

Charlie Gehringer: 8/F
Hank Greenberg: W
Pete Fox: 9/F
Chet Morgan: S.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: 4/P

Top 9

Zeke Bonura: D
Cecil Travis: 8/F
Sam West: S.2-3
Buddy Myer: S.3-H;1-2
Tony Giuliani: K
Goose Goslin: D.2-H;1-H
George Case: 53