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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers
1939-07-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4620 · 2:03
Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 10–2. Washington Senators put up 6 in the 3rd. Joe Krakauskas earned the win. Buddy Myer went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Joe Krakauskas L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Case | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Buddy Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taffy Wright | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cecil Travis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Myer | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey Vernon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Ferrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Krakauskas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Tony Giuliani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Krakauskas | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 2.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Walkup | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Floyd Giebell | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Case: E5
- Sam West: POCS2(16)
- Sam West: 9
- Buddy Lewis: 7
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: 53
- Earl Averill: 7
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: 8
Top 2
- Taffy Wright: D9/9L
- Cecil Travis: 43.2-3
- Buddy Myer: S3/BG.3-H
- Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
- Rick Ferrell: 7/SF.3-H
- Joe Krakauskas: K
Bot 2
- Roy Cullenbine: 4
- Birdie Tebbetts: 53
- Billy Rogell: W
- Tommy Bridges: K
Top 3
- George Case: S7/L
- Sam West: 43.1-2
- Buddy Lewis: HP
- Taffy Wright: D9/9D.2-H;1-3
- Cecil Travis: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Buddy Myer: IW
- Mickey Vernon: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Rick Ferrell: IW
- Joe Krakauskas: T8/8D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- George Case: W
- Sam West: 3/G
Bot 3
- Barney McCosky: 53
- Earl Averill: 3
- Charlie Gehringer: 63
Top 4
- Buddy Lewis: 13
- Taffy Wright: S
- Cecil Travis: 53/SH.1-2
- Buddy Myer: T9/9D.2-H
- Mickey Vernon: 7
Bot 4
- Pinky Higgins: S4/G
- Hank Greenberg: 7
- Roy Cullenbine: 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Tony Giuliani: 8
- Joe Krakauskas: K
- George Case: S
- Sam West: W.1-2
- Buddy Lewis: 43
Bot 5
- Billy Rogell: 53
- Slick Coffman: K
- Barney McCosky: 13
Top 6
- Taffy Wright: D
- Cecil Travis: 7
- Buddy Myer: S.2-H
- Mickey Vernon: 64(1)/FO
- Tony Giuliani: 9
Bot 6
- Earl Averill: 53
- Charlie Gehringer: D/78
- Pinky Higgins: W
- Hank Greenberg: D/78.2-H;1-H
- Roy Cullenbine: 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: 9
Top 7
- Joe Krakauskas: K
- George Case: S
- Sam West: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Billy Rogell: 53
- Pete Fox: 7
- Barney McCosky: 53
Top 8
- Buddy Lewis: 2/FL
- Taffy Wright: S
- Cecil Travis: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Earl Averill: 8/78D/L
- Frank Croucher: S
- Pinky Higgins: 3/FL
- Hank Greenberg: 7
Top 9
- Buddy Myer: W
- Mickey Vernon: 7
- Tony Giuliani: S.1-2
- Joe Krakauskas: PO2(14)#
- Joe Krakauskas: K
Bot 9
- Roy Cullenbine: 3/FL
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Billy Rogell: S.1-2#
- Rudy York: K
- Barney McCosky: S.2-3;1-2
- Earl Averill: 43
Notes & reviews
- 3000 boy scouts were guests at game.
- Lewis hit on shoulder.
- Ferrell injured finger on foul tip by Tebbetts.