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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1941-08-23 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 5410 · 2:36

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Johnny Gorsica earned the win. Billy Sullivan went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
DET	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	13

W: Johnny Gorsica L: Bill Zuber SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Welaj	5	1	2	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Lewis	3	0	1	0	2	1
Cecil Travis	4	1	1	1	1	0
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	0	1	1
George Archie	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	1	0	1	1	0
Al Evans	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vern Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	1
George Case	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Zuber	2	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tuck Stainback	6	2	2	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	3	1	1	0	3	0
Rip Radcliff	6	0	3	1	0	1
Barney McCosky	5	1	2	1	0	1
Pinky Higgins	4	1	0	0	1	1
Rudy York	5	0	1	2	0	1
Billy Sullivan	3	1	2	2	2	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser	2	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica	3	0	1	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	0	0	0	0	1	0
Boyd Perry	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	4.0	7	4	1
Bill Zuber	5.2	6	3	5

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Newhouser	4.2	4	3	2
Johnny Gorsica	5.1	2	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Welaj: 53
Doc Cramer: 3/G
Buddy Lewis: 9/F

Bot 1

Tuck Stainback: S8
Charlie Gehringer: 7/F
Rip Radcliff: S.1-3
Barney McCosky: 8/L.3-H
Pinky Higgins: 4/P

Top 2

Cecil Travis: 53
Mickey Vernon: 8/F
George Archie: 53

Bot 2

Rudy York: 3/P
Billy Sullivan: W
Frank Croucher: 46(1)/FO
Hal Newhouser: S9.1-2
Tuck Stainback: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Jimmy Bloodworth: 7/F
Al Evans: 53
Vern Kennedy: K

Bot 3

Charlie Gehringer: W
Rip Radcliff: K
Barney McCosky: D7.1-3
Pinky Higgins: W
Rudy York: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Billy Sullivan: S9.2-H;1-3
Frank Croucher: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Johnny Welaj: 6/P
Doc Cramer: 31
Buddy Lewis: K/C

Bot 4

Hal Newhouser: 5/BP
Tuck Stainback: 6/P
Charlie Gehringer: W
Rip Radcliff: D9.1-3
Barney McCosky: 43

Top 5

Cecil Travis: S7
Mickey Vernon: S8.1-2
George Archie: 8/F.2-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: FC6.1-2(E6/TH2);3-H(UR)
Al Evans: W.2-3;1-2
George Case: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Johnny Welaj: S4/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Doc Cramer: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Buddy Lewis: W.1-2
Cecil Travis: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Mickey Vernon: 9/F

Bot 5

Pinky Higgins: K/C
Rudy York: 53
Billy Sullivan: 4/P

Top 6

George Archie: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: W
Al Evans: 9/F
Bill Zuber: 6/L

Bot 6

Frank Croucher: 5/P/FL
Johnny Gorsica: S9
Tuck Stainback: 8/F
Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
Rip Radcliff: 7/F

Top 7

Johnny Welaj: S7
Doc Cramer: SB2
Doc Cramer: 7/F
Buddy Lewis: W
Cecil Travis: 13.2-3;1-2
Mickey Vernon: IW
George Archie: K/C

Bot 7

Barney McCosky: K
Pinky Higgins: 9/L
Rudy York: K

Top 8

Jimmy Bloodworth: 63
Al Evans: 53
Bill Zuber: K

Bot 8

Billy Sullivan: HR/9
Birdie Tebbetts: W
Johnny Gorsica: 2/BP/FL
Tuck Stainback: K
Charlie Gehringer: SB2
Charlie Gehringer: W
Rip Radcliff: 8/F

Top 9

Johnny Welaj: 53/BG
Doc Cramer: 43
Buddy Lewis: S9
Cecil Travis: 13

Bot 9

Barney McCosky: D7
Pinky Higgins: 9/F
Rudy York: 4/P
Billy Sullivan: IW
Boyd Perry: 9/L

Top 10

Mickey Vernon: K
George Archie: 63
Jimmy Bloodworth: 53

Bot 10

Johnny Gorsica: K/C
Tuck Stainback: S7
Charlie Gehringer: 43.1-2
Rip Radcliff: S8.2-H