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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1944-09-29 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:52

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 7th. Rufe Gentry earned the win and Johnny Gorsica picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Rufe Gentry L: Johnny Niggeling SV: Johnny Gorsica

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Charlie Berry · 3B: Hal Weafer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	5	0	2	0	0	0
George Myatt	4	0	1	0	1	0
Gil Torres	4	1	1	0	0	0
Stan Spence	4	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jake Powell	3	0	1	1	1	0
Rick Ferrell	3	0	0	0	1	0
John Sullivan	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Niggeling	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill LeFebvre	1	0	0	0	0	1
George Binks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Mayo	3	1	0	0	1	1
Pinky Higgins	2	1	0	0	2	0
Rudy York	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Wakefield	3	1	2	0	1	1
Jimmy Outlaw	4	1	2	2	0	1
Paul Richards	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Hoover	3	1	0	0	1	1
Rufe Gentry	3	0	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	7.1	7	6	5
Vern Curtis	0.2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rufe Gentry	7.2	9	3	1
Johnny Gorsica	1.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: D7
George Myatt: W
Gil Torres: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Stan Spence: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 1

Doc Cramer: 7
Eddie Mayo: W
Pinky Higgins: 5/FL
Rudy York: T8.1-H
Dick Wakefield: K

Top 2

Joe Kuhel: 8
Jake Powell: 5/FL
Rick Ferrell: W
John Sullivan: 5/FL

Bot 2

Jimmy Outlaw: 2/FL
Paul Richards: W
Joe Hoover: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 3

Johnny Niggeling: 13
George Case: 8
George Myatt: S8
Gil Torres: 13

Bot 3

Rufe Gentry: 53
Doc Cramer: 7
Eddie Mayo: 8

Top 4

Stan Spence: 9
Joe Kuhel: S8
Jake Powell: 43.1-2
Rick Ferrell: 6

Bot 4

Pinky Higgins: W
Rudy York: 4/F4MD
Dick Wakefield: S8.1-3
Jimmy Outlaw: K
Paul Richards: OA.3XH(245)

Top 5

John Sullivan: 8
Johnny Niggeling: 4
George Case: 2/FL

Bot 5

Paul Richards: 4
Joe Hoover: 6
Rufe Gentry: 63

Top 6

George Myatt: 9
Gil Torres: S8
Stan Spence: S7.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Jake Powell: W+WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Rick Ferrell: 5/FL

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: 53
Eddie Mayo: K23
Pinky Higgins: 63

Top 7

John Sullivan: S7
Johnny Niggeling: 16(1)3/BG/GDP
George Case: 8

Bot 7

Rudy York: 6
Dick Wakefield: D8
Jimmy Outlaw: PB.2-3
Jimmy Outlaw: S7.3-H(UR)
Paul Richards: K+SB2
Joe Hoover: IW
Rufe Gentry: S8.2-H;1-2
Doc Cramer: S8.2-H;1-2
Eddie Mayo: 31

Top 8

George Myatt: 13
Gil Torres: 53
Stan Spence: S7
Joe Kuhel: S8.1-3
Jake Powell: D7.3-H;1-3
Rick Ferrell: 13

Bot 8

Pinky Higgins: W
Rudy York: PB.1-2
Rudy York: 23.2-3
Dick Wakefield: IW
Jimmy Outlaw: S8.3-H;1-2
Paul Richards: 8
Joe Hoover: 8

Top 9

Bill LeFebvre: K
George Binks: 4
George Case: D8
George Myatt: 53