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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 27, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 27, 1948 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Walt Masterson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 1,374 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Left Fielder |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Junior Wooten | First Baseman |
| Al Kozar | Second Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Bud Stewart | Right Fielder |
| Tom McBride | Left Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Walt Masterson | Pitcher |
| Joe Kuhel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 27, 1948
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Masterson
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Masterson
Mayo hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wooten fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Masterson
Mullin hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Pierce
Wooten hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Pierce
Kozar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Pierce
Gillenwater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Pierce
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gillenwater moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McBride vs. Pierce
McBride hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. McBride reaches second base with a double. Gillenwater scores. Stewart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Pierce
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Masterson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Masterson
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Masterson
Vico takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Masterson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Pierce
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masterson vs. Pierce
Masterson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wooten vs. Pierce
Wooten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kozar vs. Pierce
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops it up and throws to first, with Pierce covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Masterson
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Masterson
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Masterson
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wooten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayo for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Pierce
Gillenwater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Pierce
Stewart bunts towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Gillenwater moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Pierce
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Pierce
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBride throws the ball in to Kozar who tags Kell, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Masterson
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Masterson
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Pierce
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masterson vs. Pierce
Masterson bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wooten vs. Pierce
Wooten strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Masterson
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Masterson
Vico hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Masterson
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Masterson
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Pierce
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Pierce
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Pierce
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Masterson
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Masterson
Mayo hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Masterson
Mullin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Masterson
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Pierce
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Pierce
Christman hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Masterson
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Masterson
Vico hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Masterson
Wagner hits a fly ball towards left. McBride catches it and throws to first to double up Vico. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Pierce
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masterson vs. Pierce
Masterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Pierce
Wooten hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Masterson
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Billy Pierce.
Hutchinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Masterson
Neil Berry pinch runs for Fred Hutchinson. Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Johnny Lipon.
Wakefield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Masterson
Mayo bunts towards first. Wooten scoops it up and throws to first, with Kozar covering, for the out. Berry moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Kell reaches second base with a double. Berry scores. Wakefield scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Masterson
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wooten scoops it up and throws to first, with Masterson covering, for the out. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Masterson
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Masterson
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Overmire
Neil Berry now playing shortstop. Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Overmire
Gillenwater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Overmire
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gillenwater moves to third. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Trucks
Sherry Robertson pinch hits for Tom McBride. Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Christman vs. Trucks
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Masterson
Sherry Robertson now playing left field.
Vico hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Masterson
Paul Campbell pinch hits for Hal Wagner.
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Masterson
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Masterson
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Bob Swift now catching.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry misplays the ball. That's an error on Berry. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Trucks
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Trucks
John Sullivan pinch runs for Al Evans. Gil Coan pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1948 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 2 0 0 0 Wooten J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Wakefield D, ph 1 1 1 0 Kozar A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0 Gillenwater C, cf 3 1 2 0
Trucks V, p 1 0 0 0 Stewart B, rf 3 1 2 0
Mayo E, 2b 3 0 0 0 McBride T, lf 3 0 1 2
Kell G, 3b 4 1 3 2 Robertson S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Mullin P, rf 4 0 1 0 Christman M, ss 4 0 0 0
Evers H, cf 4 0 1 1 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wertz V, lf 4 0 0 0 Evans A, c 3 0 1 0
Vico S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Sullivan J, pr 0 0 0 0
Wagner H, c 3 0 1 0 Masterson W, p 2 0 0 0
Campbell P, ph 1 0 0 0 Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0
Swift B, c 0 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 2 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, ph 0 0 0 0
Berry N, pr-ss 1 1 1 0
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33 3 9 3 32 2 7 2
Detroit 000 000 030 -- 3
Washington 200 000 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 7.0 5 2 2 2 1
Overmire S 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Trucks V (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson W (L) 9.0 9 3 3 3 4
E -- Berry N
DP -- Detroit 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Washington 7
2B -- McBride T, Kell G
SH -- Stewart B, Masterson W, Mayo E
T -- 2:05
A -- 1374
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