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Tigers 13 @ Senators 10
Griffith Stadium
August 2, 1955

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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 2, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 13 to 10.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 13 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 13
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 10 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherJoe Coleman  
Losing PitcherPedro Ramos  
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Game Winning RBIFrank House 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1955 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Gromek  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance5,235 
Time of Game3 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: Red Flaherty
3B: Nestor Chylak

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Jack Phillips  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Bubba Phillips  Left Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Harry Malmberg  Second Baseman 
Steve Gromek  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ernie Oravetz  Right Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Tom Umphlett  Center Fielder 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Johnny Schmitz  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Tigers 13 @ Senators 10
Griffith Stadium
August 2, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/2/1955 -- Detroit at Washington (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           6  1  4  1   Oravetz E, rf         6  1  1  1   
Tuttle B, cf          4  3  2  1   Runnels P, 2b         6  3  4  1   
Kaline A, rf          3  3  1  1   Vernon M, 1b          6  2  4  0   
Delsing J, lf         2  1  1  0   Sievers R, lf         4  1  2  3   
Phillips J, 1b        2  1  1  1   Courtney C, c         4  2  1  1   
Torgeson E, ph-1b     4  0  2  2   Yost E, 3b            2  0  1  1   
Boone R, 3b           5  0  2  3   Umphlett T, cf        5  1  2  0   
Phillips B, lf-rf     5  1  1  1   Valdivielso J, ss     4  0  0  0   
Wilson R, c           4  0  1  0   Paula C, ph           1  0  1  1   
Malmberg H, 2b        4  0  0  0   Ramos P, p            0  0  0  0   
House F, ph           1  0  1  1   Stone D, p            0  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, pr-2b     0  1  0  0   Schmitz J, p          2  0  1  0   
Gromek S, p           1  1  0  0   Pascual C, p          0  0  0  0   
Birrer B, p           1  0  0  0   McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0   
Aber A, p             0  0  0  0   Chakales B, p         1  0  0  0   
Coleman J, p          1  1  1  0   Snyder J, ph-ss       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 13 17 11                        43 10 17  8

Detroit          200 042 023 -- 13
Washington       101 006 020 -- 10

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gromek S              5.2 14  7  6  0  2
Birrer B              1.2  2  3  2  3  0
Aber A                0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Coleman J (W)         1.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmitz J*            4.0  5  6  6  4  0
Pascual C             2.0  6  2  2  0  2
Chakales B            2.0  1  2  0  1  0
Ramos P (L)           0.1  5  3  3  0  0
Stone D               0.2  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th

E -- Kuenn H, Courtney C
LOB -- Detroit 9, Washington 11
2B -- Sievers R, Kuenn H 2, Umphlett T, Oravetz E, Vernon M, House F
3B -- Phillips J
SH -- Wilson R
SF -- Sievers R
HBP -- by Gromek S (Yost E)
T -- 3:13
A -- 5235

    

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