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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 11, 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 September 11, 1955 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Ed Runge |
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 |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Carlos Paula | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 11, 1955
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Schmitz
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Schmitz
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Schmitz
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Paula 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: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paula vs. Hoeft
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Schmitz
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Schmitz
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Schmitz
Phillips bunts in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Schmitz
Wilson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malmberg vs. Schmitz
Malmberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Boone scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Schmitz
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. Malmberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Schmitz
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Malmberg scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Schmitz
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Schmitz
Kaline hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Umphlett. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Schmitz
Phillips bunts towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Schmitz
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Boone reaches second base with a double. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Schmitz
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Schmitz
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malmberg vs. Schmitz
Malmberg hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Runnels fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Hoeft
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz.
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paula vs. Hoeft
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Hoeft hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Hoeft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoeft moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fitz Gerald. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and there's the throw to Fitz Gerald who relays it to third, catching Hoeft for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stone
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stone
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stone
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Valdivielso strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hoeft
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malmberg vs. Stone
Malmberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoeft vs. Stone
Hoeft strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Hoeft
Paula hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stone
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stone
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stone
Fred Hatfield pinch runs for Ray Boone.
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malmberg vs. Stone
Malmberg hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatfield tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Stone
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Phillips scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Stone
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Stone
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hoeft
Fred Hatfield now playing third base. Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Dean Stone.
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Hoeft
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Stobbs
Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stobbs
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stobbs
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malmberg vs. Stobbs
Malmberg hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Hoeft
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1955, game 1 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 5 0 2 3 Yost E, 3b 4 0 2 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Umphlett T, cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Phillips J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Paula C, rf 4 0 0 0
Boone R, 3b 4 2 3 1 Sievers R, lf 4 0 0 0
Hatfield F, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 0 0
Phillips B, lf 4 1 1 0 Runnels P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 3 1 2 1 Valdivielso J, ss 3 0 0 0
Malmberg H, 2b 4 1 2 3 Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 4 0 2 0 Groth J, ph 1 0 1 0
Stone D, p 1 0 0 0
Killebrew H, ph 1 0 0 0
Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 15 8 31 0 4 0
Detroit 042 000 020 -- 8
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 3.0 7 6 6 1 0
Stone D 5.0 7 2 2 1 2
Stobbs C 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Fitz Gerald E
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Washington 6
2B -- Kaline A, Boone R, Hoeft B
SH -- Phillips B, Phillips J
SF -- Malmberg H
HBP -- by Hoeft B (Vernon M)
T -- 1:54
A -- 0
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