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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 12, 1953
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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 May 12, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Marrero |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 12,564 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Duffy 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Russ Sullivan | Left Fielder |
| Don Lund | Center Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Connie Marrero | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 12, 1953
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Marrero
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Marrero
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Marrero
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Marrero
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Marrero
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield scores. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Marrero
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garver
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Garver
There goes Yost. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Yost steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Garver
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Marrero
Lund hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Marrero
Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Marrero
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Garver
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Garver
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer scores. Runnels moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grasso vs. Garver
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marrero vs. Garver
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dropo. Runnels scores. Busby moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Garver
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Busby scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Garver
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marrero moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marrero scores. Terwilliger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Vernon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Garver
Vollmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Marrero
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Marrero
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Marrero
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Marrero
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Marrero
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Garver
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Garver
Grasso hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Marrero
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Marrero
Lund hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Marrero
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Marrero
Garver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Garver
Marrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Garver
Yost bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Marrero moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Garver
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marrero moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a fly ball towards left. Sullivan catches it and throws towards third. They've got Terwilliger trapped. Hatfield relays over to Pesky, who tags Terwilliger for the double play. Marrero scores. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Marrero
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Marrero
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Marrero
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Marrero
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Garver
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garver
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Garver
Grasso hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Marrero
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Marrero
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Marrero
Lund hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Marrero
Batts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Garver
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garver
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Garver
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Garver
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Garver
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Vollmer reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Terwilliger scores. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Vollmer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Marlowe
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Marrero
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Dick Marlowe.
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Marrero
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Marrero
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Erickson
Hal Erickson now pitching.
Grasso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Erickson
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Erickson
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Marrero
Pesky hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Marrero
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Marrero
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Marrero
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Marrero
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Runnels fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Erickson
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Erickson
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Erickson
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Erickson
There goes Jensen. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Erickson
Vollmer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Marrero
Batts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grasso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Marrero
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Hal Erickson.
Delsing hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Marrero
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1953 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Hatfield F, 3b 3 1 0 0 Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 1
Kuenn H, ss 4 0 2 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 2 4 0
Pesky J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 1
Nieman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 2
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Vollmer C, lf 5 2 2 3
Sullivan R, lf 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 4 1 3 1
Lund D, cf 4 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 2 1
Batts M, c 4 0 1 0 Grasso M, c 4 0 0 0
Garver N, p 2 0 0 0 Marrero C, p 4 2 1 0
Marlowe D, p 0 0 0 0
Mullin P, ph 0 0 0 0
Erickson H, p 0 0 0 0
Delsing J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 36 10 15 9
Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1
Washington 050 104 00x -- 10
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 5.2 13 10 6 4 0
Marlowe D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Erickson H 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Marrero C (W) 9.0 6 1 1 5 3
E -- Dropo W
DP -- Detroit 3, Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Washington 7
2B -- Vollmer C, Runnels P
SB -- Yost E, Jensen J
SH -- Yost E
T -- 2:30
A -- 12564
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