Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2

Retrosheet


Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1939 (D) at Briggs Stadium

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
WAS A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  2
DET A    0  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 12  0
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Case rf                       4   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Lewis 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
West cf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
Wright lf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Travis ss                     3   1   1   0       1   0       2   2
Bloodworth 2b                 4   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Vernon 1b                     3   0   1   1       1   0       4   1
Ferrell c                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Haynes p                      3   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
Totals                       30   2   4   2       5   3      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Travis-Bloodworth-Vernon.
E: Wright (9), Travis (20).
PB: Ferrell (15).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    5   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Averill lf                    4   1   3   2       1   0       4   0
Gehringer 2b                  5   0   2   1       0   0       1   4
York 1b                       3   0   1   0       2   1      10   0
Fox rf                        4   1   1   0       1   0       2   1
Higgins 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Rogell ss                     3   2   3   1       1   0       1   3
Tebbetts c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Newsom p                      4   1   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       36   5  12   4       5   2      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Fox-Rogell-York.
BATTING - 
2B: Averill 2 (21,off Haynes 2); Higgins (16,off Haynes).
GDP: Newsom (3,off Haynes).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Haynes L(5-10)                8    12   5   1   5   2   0  41
WP: Haynes 2 (5).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Newsom W(15-10)               9     4   2   2   5   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - John Quinn, 1B - Bill McGowan, 3B - Bill Grieve
Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 5693
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           Detroit Tigers           
1. Case                rf        McCosky             cf
2. Lewis               3b        Averill             lf
3. West                cf        Gehringer           2b
4. Wright              lf        York                1b
5. Travis              ss        Fox                 rf
6. Bloodworth          2b        Higgins             3b
7. Vernon              1b        Rogell              ss
8. Ferrell             c         Tebbetts            c
9. Haynes              p         Newsom              p

SENATORS 1ST: Case out on an unknown play; Lewis out on an
unknown play; West walked; Wright walked [West to second];
Travis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky out on an unknown play; Averill doubled;
Gehringer out on an unknown play; York walked; Fox walked
[Averill to third, York to second]; Higgins flied out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Bloodworth singled to left; Vernon walked
[Bloodworth to second]; Ferrell struck out; Haynes struck out;
Case singled to left [Bloodworth scored, Vernon to second];
Lewis out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rogell singled to center; Tebbetts flied out to
right; Newsom reached on an error by Travis [Rogell to second];
Haynes threw a wild pitch [Rogell to third, Newsom to second];
McCosky flied out on an unknown play; Averill doubled to right
[Rogell scored (unearned), Newsom scored (unearned)]; Gehringer
singled to left [Averill scored (unearned)]; York struck out; 3
R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 3RD: West out on an unknown play; Wright out on an
unknown play; Travis walked; Bloodworth out on an unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Fox singled; Higgins doubled to right [Fox to
third]; Rogell singled to first [Fox scored, Higgins to third];
Tebbetts reached on a fielder's choice [Higgins out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Rogell to second]; Newsom grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tebbetts out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Vernon out on an unknown play; Ferrell out on an
unknown play; Haynes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: McCosky out on an unknown play; Averill walked;
Gehringer out on an unknown play; York out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Case out on an unknown play; Lewis walked; West
hit into a double play to right [Lewis out at first (right to
shortstop to first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 5TH: Fox out on an unknown play; Higgins out on an
unknown play; Rogell walked; Tebbetts out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Wright out on an unknown play; Travis out on an
unknown play; Bloodworth out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Newsom out on an unknown play; McCosky out on an
unknown play; Averill singled to third; Gehringer singled
[Averill to second]; York walked [Averill to third, Gehringer to
second]; Fox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 7TH: Vernon out on an unknown play; Ferrell out on an
unknown play; Haynes out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Higgins out on an unknown play; Rogell singled to
center; Tebbetts singled to right [Rogell to third]; Newsom
struck out while Rogell advanced to home and Tebbetts advanced
to second on a passed ball; Haynes threw a wild pitch [Tebbetts
to third]; McCosky flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 8TH: Case out on an unknown play; Lewis out on an
unknown play; West out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Senators 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Averill out on an unknown play; Gehringer out on an
unknown play; York singled to left [York to second (error by
Wright)]; Fox lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
1, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 9TH: Wright out on an unknown play; Travis singled;
Bloodworth out on an unknown play [Travis to second]; Vernon
singled [Travis scored]; Ferrell out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         2   4   2    6
 Tigers           5  12   0   12
Read Me