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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CLE		4
7
WSH
@DET		1
5
NYY
@SLB		7
1
CIN
@BRO		5
10
CHC
@BSN		2
6
PIT
@NYG		5
0
STL
@PHI		4
3
Wednesday, May 10, 1939,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 4,072, Time of Game: 2:03
Senators
1
7-10
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Tigers
5
7-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Tommy Bridges (4-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
Tigers          0  0  1   3  0  0   1  0  X    5 12  1

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Case CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .605 3 0
Buddy Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .616 1 6
Cecil Travis SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .804 2 4
Taffy Wright RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .344 .895 0 0
Buddy Myer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .776 2 3
Sam West LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .563 0 0
Jimmy Wasdell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .375 .861 11 0
Jake Early C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .429 .857 5 0
Joe Krakauskas P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .516 0 1
   Johnny Welaj 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .917
   Bud Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 2 6 .156 .362 24 15
TB: J Wasdell 2; J Early; B Myer; G Case.
RBI: J Wasdell (7).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Krakauskas-C Travis-J Wasdell; B Lewis-B Myer-J Wasdell.
E: B Myer (3); G Case (3).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Barney McCosky CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .370 .958 4 1 SB
Chet Laabs LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 .500 1.431 2 0 3B
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .311 .968 2 2 GDP
Hank Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .357 1.162 8 0
Rudy York C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .271 .751 6 1 2B
Pinky Higgins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .733 2 1 GDP
Pete Fox RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .319 .711 1 0 2B
Frank Croucher SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .254 .590 2 3
Tommy Bridges P 4 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .450 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 12 4 3 5 .333 .829 27 8
2B: R York (2); P Fox (2).
3B: C Laabs (1).
TB: C Laabs 5; R York 3; P Fox 3; B McCosky 2; F Croucher 2; P Higgins.
GIDP: C Gehringer (2); P Higgins (2).
RBI: B McCosky (4); H Greenberg (16); C Laabs (2); P Fox (8).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. B McCosky-F Croucher-H Greenberg.
E: C Gehringer (2).
Baserunning
SB: B McCosky (3, -1st base off  POCS).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Joe Krakauskas, L (1-4) 7 12 5 2 3 5 0 3.82 36 41
Bud Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3
Team Totals 8 12 5 2 3 5 0 2.25 39 41

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tommy Bridges, W (4-0) 9 5 1 0 2 6 0 0.75 34 79
Team Totals 9 5 1 0 2 6 0 0.00 34 79
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - (none), 3B - John Quinn.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 4,072.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         Detroit Tigers
1 George Case CF 1 Barney McCosky CF
2 Buddy Lewis 3B 2 Chet Laabs LF
3 Cecil Travis SS 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Taffy Wright RF 4 Hank Greenberg 1B
5 Buddy Myer 2B 5 Rudy York C
6 Sam West LF 6 Pinky Higgins 3B
7 Jimmy Wasdell 1B 7 Pete Fox RF
8 Jake Early C 8 Frank Croucher SS
9 Joe Krakauskas P 9 Tommy Bridges P

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