Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
May 19, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1963 at D.C. Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 5 2 4 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 3
Cash 1b 2 1 0 0
Colavito lf 5 1 1 0
Freehan c 2 0 0 1
McAuliffe ss 5 0 3 1
Wert 3b 5 0 1 0
Faul p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Hinton cf 3 0 0 0
Osborne 1b 4 1 0 0
King rf 4 0 1 0
Retzer c 4 0 1 1
Breeding 3b 4 0 1 0
Cottier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
Stenhouse p 0 0 0 0
  Piersall ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Minoso ph 1 0 0 0
  Duckworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Detroit 000 031 0015111
Washington 000 000 001131
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Faul  W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stenhouse  L (2-4) 5.0 6 3 2 4 2
  Coates   3.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Duckworth   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
6
4

  E–Wood (6), Osborne (7).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Detroit Bruton 4 (7,off Stenhouse 3,off Coates).  3B–Detroit Wert (1,off Coates).  HR–Detroit Kaline (6,5th inning off Stenhouse 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Freehan (1,off Stenhouse).  Team LOB–12.  WP–Coates (1).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:26.  A–5,972.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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