MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
06/17/1915
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
GAME ID: 468 - THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1915 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (40-20) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Washington Senators (32-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Tigers Drop Senators, 5-1
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators, 5-1, in AL action at National Park. Detroit pitcher Walter Johnson had a standout performance. Detroit leads the AL by 2½ games.

In the top of the fifth, third baseman Red J Smith hit a 2-run single to right. The single, which was hit off of Ben Tincup, gave Detroit a 3-0 lead.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Smith told the Detroit Herald.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .218 0 20
P. McLarry 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .277 0 18
T. Speaker CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .330 3 30
R. Smith 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .342 0 38
A. Fletcher 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 0 22
S. Evans RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .203 2 20
A. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .255 0 19
C. Flick SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .185 0 12
W. Johnson P 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
Totals 33 5 7 4 5 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Fletcher (7, 2nd Inning off B. Tincup, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Johnson (1, 3rd Inning off B. Tincup, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Johnson 4 , R. Smith , A. Fletcher 2 , B. Bescher , S. Evans 2
2-out RBI: R. Smith , S. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Smith , C. Flick 2
Hit by Pitch: W. Johnson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Smith (9) , T. Speaker (21) , B. Bescher (9)
CS: B. Bescher (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Fletcher-McLarry, Flick-Fletcher-McLarry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Murphy RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 0 17
H. Shanks 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .262 1 30
Z. Wheat LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .403 6 39
F. Merkle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 1 32
B. Kauff CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 0 22
S. O'Neill C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 0 21
M. Carey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 8
E. Scott SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 0 21
B. Tincup P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 1
   K. Speer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Rumler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 1 9
   L. Schettler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 2 10      
a - W. Rumler pinch hit for K. Speer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Shanks (8, 8th Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Scott 2 , B. Kauff , Z. Wheat , H. Shanks 2
2-out RBI: H. Shanks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Wheat
GIDP: M. Carey , S. O'Neill
Team LOB: 5
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Johnson W (2-0) 9.0 5 1 1 3 2 0 117 75 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 72
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 17-6
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 117-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Tincup L (4-3) 5.0 7 5 5 4 1 0 96 51 3.04   
K. Speer 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 35 21 3.05   
L. Schettler 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 10 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Tincup 30
Batters Faced: B. Tincup 26, K. Speer 10, L. Schettler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Tincup 7-7, K. Speer 6-1, L. Schettler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Tincup 96-51, K. Speer 35-21, L. Schettler 17-10
WP: B. Tincup
Hit Batsmen: K. Speer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walter Johnson
Ballpark: National Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 3229
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