24 Senators ride Big Train to series win vs 37 Tigers

MVP: Rudy York (2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI)

GAME 1 : September 13 at Navin Field in Detroit

1937 Detroit wins 10-9

WP: Jack Russell (2-0)
LP: Allen Russell (3-2)
HR: Sam Rice (1), Rudy York (8,9), Hank Greenberg (5)

A great back in forth game with late inning explosions from both sides kicked off this 3 game series.  With a 6-5 lead heading to the bottom of the 9th, the Tigers felt pretty good after adding 2 insurance runs off the Senator bullpen.  However, Sam Rice changed all that with a go ahead grand slam off of Detroit starter Roxie Lawson.   The Senators turned to Allen Russell to close out the game with the slim 1 run lead, but Russell was unable to record an out, walking Charlie Gehringer and then giving up a bomb to Hank Greenberg to deep left center field. 

MVP: By Speece (SV, 1.1 IP, 0 R)

GAME 2 : September 14 at Navin Field in Detroit

1924 Washington wins 5-3

WP: George Mogridge (2-2)
LP: Boots Poffenberger (1-4)
SV : By Speece (1)
HR: none

George Mogridge shutout the Tigers over the 1st 6 innings while his teammates staked him to a 5 run lead.  But the Tigers got to Mogridge for 3 in the 7th to make it a ballgame.  With Mogridge tiring, the Sens turned to closer Firpo Marberry but after retiring the 1st 2 Tigers in the 8th, Marberry felt some pain in his elbow and his night was over early.  In a pinch, seldom used By Speece was called in and recorded the last 4 outs of the game to seal the victory.  Sam Rice was the offensive leader for Washington with 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in.

MVP; Walter Johnson (WP, 9 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 8K)

GAME 3 : September 15 at Griffith Stadium in Washington

1924 Washington wins 7-2

WP: Walter Johnson (6-1)
LP: Elden Auker (1-4)
HR: none

Walter Johnson recorded his KOD leading 6th victory in the series finale in one of his most dominant performances of the season.  Only a Marv Owen 2 run single in the 4th kept the Big Train from notching a complete game shut out.  Joe Judge helped Johnson with 3 hits and a run batted in while also scoring 2 runs.  Johnson also helped himself by getting 2 hits in 4 at bats raising his KOD batting average to an amazing .440.  Charlie Gehringer joined Owen as the only Tiger batters to solve the mystery of the Big Train on this evening.