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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 23, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 23, 1923 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hooks Dauss |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Fred Hofmann | Catcher |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Topper Rigney | Shortstop |
| Fred Haney | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Hooks Dauss | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 23, 1923
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Dauss
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Dauss
Dugan hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Dauss
There goes Ruth. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Rigney applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a line drive into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Cobb is chasing the ball. Pipp rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Dauss
Hofmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Dauss
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Shawkey
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haney vs. Shawkey
There goes Rigney. The throw from Hofmann and he is safe. Rigney steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haney vs. Shawkey
Haney hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Dauss
Shawkey hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Dauss
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Witt for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Dauss
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. Shawkey
Dauss hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Blue trying to get to third. Witt throws the ball in to Dugan, who tags Blue for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofmann vs. Dauss
There goes Ward. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Haney applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Shawkey
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Dauss
Hofmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. Hofmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Dauss
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shawkey vs. Dauss
Shawkey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Dauss
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Shawkey
Haney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. Shawkey
Dauss hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Dauss
Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Dauss
There goes Pipp. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Haney applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Dauss
Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Shawkey
Manush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haney vs. Shawkey
Haney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Bassler reaches second base with a double. Manush scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dauss vs. Shawkey
Dauss is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dauss
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Dauss
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Dauss
Witt hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt. Cobb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Shawkey
Manush hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Dauss
Dugan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Haney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Dauss
Bobby Veach now playing left field.
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hofmann vs. Dauss
Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1923 -- New York at DET (D)
New York AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Witt W, cf 3 0 0 0 Lu Blue, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dugan J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bob Jones, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ruth B, lf 2 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 1 0
Pipp W, 1b 3 1 2 1 Heinie Manush, lf 4 1 1 0
Meusel B, rf 4 0 1 0 Bobby Veach, lf 0 0 0 0
Ward A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 3 1 1 1
Hofmann F, c 4 0 2 0 Topper Rigney, ss 2 0 1 0
Scott E, ss 3 0 0 0 Fred Haney, 2b 3 0 0 0
Shawkey B, p 3 0 0 0 Johnny Bassler, c 3 0 1 1
Hooks Dauss, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 5 1 30 2 7 2
New York 010 000 000 -- 1
DET 010 000 10x -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey B (L) 8.0 7 2 2 1 6
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss (W) 9.0 5 1 1 5 1
LOB -- New York 6, DET 5
2B -- Hofmann F, Johnny Bassler, Ty Cobb
HR -- Pipp W, Harry Heilmann
SB -- Topper Rigney
CS -- Ruth B, Ward A, Pipp W
T -- 1:54
A -- 20000
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