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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 23, 1943
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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, 1943 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Zuber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 8,685 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Weafer |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tuck Stainback | Right Fielder |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Shortstop |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Bill Zuber | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 23, 1943
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stirnweiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Stirnweiss. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Zuber
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Zuber
York hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Newhouser
Etten bunts in front of the plate. Richards juggles the ball. That's an error on Richards. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Newhouser
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bloodworth scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Zuber
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Zuber
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Zuber
There goes Harris. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Newhouser
Zuber strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
There goes Stainback. The throw from Richards and he is out, Hoover applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Zuber
Newhouser strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Zuber
Wakefield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Newhouser
Etten takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Newhouser
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Zuber
York hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Zuber
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Zuber
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stirnweiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zuber vs. Newhouser
Zuber bunts towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Zuber
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover bunts towards the mound. Zuber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Zuber
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Newhouser
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Newhouser
Etten hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Newhouser
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Zuber
York hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Zuber
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Zuber
Bloodworth hits a popup towards short. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Newhouser
Zuber hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Zuber
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Hal Newhouser.
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Henshaw
Roy Henshaw now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Henshaw
Keller takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Henshaw
Gordon bunts towards the mound. Henshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. Henshaw
Etten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Keller scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Henshaw
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Henshaw
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Zuber
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Zuber
York hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lindell. York reaches second base with a double. Hoover scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Zuber
Harris hits a popup towards short. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Henshaw
Zuber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Henshaw
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Henshaw
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Zuber
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Zuber
Don Ross pinch hits for Roy Henshaw.
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Zuber
Charlie Metro pinch runs for Don Ross.
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1943 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Stainback T, rf 5 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0
Stirnweiss S, ss 5 0 0 0 Hoover J, ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson B, 3b 4 1 3 0 Wakefield D, lf 3 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 2 2 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Gordon J, 2b 2 1 1 2 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Etten N, 1b 2 0 1 2 Harris N, rf 3 0 1 0
Hemsley R, c 4 0 1 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lindell J, cf 3 0 0 0 Richards P, c 4 0 0 0
Zuber B, p 3 0 1 0 Newhouser H, p 2 0 0 0
Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0
Henshaw R, p 0 0 0 0
Ross D, ph 1 0 1 0
Metro C, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 8 4 33 1 6 1
New York 000 002 020 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zuber B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (L) 7.0 5 2 2 4 6
Henshaw R 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
E -- Stirnweiss S, Richards P
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 9
2B -- Johnson B, Harris N, York R
HR -- Gordon J
CS -- Harris N, Stainback T
SH -- Etten N, Zuber B, Gordon J
T -- 2:05
A -- 8685
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