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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 12, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 12, 1942 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 12, 1942
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Ruffing
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Ruffing
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Benton
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Benton
Rolfe hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Benton
Henrich hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Ruffing
Bloodworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. McCosky picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McCosky. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Benton
Keller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Benton
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. DiMaggio moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Benton
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Dickey reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruffing vs. Benton
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dickey scores. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassett vs. Benton
Hassett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Hassett reaches third base with a triple. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rolfe vs. Benton
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Ruffing
Eric McNair pinch hits for Al Benton.
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Ruffing
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DiMaggio out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. York juggles the ball. That's an error on York. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
There's a wild pitch. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ruffing
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Trucks
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Trucks
Ruffing is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Ruffing
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Ruffing
Trucks bunts towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hitchcock vs. Ruffing
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bloodworth scores. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Cramer reaches second base with a double. Hitchcock scores. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a fly ball towards right. Henrich catches it and throws to home to double up McCosky. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Trucks
Hassett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Trucks
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ruffing
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloodworth vs. Ruffing
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts bunts between the mound and first base. Ruffing scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tebbetts for the out. Harris scores. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trucks vs. Ruffing
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Trucks
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Ruffing
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Lindell
Johnny Lindell now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. McCosky scores. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Lindell
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Lindell
Harris strikes out. Dickey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Harris out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Trucks
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Trucks
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lindell
York hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Lindell
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Lindell
There goes Bloodworth. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lindell
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Trucks
Rolfe 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 -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich 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 -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Lindell
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Lindell
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Lindell
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Lindell
Cramer 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
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trucks
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Trucks
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Harris 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 7/12/1942, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hitchcock B, ss 4 2 1 2 Hassett B, 1b 4 0 2 1
McCosky B, lf 4 1 3 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 5 0 4 2 Henrich T, rf 4 0 0 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 0
Harris N, rf 4 1 1 0 Keller C, lf 2 0 0 0
York R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 0 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 1
Tebbetts B, c 3 1 1 1 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 1 1
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 2 0 0 1
McNair E, ph 1 0 0 0 Lindell J, p 1 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 11 5 33 4 5 4
Detroit 100 031 100 -- 6
New York 040 000 000 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A 2.0 4 4 4 0 0
Trucks V (W) 7.0 1 0 0 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 6.1 10 6 6 3 2
Lindell J 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
E -- McCosky B, York R, Rizzuto P
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 4
2B -- Dickey B, Cramer D
3B -- Hassett B
CS -- Bloodworth J
SH -- Trucks V, Tebbetts B
WP -- Trucks V, Lindell J
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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