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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 11, 1944
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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 May 11, 1944 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,407 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Hostetler | Right Fielder |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Ed Levy | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Don Savage | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Mike Milosevich | Shortstop |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 11, 1944
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Borowy
York strikes out. The ball gets by Hemsley. He chases the ball to the backstop. Cramer scores. Mayo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Overmire
Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levy vs. Overmire
Levy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Savage vs. Overmire
Savage hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo 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: ---
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Borowy
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Milosevich, and towards Stirnweiss, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hostetler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Overmire vs. Borowy
Overmire hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball 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: ---
Lindell vs. Overmire
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Overmire
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Overmire
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Savage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Borowy
York hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Overmire
Borowy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borowy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metheny vs. Overmire
Metheny bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Borowy moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Levy vs. Overmire
Levy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it and throws to second for the out. Borowy scores. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Savage vs. Overmire
Savage bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stirnweiss scores. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Overmire
Lindell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer, who is chasing the ball. Lindell reaches third base with a triple. Etten scores. Savage goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milosevich vs. Overmire
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Borowy
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Savage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Savage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Overmire
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hostetler. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Overmire
Borowy bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metheny vs. Overmire
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Levy vs. Overmire
Levy hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Borowy
Overmire hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Overmire
Savage hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Overmire
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Savage moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milosevich vs. Overmire
Milosevich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Borowy
York hits a fly ball into left field. Levy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Overmire
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field. Outlaw picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Outlaw. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Overmire
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hostetler. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double. Borowy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metheny vs. Overmire
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Borowy scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Levy vs. Overmire
Levy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Borowy
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Borowy
Don Ross pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Ross hits a popup towards third. Savage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Gillespie
Bob Gillespie now pitching.
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Gillespie
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Gillespie
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milosevich vs. Gillespie
Milosevich is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Borowy
York hits a fly ball into left field. Levy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Gillespie
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Gillespie
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Gillespie
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Levy. Outlaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hostetler vs. Borowy
Hostetler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Savage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Outlaw scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Borowy
Johnny Gorsica pinch runs for Paul Richards. Bob Swift pinch hits for Bob Gillespie.
Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gorsica moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Borowy
Charlie Metro pinch runs for Bob Swift.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1944 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 1 2 0
Hoover J, ss 2 0 0 0 Metheny B, rf 4 0 2 1
Mayo E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Levy E, lf 4 0 0 1
York R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Etten N, 1b 4 1 1 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Savage D, 3b 4 1 2 1
Outlaw J, lf 4 1 2 0 Lindell J, cf 4 0 2 2
Hostetler C, rf 4 0 0 0 Milosevich M, ss 4 0 0 0
Richards P, c 4 0 2 1 Hemsley R, c 3 0 2 0
Gorsica J, pr 0 0 0 0 Borowy H, p 4 2 2 0
Overmire S, p 2 0 0 0
Ross D, ph 1 0 0 0
Gillespie B, p 0 0 0 0
Swift B, ph 1 0 1 0
Metro C, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 1 36 5 13 5
Detroit 100 000 001 -- 2
New York 004 001 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire S (L) 6.0 12 5 5 0 1
Gillespie B 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W) 9.0 7 2 1 3 5
E -- Hemsley R, Outlaw J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, New York 8
2B -- Hemsley R, Stirnweiss S, Outlaw J
3B -- Lindell J
A -- 5407
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