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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 8, 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 July 8, 1944 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Zuber |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,534 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Chuck Hostetler | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Milosevich | Shortstop |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Tuck Stainback | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Mike Garbark | Catcher |
| Bill Zuber | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 8, 1944
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Zuber
Hostetler bunts towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Outlaw vs. Zuber
Outlaw hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoover scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Zuber
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Zuber
York hits a line drive into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Newhouser
Milosevich hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer, who is chasing the ball. Milosevich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metheny vs. Newhouser
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milosevich scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Zuber
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newhouser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hostetler vs. Zuber
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Milosevich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Newhouser
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Newhouser
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Hostetler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Newhouser
Garbark hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Zuber
Outlaw hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Zuber
Mayo hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lindell who is chasing the ball. Mayo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Zuber
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Newhouser
Zuber strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Newhouser
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Zuber
Newhouser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Zuber
Hostetler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Zuber
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stirnweiss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newhouser
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback 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
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Zuber
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. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Zuber
York hits a line drive into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Newhouser
Etten hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Newhouser
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Newhouser
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Zuber
Newhouser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Zuber
Hoover 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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Newhouser
Zuber hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zuber for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Newhouser
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Hostetler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Zuber
Hostetler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Zuber
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Outlaw moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Zuber
Mayo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny who is chasing the ball. Mayo reaches third base with a triple. Outlaw scores. Higgins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Zuber
York hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mayo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Zuber
Cramer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newhouser
Metheny hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Metheny reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Stainback reaches second base with a double. Metheny scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Newhouser
Etten strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Newhouser
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garbark vs. Newhouser
Garbark hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Zuber
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Turner
Jim Turner now pitching.
Newhouser bunts for an out with unknown description. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoover vs. Turner
Hoover hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hostetler vs. Turner
Hostetler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Turner
Outlaw hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Newhouser
Hersh Martin pinch hits for Jim Turner.
Martin hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Newhouser
Milosevich hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Lyons
Al Lyons now pitching.
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Lyons
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lyons
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Lyons
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. Lyons
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York scores. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newhouser vs. Lyons
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newhouser
Metheny hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Newhouser
Stainback strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1944 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hoover J, ss 5 1 2 0 Milosevich M, ss 4 1 1 0
Hostetler C, rf 2 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Outlaw J, lf 4 1 0 0 Metheny B, rf 4 1 1 1
Higgins P, 3b 4 1 2 1 Lindell J, cf 4 0 0 0
Mayo E, 2b 5 1 3 2 Stainback T, lf 4 0 1 1
York R, 1b 3 1 0 1 Etten N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0 Grimes O, 3b 2 0 1 0
Richards P, c 4 1 3 2 Garbark M, c 3 0 0 0
Newhouser H, p 3 0 0 0 Zuber B, p 2 0 0 0
Turner J, p 0 0 0 0
Martin H, ph 1 0 0 0
Lyons A, p 0 0 0 0
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34 6 11 6 30 2 4 2
Detroit 100 100 301 -- 6
New York 100 000 100 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zuber B (L)* 7.0 9 5 5 6 6
Turner J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lyons A 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 12, New York 3
2B -- Metheny B, Stainback T
3B -- Milosevich M, Mayo E 2
HR -- Richards P
SH -- Hostetler C, Newhouser H
T -- 1:57
A -- 9534
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