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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1947
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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 21, 1947 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 49,844 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Catcher |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1947
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shea
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Shea
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser juggles the ball. That's an error on Newhouser. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich scores. Keller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Houk vs. Newhouser
Houk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Shea
Mullin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Shea
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Shea
Cullenbine hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Shea
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newhouser vs. Shea
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Newhouser
Shea bunts in front of the plate. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shea
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Shea
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houk vs. Newhouser
Houk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield 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, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Shea
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Shea
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Newhouser
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Shea
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Shea
Wagner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Shea
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Shea
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Shea
Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Houk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Shea
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Shea
Kell 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, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cullenbine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houk vs. Newhouser
Houk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Houk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shea vs. Newhouser
Shea hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Newhouser
Stirnweiss 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 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Shea
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Shea
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Shea
Newhouser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Newhouser
Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin who is chasing the ball. Keller reaches third base with a triple. Henrich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Newhouser
McQuinn hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houk vs. Newhouser
Houk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shea
Lake hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Shea
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Overmire
Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Shea hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Shea
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Shea
Kell hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1947 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 3 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 1 2 0
Mayo E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Henrich T, rf 4 2 0 0
Evers H, cf 4 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 2 1 1
Wakefield D, lf 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 2 3
Mullin P, rf 4 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 0 0 1
Cullenbine R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Houk R, c 4 0 2 0
Wagner H, c 3 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 2 0
Newhouser H, p 3 0 1 0 Shea S, p 3 0 0 0
Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 33 5 9 5
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 300 000 20x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (L) 7.0 9 5 5 4 1
Overmire S 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
E -- Newhouser H
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 10
2B -- DiMaggio J
3B -- Keller C
SH -- Shea S
HBP -- by Shea S (Wakefield D)
T -- 1:49
A -- 49844
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