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Tigers 3 @ Yankees 2
Yankee Stadium
May 8, 1948
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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 8, 1948 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1948 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 2 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning Pitcher—Fred Hutchinson  
Losing Pitcher—Eddie Lopat  
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Game Winning RBI—Fred Hutchinson 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1948 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherFred Hutchinson  
Home Starting PitcherEddie Lopat  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Art Passarella
2B: (none)
3B: Jim Boyer

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Lipon  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Vic Wertz  Left Fielder 
Hoot Evers  Center Fielder 
Pat Mullin  Right Fielder 
Sam Vico  First Baseman 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Brown  Shortstop 
Tommy Henrich  Right Fielder 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Billy Johnson  Third Baseman 
George McQuinn  First Baseman 
Snuffy Stirnweiss  Second Baseman 
Eddie Lopat  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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4 Re: New York Yankees versus Detroit Tigers - May 8, 1948 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ed Mayo Jr. – 12/04/2013 at 10:50 AM
(continued) Anyway . . . A question for you: are you sure your first game was in 1948? I ask because there was more than one Eddie Mayo Day held in Yankee Stadium between 1944 and 1948. We lived just 12 miles from Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees were always glad to provide the time for visiting player "days", since it pumped up attendance by 300 or 400. Second question: since you remember that your first game was "Eddie Mayo Day", do you also remember whether he received a new car during the pre-game festivities? I have a photo of Dad standing beside the car at home plate, and would be glad to forward to you. Just contact me at edmayo33@gmail.com. Hope some of this helps you remember your first ball game. Cheers -- Eddie Mayo Jr.
3 Re: New York Yankees versus Detroit Tigers - May 8, 1948 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ed Mayo Jr. – 12/04/2013 at 10:47 AM
Gerry Greaney - Did you ever get the information you needed? I, too, might have been at the game.-- since Eddie Mayo was my father. I would have been 7 years old at the time. I remember it was a rather chilly overcast day, and I do remember being sad/disappointed since my Dad went hitless on "his" day. This would have been not unexpected since the Yankees pitched Eddie Lopat that day -- and Dad remembered later in life (1989) that he might only have gotten one hit in his life off Lopat. The occasion in 1989 was at a dedication of Eddie Mayo Field, a Babe Ruth League facility in his hometown of Clifton, N.J. Lopat attended the dedication, and the two of them recalled a game when Dad doubled off Lopat, and on his way to second (it was a stand-up double) he was laughing and Lopat yelled, "What the heck are you laughing at, Mayo?" Dad responded, "That's the only hit you've ever given me, Lopat." Anyway . . . A question for you: are you sure your first game was in 1948? I ask beca
2 Re: New York Yankees versus Detroit Tigers - May 8, 1948 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ken Revis – 07/06/2012 at 7:41 AM
I don't know when Eddie Mayo was honored with "Eddie Mayo Day". Do you have any other facts about the game you were at? Who hit homers, etc? Then we might be able to help you.
1 Re: New York Yankees versus Detroit Tigers - May 8, 1948 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by gerry greaney – 07/02/2012 at 8:18 PM
Did they honor Eddie Mayo (Tiger second baseman) honored with a "Eddie Mayo Day" at this game? If not do you know the date of his "Day"? I was at his "Day" and since this was his last year I was wondering if this was the game. I would like to get the box score of my first game. Thank you, Gerry

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Tigers 3 @ Yankees 2
Yankee Stadium
May 8, 1948

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         Game of 5/8/1948, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Lipon J, ss           4  0  0  0   Brown B, ss           4  0  1  0   
Mayo E, 2b            3  0  0  0   Henrich T, rf         4  0  0  0   
Kell G, 3b            3  0  0  0   Keller C, lf          4  0  1  0   
Wertz V, lf           2  0  0  0   DiMaggio J, cf        4  1  1  0   
Evers H, cf           4  0  1  0   Berra Y, c            3  1  1  2   
Mullin P, rf          3  1  1  1   Johnson B, 3b         4  0  2  0   
Vico S, 1b            4  2  2  0   McQuinn G, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Swift B, c            3  0  1  0   Stirnweiss S, 2b      2  0  0  0   
Hutchinson F, p       3  0  1  2   Stewart B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Crosetti F, 2b        0  0  0  0   
                                   Lopat E, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Mapes C, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Drews K, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  3  6  3                        32  2  6  2

Detroit          001 010 001 --  3
New York         000 000 002 --  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (W)      9.0  6  2  2  1  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lopat E (L)           8.0  5  2  2  4  1
Drews K               1.0  1  1  1  0  0

DP -- Detroit 1, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 5, New York 4
2B -- Evers H, Vico S, Johnson B 2
HR -- Mullin P, Berra Y
SH -- Swift B, Wertz V
T -- 1:45
A -- 0

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