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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1949
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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 August 2, 1949 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allie Reynolds |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 57,238 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Allie Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1949
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Reynolds
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Reynolds
Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wakefield vs. Reynolds
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Reynolds
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich fields it and throws to home to get Kolloway. Mullin moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Reynolds
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kell for the out. Mullin scores. Wakefield moves to third. Wertz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lipon vs. Reynolds
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Newhouser
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Lipon catches it and throws to second to double up Berra. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Reynolds
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Reynolds
Newhouser bunts towards first. Henrich fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Coleman covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Reynolds
Kolloway hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Lindell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Newhouser
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Newhouser
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Reynolds
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Reynolds
Wakefield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Reynolds
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Newhouser
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Reynolds
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindell. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Reynolds
Lipon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Reynolds
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Reynolds
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Reynolds
There goes Newhouser. The throw from Berra and he is out, Coleman applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Newhouser
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Newhouser
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Reynolds
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Reynolds
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Reynolds
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Reynolds
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Reynolds
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lipon vs. Reynolds
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Reynolds
Berry is hit by the pitch. Robinson moves to third. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newhouser vs. Reynolds
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. Robinson scores. Lipon moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kolloway vs. Sanford
Fred Sanford now pitching.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lipon scores. Berry moves to third. Newhouser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mullin vs. Sanford
Mullin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Newhouser
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhouser covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Sanford
Wakefield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Sanford
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sanford
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Sanford
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Sanford
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Robinson trying to get to home. Bauer throws the ball in to Berra who tags Robinson who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lipon moves to second. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Newhouser
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Newhouser
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Fred Sanford.
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Buxton
Ralph Buxton now pitching.
Newhouser hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Buxton
Kolloway strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Buxton
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Newhouser
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Newhouser
Berra hits a line drive towards short. Lipon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Buxton
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Buxton
Wertz hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Buxton
Berra throws to second, with Rizzuto covering, and has Wakefield trapped. There's the throw to Johnson who tags Wakefield for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Buxton
Kell hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Buxton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
Eddie Lake now playing second base.
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newhouser
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newhouser
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Buxton
Lipon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Buxton
Lake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Buxton
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buxton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Buxton
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Newhouser
Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Newhouser
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Ralph Buxton.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1949 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kolloway D, 1b 6 0 2 1 Rizzuto P, ss 5 0 0 0
Mullin P, cf 5 1 1 0 Henrich T, 1b 3 1 0 0
Wakefield D, lf 3 2 1 1 Berra Y, c 4 0 2 0
Wertz V, rf 5 1 2 2 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 1
Kell G, 3b 4 2 1 1 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson A, c 4 2 3 2 Lindell J, lf 3 1 2 0
Lipon J, ss 4 2 2 2 Bauer H, rf 4 0 2 0
Berry N, 2b 3 0 2 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 0 3 1
Lake E, 2b 1 0 0 0 Reynolds A, p 2 0 0 0
Newhouser H, p 3 0 0 1 Sanford F, p 0 0 0 0
Keller C, ph 1 0 0 0
Buxton R, p 0 0 0 0
Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 10 14 10 35 2 10 2
Detroit 100 251 001 -- 10
New York 110 000 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W) 9.0 10 2 2 2 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds A (L) 4.2 8 8 7 5 0
Sanford F 1.1 4 1 1 1 1
Buxton R 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
E -- Johnson B, DiMaggio J
DP -- Detroit 2, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, New York 8
2B -- Lindell J, Kell G
HR -- Robinson A, Wertz V, Wakefield D, Lipon J
CS -- Newhouser H
HBP -- by Reynolds A (Berry N)
T -- 2:31
A -- 57238
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