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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1949 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Sanford |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,758 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Cal Hubbard 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Pat Mullin | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Fred Sanford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1949
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Sanford
Lake hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Sanford
Lipon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Sanford
Mullin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Sanford
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Sanford
Evers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Evers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vico vs. Sanford
Vico hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Houtteman
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Houtteman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Houtteman
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Sanford
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Sanford
Houtteman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Sanford
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Sanford
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Houtteman
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Mapes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
Houtteman fires to first and picks off Brown. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Sanford
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Sanford
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Sanford
Evers hits a fly ball towards right. Mapes settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mapes. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards second. Coleman picks up the ball and throws Evers out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio strikes out. Robinson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DiMaggio out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Houtteman
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico juggles the ball. That's an error on Vico. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Houtteman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra scores. Keller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Houtteman
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Houtteman
Sanford strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Sanford
Vico strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Sanford
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Sanford
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houtteman for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mapes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. Mapes scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Sanford
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Sanford
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Brown catches it and throws to first to double up Lake. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Sanford
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Sanford
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Houtteman
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Houtteman
Collins takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. White
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. White
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. Keller scores. Sanford moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mapes vs. White
Mapes hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Sanford
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mapes. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vico vs. Sanford
Vico hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Sanford
Paul Campbell pinch hits for Neil Berry.
Campbell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching. Don Kolloway pinch hits for Hal White.
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Page
Lake hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Page
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trout
Don Kolloway now playing second base. Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Trout
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Page
Mullin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Mullin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Page
Wertz hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Page
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mullin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Page
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Page
Ted Gray pinch runs for Aaron Robinson.
Vico strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trout
Hank Riebe now catching.
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Trout
Collins hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trout
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Page
Bob Swift pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Page
Bob Mavis pinch runs for Bob Swift.
Kolloway hits a popup towards the mound. Page settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Page
Lake takes first base on ball four. Mavis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Page
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman 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 9/17/1949 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lake E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 2 1
Lipon J, ss 5 0 0 0 Mapes C, rf 3 1 0 0
Mullin P, cf 3 1 1 0 Brown B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Wertz V, rf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 1
Evers H, lf 4 0 1 1 Berra Y, c 4 1 1 0
Robinson A, c 3 1 1 0 Keller C, lf 4 2 2 2
Gray T, pr 0 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Riebe H, c 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Vico S, 1b 4 1 1 2 Sanford F, p 3 0 0 0
Berry N, 2b 2 0 0 0 Page J, p 0 0 0 0
Campbell P, ph 1 1 1 1
Trout D, p 0 0 0 0
Swift B, ph 1 0 0 0
Mavis B, pr 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 2 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
Kolloway D, ph-2b 2 0 1 0
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33 4 6 4 32 5 8 5
Detroit 000 000 310 -- 4
New York 020 111 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L)* 5.0 7 5 4 3 2
White H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Trout D 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford F (W) 6.1 4 3 3 3 5
Page J (S) 2.2 2 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Mapes C, Collins J, Vico S, Rizzuto P
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 6
2B -- DiMaggio J, Rizzuto P, Robinson A
3B -- Evers H, Mullin P
HR -- Keller C, Vico S, Campbell P
T -- 2:24
A -- 40758
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