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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 15, 1955
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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 June 15, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,635 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Harry Malmberg | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Charlie Silvera | Catcher |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 15, 1955
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kucks
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kucks
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards second. McDougald scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kucks
Fain hits a line drive into left field. Howard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Kucks
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Kucks
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson has Fain trapped. There's the throw to Silvera and over to Carey, who tags Fain for the out. Delsing moves to third. House moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatfield vs. Kucks
Hatfield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malmberg vs. Kucks
Malmberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kucks. Delsing scores. House scores. Hatfield moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoeft vs. Kucks
Hoeft bunts in front of the plate. Silvera fields it and tags Hatfield for the out. Malmberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Kucks
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malmberg scores. Hoeft moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Kucks
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Hoeft moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard hits a line drive into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hoeft
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Hoeft
Silvera hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hoeft
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kucks
Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop.
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Kucks
Delsing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Kucks
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Kucks
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fain moves to third. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malmberg vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Malmberg takes first base on ball four. Fain scores. House moves to third. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoeft vs. Sturdivant
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Sturdivant
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rizzuto fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Hoeft
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDougald tags and scores. Carey tags and moves to third. Bauer tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Sturdivant
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sturdivant
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Sturdivant
There goes Kaline. The throw from Silvera and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Sturdivant
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Sturdivant
Delsing hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Sturdivant
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Sturdivant
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malmberg vs. Sturdivant
Malmberg hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoeft vs. Sturdivant
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hoeft
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Hoeft
Silvera hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturdivant vs. Hoeft
Sturdivant strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sturdivant
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Sturdivant
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sturdivant
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
Fred Hatfield now playing shortstop. Reno Bertoia now playing third base.
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sturdivant
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Sturdivant
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Sturdivant
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Sturdivant
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hoeft
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Hoeft
Silvera strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malmberg vs. Sturdivant
Malmberg hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Sturdivant
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Sturdivant
Bertoia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Hoeft
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Sturdivant
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sturdivant
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sturdivant
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hoeft
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvera vs. Hoeft
Silvera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Bill Skowron pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Konstanty
House hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Konstanty
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Birrer
Babe Birrer now pitching. Joe Collins pinch hits for Hank Bauer.
Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Birrer
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noren vs. Birrer
Irv Noren pinch hits for Elston Howard.
Noren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Noren reaches second base with a double. McDougald scores. Carey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Birrer
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1955 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 4 0 2 1 McDougald G, 2b 5 2 3 0
Bertoia R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 1 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 3 0 2 0
Kaline A, rf 4 1 0 0 Collins J, ph 1 0 0 0
Fain F, 1b 4 2 2 1 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 1
Delsing J, lf 4 2 2 2 Howard E, lf 3 0 0 1
House F, c 5 2 2 1 Noren I, ph 1 0 1 2
Hatfield F, 3b-ss 4 0 2 0 Robinson E, 1b 5 2 3 2
Malmberg H, 2b 3 1 1 2 Silvera C, c 4 0 1 0
Hoeft B, p 4 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 1 0 0 0
Birrer B, p 0 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 0
Kucks J, p 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant T, p 3 0 0 0
Skowron B, ph 1 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 7 37 6 12 6
Detroit 031 400 000 -- 8
New York 011 001 012 -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W)* 8.0 11 6 6 3 6
Birrer B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks J (L) 2.1 7 4 4 2 0
Sturdivant T 5.2 4 4 4 2 3
Konstanty J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Howard E, Kucks J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, New York 9
2B -- Noren I
3B -- Mantle M
HR -- Robinson E 2, Delsing J, House F
SB -- Kaline A
SF -- Mantle M, Howard E
HBP -- by Kucks J (Hatfield F), by Sturdivant T (Kaline A)
T -- 3:03
A -- 9635
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