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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 4, 1946
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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 4, 1946 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Page |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,090 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Page | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 4, 1946
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Page
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Page
There goes Lake. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Lake steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Outlaw vs. Page
Outlaw strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Page
Mayo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Page
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page juggles the ball. That's an error on Page. Lake scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Page
Page fires to first and picks off Wakefield. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Page
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Page
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Page
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Overmire
DiMaggio 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Page
Overmire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Page
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Page
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Page
Mayo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Lake scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Page
Wakefield is hit by the pitch. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Page
Doc Cramer pinch runs for Dick Wakefield.
Greenberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Overmire
Doc Cramer now playing center field. Jimmy Outlaw now playing left field.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Overmire
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Overmire
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Page
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Page
Richards hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Overmire vs. Page
Overmire hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich bunts towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Overmire covering, for the out. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Overmire
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Keller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Overmire
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Page
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Page
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Page
Mayo hits a popup towards the mound. Page settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Overmire
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Overmire
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Page
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Page
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Overmire
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Page
Cullenbine hits a popup towards third. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Page
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Page
Pat Mullin pinch runs for Paul Richards. Billy Hitchcock pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Page
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mullin moves to third. Hitchcock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Page
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Outlaw vs. Page
Dickey fires to third and picks off Mullin. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Caster
Bob Swift now catching. George Caster now pitching.
Etten hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Caster
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Caster
Dickey hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Page
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Page
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Page
Cramer hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto catches it and steps on second to double up Outlaw. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Page
Greenberg hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Henrich chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Dickey fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Dickey. Mayo goes all the way around to score. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Caster
Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Caster
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Caster
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Caster
Henrich is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Caster
Keller hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Page
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Page
Swift bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cullenbine moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webb vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching. Dizzy Trout pinch runs for Bob Swift. Skeeter Webb pinch hits for George Caster.
Webb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Murphy
Lake takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to third. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Murphy
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto 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 5/4/1946 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 3 2 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 0
Outlaw J, cf-lf 5 0 2 0 Stirnweiss S, 3b 4 1 2 0
Mayo E, 2b 4 1 1 1 Henrich T, rf 3 0 0 0
Wakefield D, lf 1 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 2
Cramer D, pr-cf 2 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 1 Etten N, 1b 3 0 1 1
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cullenbine R, rf 2 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 1 0
Richards P, c 3 0 1 0 Page J, p 3 1 1 1
Mullin P, pr 0 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
Swift B, c 0 0 0 0
Trout D, pr 0 0 0 0
Overmire S, p 2 0 0 0
Hitchcock B, ph 0 0 0 0
Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
Webb S, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 3 8 2 31 4 7 4
Detroit 101 000 010 -- 3
New York 000 300 01x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire S 6.0 5 3 3 0 2
Caster G (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Page J (W)* 8.0 8 3 2 4 4
Murphy J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Page J, Dickey B
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Detroit 8, New York 4
2B -- Keller C, Dickey B, Greenberg H, Stirnweiss S
HR -- DiMaggio J, Page J
SB -- Lake E
SH -- Swift B
HBP -- by Page J (Wakefield D), by Caster G (Henrich T)
T -- 2:01
A -- 34090
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