Tigers @ Yankees
June 23, 1949

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 0 1 2
Yankees 12 17 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 0 1 2
Yankees 12 17 0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .333 .400
At Bats 2 165
Hits 0 45
• Singles 0 30
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 0 33

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Yankee Stadium - June 23, 1949
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Out
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Tommy Henrich
Jerry Coleman
Billy Johnson
Phil Rizzuto
Johnny Lindell
Cliff Mapes
Charlie Keller
Johnny Groth
Hoot Evers
Eddie Lake

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 0 1 2 5
New York Yankees 12 17 0 7
Winning Pitcher Tommy Byrne
Losing Pitcher Virgil Trucks
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tommy Henrich
Attendance 55,591
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Evers takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to second.
Top 9 Wertz hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Billy Johnson now playing third base. Lake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Byrne scores. Coleman scores.
Bottom 8 Lindell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stuart spins and fires to second and Kolloway drops the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. Byrne moves to third. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Byrne moves to second.
Bottom 8 Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Mapes scores.
Bottom 8 Mapes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Mapes reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Keller moves to third.
Bottom 8 Billy Johnson pinch runs for Bobby Brown. Keller takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Marlin Stuart now pitching. Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pat Mullin pinch hits for Marv Grissom. Mullin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Swift hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Lindell now playing left field. Lipon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Marv Grissom now pitching. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Lindell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Gene Woodling. Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Rizzuto moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rizzuto bunts towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Coleman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kolloway hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groth takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to second.
Top 7 Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mapes strikes out.
Bottom 6 Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Keller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Campbell strikes out.
Top 6 Overmire strikes out.
Top 6 Swift is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Stubby Overmire now pitching. Rizzuto takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Evers throws the ball in to Lipon who tags Coleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Lipon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kolloway is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Mapes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Keller is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Evers is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it and throws to home to get Rizzuto. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers who is chasing the ball. Rizzuto reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Byrne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers who is chasing the ball. Byrne reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway misplays the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. Brown scores.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Lipon hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kolloway hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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. Lake moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Lake moves to second.
Top 1 Lake takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.