Tigers @ Yankees
August 2, 1949

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Tigers 9 13 0
Yankees 2 8 2
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Johnny Lipon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .500 .404
At Bats 3 284
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 1 43

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Yankee Stadium - August 2, 1949
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Home Run
Ralph Buxton
Yogi Berra
Tommy Henrich
Jerry Coleman
Billy Johnson
Phil Rizzuto
Johnny Lindell
Joe DiMaggio
Hank Bauer
Johnny Lipon
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Lipon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Bottom 8 Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Top 8 Kell hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra throws to second, with Rizzuto covering, and has Wakefield trapped. There's the throw to Johnson who tags Wakefield for the out.
Top 8 Wertz hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Wakefield moves to second.
Top 8 Wakefield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a line drive towards short. Lipon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out.
Bottom 7 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kolloway strikes out.
Top 7 Ralph Buxton now pitching. Newhouser hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lindell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Lipon takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wertz hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wakefield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhouser covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mullin is called out on strikes.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Newhouser takes first base on ball four. Robinson scores. Lipon moves to third. Berry moves to second.
Top 5 Berry is hit by the pitch. Robinson moves to third. Lipon moves to second.
Top 5 Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Wakefield takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rizzuto strikes out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bauer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 There goes Newhouser. The throw from Berra and he is out, Coleman applying the tag.
Top 4 Newhouser takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Lipon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindell. Kell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Henrich strikes out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Wakefield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds strikes out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindell scores.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Lindell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Lindell reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kolloway hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Lipon catches it and throws to second to double up Berra.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 1 Henrich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Mullin moves to second.
Top 1 Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to third.
Top 1 Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.