New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1917 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
High lf 4 1 2 1
Maisel 2b 4 0 1 0
Aragon ss 4 0 0 0
Pipp 1b 3 0 0 0
Baker 3b 4 0 1 0
Marsans cf 3 1 0 0
Miller rf 4 0 2 1
Nunamaker c 4 0 0 0
Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 2 0 0 0
  Monroe p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 5 2 3 0
Vitt 3b 3 2 2 2
Cobb cf 4 2 4 0
Veach lf 5 2 2 0
Heilmann 1b 4 1 1 0
Harper rf 3 0 1 0
  Flagstead rf 0 0 0 0
Young 2b 5 0 1 0
Stanage c 5 1 1 0
Mitchell p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 11 16 0
New York 000 000 011262
Detroit 160 000 04x11162
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L(6-7) 1.0 5 7 4 1 0
  Shawkey   5.0 5 0 0 1 3
  Monroe   2.0 6 4 4 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
0
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell  W(5-4) 9.0 6 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
3

  E–Maisel (16), Russell (5), Bush 2 (28).  DP–Detroit 1. Young-Bush-Heilmann.  2B–Detroit Bush 2 (12); Cobb (28); Veach (20); Heilmann (12).  3B–Detroit Veach (8).  HR–New York High (1,8th inning off Mitchell 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Cobb (8); Heilmann (10).  HBP–Harper 2 (3).  Team–9.  SB–Marsans (16); Miller (8); Bush (22); Cobb 2 (28); Veach (11).  U–Barry McCormick, Dick Nallin, Brick Owens.  T–1:47.  A–11,170.
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