Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 24, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1918 at Polo Grounds V. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 4 1 0 0
Vitt 3b 3 2 1 0
Cobb cf 4 1 2 4
Veach lf 4 0 1 0
Griggs 1b 4 0 1 0
Harper rf 4 0 1 0
Ellison 2b 4 0 1 0
Spencer c 3 0 1 0
Boland p 4 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gilhooley rf 5 0 3 1
Lamar cf 4 0 1 1
Baker 3b 4 0 1 1
Pratt 2b 4 1 1 0
Fournier 1b 3 0 1 0
Hyatt lf 4 0 1 1
Peckinpaugh ss 4 1 1 0
Walters c 4 0 0 0
Finneran p 1 1 1 0
  Love p 2 1 1 0
  Hummel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Detroit 002 200 100–581
New York 002 010 010–4111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Boland  W(13-10) 9.0 11 4 4 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Finneran  L(3-7) 3.2 6 4 4 3 2
  Love   5.1 2 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
1
3
  E–Spencer (6), Fournier (6).  DP–Detroit 1. Veach-Ellison.  2B–Detroit Harper (5); Spencer (8), New York Gilhooley (13); Pratt (18).  HR–Detroit T. Cobb (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Vitt (5); Fournier (7).  U–Silk O'Loughlin, Billy Evans.
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