Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 2, 1919 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1919 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."

"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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Detroit Tigers 14, New York Yankees 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 5 1 1 0
Young 2b 3 3 1 1
Cobb cf 5 2 4 2
Veach lf 5 3 2 4
Heilmann 1b 5 2 4 6
Shorten rf 4 1 0 1
Jones 3b 5 0 0 0
Ainsmith c 5 2 2 0
Leonard p 2 0 0 0
  Ehmke p 3 0 1 0
Totals 42 14 15 14
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Fewster rf 3 1 2 1
Peckinpaugh ss 4 2 3 5
Baker 3b 4 0 1 0
Lewis lf 4 0 0 1
Pipp 1b 5 1 2 0
Pratt 2b 4 0 0 0
Bodie cf 4 1 1 1
Ruel c 4 1 0 0
Quinn p 2 2 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 8
Detroit 105 000 020 614151
New York 130 201 010 0893
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   4.0 6 6 6 4 0
  Ehmke  W(13-9) 6.0 3 2 2 3 3
Totals
10.0
9
8
8
7
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn  L(12-8) 9.0 14 12 11 3 2
  Schneider   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Nelson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
15
14
13
6
3

  E–Shorten (1), Baker (17), Pratt (14), Quinn (4).  DP–New York 1. Pratt-Peckinpaugh-Pipp.  PB–Ainsmith (9).  2B–Detroit Young (7); Cobb (22); Ainsmith (11), New York Peckinpaugh (12).  HR–Detroit Veach (2,8th inning off Quinn 0 on); Heilmann 2 (6,8th inning off Quinn 0 on,10th inning off Quinn 3 on 0 out), New York Peckinpaugh (7,2nd inning off Leonard 2 on 2 out).  SH–Young (23); Peckinpaugh (16); Lewis (19); Pratt (8).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Bodie (11); Ruel (3).  U–Tommy Connolly, Brick Owens.
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