New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 14, 1919 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1919 at Navin Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 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 5, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Fewster ss 3 0 0 0
  Ward ss 3 1 1 0
Vick rf 6 1 2 1
Baker 3b 6 0 3 1
Lewis lf 7 0 0 0
Pipp 1b 5 2 1 1
Pratt 2b 6 0 2 0
Bodie cf 5 1 1 0
Ruel c 6 0 2 2
Mays p 4 0 0 0
  Mogridge p 2 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 5 12 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 6 0 1 1
Young 2b 6 0 1 0
Cobb cf 6 1 3 0
Veach lf 7 0 2 0
Heilmann 1b 7 2 4 0
Flagstead rf 6 0 1 1
Jones 3b 5 0 1 0
  Ellison ph 1 0 0 0
Ainsmith c 5 1 2 1
Boland p 3 0 1 0
  Shorten ph 1 0 0 0
  Ayers p 2 0 0 0
Totals 55 4 16 3
New York 010 200 000 000 0025123
Detroit 010 001 001 000 0014161
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mays   9.0 10 3 2 2 4
  Mogridge  W(4-7) 5.2 6 1 1 1 1
  Shawkey  SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
15.0
16
4
3
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Boland   9.0 8 3 3 3 1
  Ayers  L(0-8) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3
Totals
15.0
12
5
5
5
4

  E–Ward (1), Vick (8), Pratt (16), Jones (16).  DP–New York 4. Fewster-Pratt-Pipp, Baker-Pipp-Pratt, Mogridge-Ward-Pipp, Detroit 1. Ayers-Jones.  2B–New York Ward (2); Baker (14); Pratt (18), Detroit Heilmann (23); Flagstead (15).  3B–New York Vick (8), Detroit Bush (5).  HR–New York Pipp (5,4th inning off Boland 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Young (28); Cobb (4); Jones (16).  Team–12.  U–Brick Owens, Ollie Chill.
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