Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 11, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1923 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 9

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 4 2 1 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
Cobb cf 4 0 2 3
Manush lf 5 0 0 0
Heilmann rf 5 1 2 1
Haney 2b 5 2 1 1
Rigney ss 5 1 3 0
Bassler c 3 1 0 0
Dauss p 4 1 2 3
Totals 39 8 12 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 5 1 1 0
Dugan 3b 6 1 2 0
Ruth lf 3 2 1 1
Smith rf 5 1 1 1
Pipp 1b 6 1 4 3
Ward 2b 4 1 1 1
Scott ss 3 0 0 0
  Meusel ph 1 0 0 0
  McNally ss 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ss 1 0 1 2
Hofmann c 4 1 3 1
Jones p 3 0 0 0
  Schang ph 1 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 0 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 43 9 15 9
Detroit 002 000 203 18121
New York 200 000 104 29152
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Dauss  L(14-11) 9.2 15 9 8 6 3
Totals
9.2
15
9
8
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   8.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Shawkey   1.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Hoyt  W(12-6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
8
8
5
2

  E–Rigney (25), Smith (5), Ward (11).  2B–Detroit Cobb (22); Heilmann 2 (31); Dauss (5), New York Hendrick (3).  3B–Detroit Rigney (8), New York Dugan (5); Johnson (1).  HR–Detroit Haney (4,9th inning off Shawkey 0 on), New York Ruth (28,9th inning off Dauss 0 on); Smith (7,9th inning off Dauss 0 on); Hofmann (3,7th inning off Dauss 0 on).  SH–Dauss (5); Ward (12).  Team LOB–7.  Team–12.  SB–Haney (10); Meusel (12).  U–Ducky Holmes, Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.  T–2:44.  A–56,000.
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