Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1924 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1924 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 6, New York Yankees 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Haney 3b 6 1 1 0
Cobb cf 5 2 4 0
Manush lf 5 1 2 0
Heilmann rf 3 1 2 2
  Wingo rf 1 0 0 0
Pratt 2b 5 0 2 4
Rigney ss 2 0 0 0
Blue 1b 3 0 0 0
Bassler c 5 0 1 0
Cole p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 4 0 2 0
Dugan 3b 5 2 2 2
Ruth rf 3 2 2 2
Meusel lf 5 1 2 0
Pipp 1b 5 0 1 1
Ward 2b 2 0 1 1
Scott ss 4 0 0 0
  Johnson ss 0 1 0 0
Hofmann c 4 1 2 1
Bush p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Schang ph 1 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Detroit 000 033 000–6131
New York 000 020 221–7120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cole  L(0-4) 8.2 12 7 6 2 1
Totals
8.2
12
7
6
2
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bush   4.0 7 3 3 3 1
  Jones   3.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Shawkey  W(5-2) 2.0 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
7
5
  E–Cobb (1).  DP–Detroit 1. Rigney-Pratt-Blue, New York 1. Jones-Scott-Pipp.  2B–Detroit Cobb (8); Manush (2); Heilmann (14); Pratt 2 (13), New York Witt (4); Dugan (6); Meusel 2 (9); Ward (1).  HR–New York Dugan (2,7th inning off Cole 1 on 2 out); Ruth (10,5th inning off Cole 1 on 2 out).  SH–Rigney (7); Witt (2); Ward (8).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Ward (1).  Team–8.  SB–Manush (2).  U–George Hildebrand, Pants Rowland, Red Ormsby.  T–2:38.  A–14,000.
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