New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 6, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1939 at Briggs Stadium. 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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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 2 1
Rolfe 3b 4 0 0 0
Henrich cf 4 0 1 0
Dickey c 3 0 0 0
Keller lf 3 0 0 0
Selkirk rf 3 1 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 3 0 1 0
Hildebrand p 2 1 0 1
  Russo p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffing ph 1 0 0 0
  Sundra p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 3 1 1 0
Walker lf 4 1 1 2
Gehringer 2b 5 0 2 2
Greenberg 1b 3 1 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 1 0
York c 3 1 2 0
Fox rf 4 0 2 1
Rogell ss 4 1 1 0
Newsom p 4 1 1 1
Totals 34 6 11 6
New York 000 020 000–241
Detroit 000 006 00x–6111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand  L(2-3) 5.2 9 6 6 3 0
  Russo   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Sundra   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
5
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  W(6-3) 9.0 4 2 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
2
7
  E–Gordon (10), Fox (4).  DP–New York 1. Rolfe-Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–New York Crosetti (6), Detroit Walker (4).  3B–Detroit Rogell (3).  HBP–Selkirk (5).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Walker (8).  Team–10.  SB–Greenberg (3).  U-HP–Harry Geisel, 1B–Lou Kolls, 2B–Steve Basil, 3B–Joe Rue.  T–2:19.  A–11,924.
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