Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
June 20, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1941 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 4, New York Yankees 14

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Croucher ss 4 1 1 1
McCosky lf 4 1 1 1
Mullin cf 4 1 1 0
York 1b 5 0 0 1
Campbell rf 3 0 2 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 2 1
Gehringer 2b 0 0 0 0
  Perry 2b 2 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 0 0
Newsom p 1 0 0 0
  McKain p 2 0 0 0
  Radcliff ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sturm 1b 5 2 3 0
Rolfe 3b 4 2 1 1
Henrich rf 5 1 1 3
DiMaggio cf 5 3 4 1
Keller lf 5 2 2 3
Dickey c 5 1 2 2
Gordon 2b 4 1 2 1
Rizzuto ss 5 1 1 1
Russo p 4 1 1 1
Totals 42 14 17 13
Detroit 100 000 012472
New York 403 070 00x14171
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  L(5-9) 2.2 7 7 7 1 1
  McKain   5.1 10 7 7 1 0
Totals
8.0
17
14
14
2
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russo  W(5-5) 9.0 7 4 4 7 8
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
7
8

  E–Croucher (16), Perry (2), DiMaggio (8).  DP–Detroit 1. Perry-Croucher-York, New York 1. Rizzuto-Gordon-Sturm.  2B–New York Rolfe (9); DiMaggio (16); Keller (6); Gordon (10).  3B–Detroit Croucher (4), New York Rizzuto (4).  HR–New York Henrich (11,1st inning off Newsom 1 on); Keller (14,1st inning off Newsom 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U-HP–Harry Geisel, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Steve Basil.  T–2:07.  A–10,129.
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