New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 19, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1941 at Briggs Stadium. 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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New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sturm 1b 4 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 0 1
Henrich rf,cf 4 2 2 1
DiMaggio cf 2 0 1 0
  Selkirk rf 3 2 2 0
Keller lf 5 0 1 0
Dickey c 5 0 2 3
Gordon 2b 5 2 2 1
Rizzuto ss 4 1 3 0
Russo p 3 1 2 1
Totals 40 8 16 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Croucher ss 5 0 0 0
Stainback lf,rf 4 1 3 0
McCosky cf 4 0 1 0
Higgins 3b 4 1 1 0
York 1b 4 1 1 0
Campbell rf 0 0 0 0
  Radcliff lf 3 0 2 1
Meyer 2b 4 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 2 1
Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Franklin ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
New York 000 200 3218162
Detroit 000 000 1203100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russo  W(12-7) 9.0 10 3 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
0
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(8-6) 7.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Trout   2.0 7 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
1
2

  E–Gordon (29), Russo (2).  DP–New York 2. DiMaggio-Sturm, Russo-Rizzuto-Gordon, Detroit 2. Meyer-Croucher-York, Meyer-Croucher.  2B–New York DiMaggio (38), Detroit Stainback (7).  HR–New York Henrich (23,4th inning off Benton 0 on); Gordon (21,7th inning off Benton 0 on).  SH–Russo (4).  HBP–Sturm (3); Campbell (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Selkirk (1); Gordon (8).  U–Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan, John Quinn.  T–1:58.  A–17,570.
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