Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 2, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1942 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 0 0
Cramer cf 4 0 0 0
McCosky lf 4 1 1 0
York 1b 4 2 2 3
Ross rf 4 0 3 0
Higgins 3b 2 0 0 0
Hitchcock ss 3 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 3 0 0 0
Bridges p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti 3b 3 1 1 0
Hassett 1b 4 0 2 0
Henrich rf 3 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 1
Keller lf 4 0 0 0
Dickey c 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 2 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 0
Russo p 2 0 0 0
  Selkirk ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Detroit 010 000 002360
New York 001 000 000150
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  W(2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russo  L(0-1) 9.0 6 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Priddy-Hassett.  2B–Detroit Ross (1), New York Henrich (3).  HR–Detroit York 2 (5,2nd inning off Russo 0 on,9th inning off Russo 1 on).  HBP–Higgins (2).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Russo (1).  Team–8.  U–Joe Rue, Harry Geisel, Bill Grieve.
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