New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 17, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1942 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 7, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 1 2 0
Rolfe 3b 2 1 2 0
Cullenbine rf 5 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 3
Keller lf 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0
Hemsley c 4 2 2 0
Priddy 1b 2 1 1 0
Donald p 3 0 1 1
Totals 33 7 12 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 4 0 0 0
  Gehringer ph 1 0 1 1
Cramer cf 4 2 2 0
Ross rf 4 0 1 0
York 1b 3 0 2 2
McCosky lf 4 0 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 0
Meyer 2b 4 1 3 0
Parsons c 4 1 1 1
Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Radcliff ph 1 0 0 0
  Trucks p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 001 041 0107121
Detroit 110 000 0114101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald  W(10-3) 9.0 10 4 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L(11-18) 5.0 7 5 4 4 2
  Trucks   4.0 5 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
7
3

  E–Gordon (27), Trout (6).  DP–New York 1. Rolfe-Gordon-Priddy, Detroit 3. Meyer-Lipon-York, Lipon-Meyer-York, Meyer-York.  2B–New York Rizzuto (22), Detroit Ross (10); Meyer (2).  3B–New York Keller (9).  HR–New York DiMaggio (20,5th inning off Trout 1 on), Detroit Parsons (2,2nd inning off Donald 0 on).  SH–Donald (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Hemsley (1).  CS–Rizzuto (6).  U–Cal Hubbard, George Pipgras, Bill Grieve.  T–1:49.  A–3,622.
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