Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 20, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1944 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 9, New York Yankees 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 4 1 0 0
Mayo 2b 4 1 1 3
Higgins 3b 2 1 1 0
York 1b 5 1 1 2
Wakefield lf 5 1 2 0
Outlaw rf 4 0 1 1
Swift c 3 0 0 0
Hoover ss 4 2 1 0
Trout p 2 2 1 2
Totals 33 9 8 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 2 2 0
Metheny rf 5 1 1 0
Martin cf 4 4 2 0
Derry lf 4 0 1 1
Etten 1b 3 0 2 3
Crosetti ss 3 1 0 1
Grimes 3b 4 0 1 2
Garbark c 4 0 0 0
Zuber p 3 0 1 1
  Donald p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Turner p 0 0 0 0
  Stainback ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Detroit 200 100 420981
New York 202 100 0308102
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  W(20-9) 9.0 10 8 6 8 7
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
8
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Zuber   6.0 5 5 5 6 2
  Donald  L(12-9) 2.0 3 4 3 1 0
  Turner   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
9
8
7
2

  E–Trout (3), Crosetti (4), Grimes (18).  DP–Detroit 1. Mayo-York, New York 2. Crosetti-Etten, Crosetti-Stirnweiss-Etten.  2B–Detroit Hoover (15), New York Etten (17); Grimes (8).  3B–Detroit Wakefield (4).  HR–Detroit Mayo (4,7th inning off Donald 2 on); York (13,1st inning off Zuber 1 on); Trout (4,8th inning off Donald 1 on).  SH–Cramer (7).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Crosetti (2).  Team–10.  SB–Hoover (4); Stirnweiss (38); Martin (4).  CS–Outlaw (7).  U–Ernie Stewart, Bill McGowan, George Pipgras.
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