New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 8, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1945 at Briggs Stadium. 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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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 5 1 1 0
Metheny rf 5 0 2 0
Martin lf 3 0 1 1
Etten 1b 3 0 0 0
Derry cf 4 0 0 0
Grimes 3b 3 1 1 0
Garbark c 4 0 1 0
Milosevich ss 4 0 1 1
Gettel p 3 0 1 0
  Drescher ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hoover ss 3 1 0 0
Mayo 2b 4 1 2 0
Cullenbine rf 2 0 1 1
Greenberg lf 3 0 2 1
  Outlaw lf 1 0 0 0
Cramer cf 3 0 0 0
York 1b 3 1 1 0
Maier 3b 4 0 1 0
Richards c 3 0 0 0
Benton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 2
New York 010 000 100–282
Detroit 200 001 00x–370
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel  L(4-3) 8.0 7 3 2 4 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  W(7-1) 9.0 8 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6
  E–Grimes 2 (13).  2B–New York Milosevich (2), Detroit Greenberg (1).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Cramer (4).  Team–7.  SB–Metheny (2); Grimes (4).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Rue, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–1:39.  A–56,164.
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