New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 12, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 6, Detroit Tigers 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 1 2 2
Metheny rf 6 0 2 0
Martin lf 5 0 1 0
Etten 1b 6 0 2 0
Grimes 3b 4 1 1 0
Stainback cf 5 1 1 0
Crosetti ss 4 0 1 1
Garbark c 2 0 0 1
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Savage pr 0 1 0 0
  Drescher c 0 0 0 0
Bevens p 3 1 0 0
  Holcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Derry ph 1 1 1 2
  Turner p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hoover ss 4 1 1 1
Borom 2b 4 0 0 0
Outlaw cf 4 2 2 1
Greenberg lf 4 2 3 1
Cullenbine rf 5 0 0 1
York 1b 5 0 1 0
  Webb pr 0 0 0 0
Maier 3b 4 2 1 0
Swift c 3 1 0 0
Overmire p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Mayo ph 0 0 0 1
  Mueller p 0 0 0 0
  Tobin p 2 1 1 3
Totals 37 9 9 8
New York 000 400 020 00–6112
Detroit 310 002 000 03–990
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bevens   5.0 5 6 4 3 1
  Holcombe   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Turner  L(3-3) 3.1 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
10.1
9
9
7
6
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire   4.1 8 4 4 2 0
  Wilson   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Mueller   2.0 1 2 2 1 3
  Tobin  W(1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
11.0
11
6
6
7
3
  E–Grimes (17), Stainback (6).  DP–New York 2. Crosetti-Stirnweiss-Etten, Etten-Crosetti-Etten.  2B–New York Stirnweiss (22), Detroit Greenberg (9); York (19).  3B–Detroit Greenberg (2).  HR–New York Stirnweiss (5,4th inning off Overmire 1 on); Derry (7,8th inning off Mueller 1 on), Detroit Tobin (1,11th inning off Turner 2 on).  SH–Martin (6); Drescher (1); Borom (2); Swift (5).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  CS–Stirnweiss (13).  U–Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Bill McGowan.
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