New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 13, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 5 2 1 1
Metheny rf 3 3 0 0
Martin lf 4 2 2 1
Etten 1b 3 1 2 3
Derry cf 4 1 1 2
Drescher c 5 0 3 2
Savage 3b 3 0 1 0
  Ruffing ph 1 0 0 0
Milosevich ss 5 0 1 0
Dubiel p 2 0 0 0
  Holcombe p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Webb ss 3 2 2 2
Borom 2b 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 4 1 1 1
Greenberg lf 4 1 1 2
  Outlaw lf 0 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf 3 1 0 0
York 1b 4 1 2 1
Maier 3b 3 2 0 0
Swift c 3 2 2 1
Benton p 1 1 1 0
  Caster p 1 0 0 1
Totals 30 11 10 8
New York 012 042 0009113
Detroit 002 350 01x11102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel   4.0 6 7 5 3 0
  Holcombe  L(1-1) 4.0 4 4 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
10
11
6
6
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   4.1 9 7 3 3 1
  Caster  W(3-2) 4.2 2 2 2 4 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
5
7
2

  E–Stirnweiss (22), Metheny (2), Holcombe (1), Webb (19), Borom (2).  DP–New York 2. Etten-Milosevich-Etten, Metheny-Stirnweiss, Detroit 2. Benton-York, Maier-Borom-York.  2B–New York Martin (17); Drescher (1), Detroit Swift (3).  HR–New York Stirnweiss (6,3rd inning off Benton 0 on); Derry (9,2nd inning off Benton 0 on), Detroit York (11,4th inning off Dubiel 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Webb (9); Cullenbine (4); Benton (5); Caster (1).  Team–5.  U–Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Bill McGowan.  T–2:21.  A–41,958.
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