New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 1, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1946 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 4, Detroit Tigers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 0 0 0
Henrich rf 5 2 2 2
Souchock 1b 5 0 0 0
Lindell cf 3 1 1 0
Keller lf 4 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Robinson c 4 0 2 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 3 1
Gumpert p 4 0 0 0
  Chandler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 4 1 2 0
Kell 3b 4 0 2 1
Cramer cf 4 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Wakefield lf 4 0 2 0
Cullenbine rf 4 1 2 1
Webb 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
Richards c 3 0 1 0
Overmire p 2 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorsica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York 000 111 0014121
Detroit 100 001 000291
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert  W(6-1) 8.1 9 2 2 0 5
  Chandler  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire  L(3-4) 7.0 10 3 3 2 3
  Gorsica   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
5

  E–Souchock (6), Kell (4).  DP–New York 2. Johnson-Stirnweiss-Souchock, Stirnweiss-Rizzuto-Souchock, Detroit 2. Lake-Webb-Greenberg, Richards-Webb.  2B–Detroit Lake (16); Kell (12).  HR–New York Henrich 2 (12,5th inning off Overmire 0 on,9th inning off Gorsica 0 on); Johnson (2,6th inning off Overmire 0 on), Detroit Cullenbine (8,6th inning off Gumpert 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U–Red Jones, Cal Hubbard, Joe Paparella.  T–1:59.  A–18,125.
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