Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
June 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1947 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 3 0 0 0
McHale 1b 4 0 0 0
Wertz lf 4 0 0 0
Mullin rf 2 0 0 0
Evers cf 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 2 1 0 0
Mayo 2b 4 2 2 3
Swift c 4 0 2 0
  Webb pr 0 0 0 0
Newhouser p 1 0 0 0
  Gorsica p 1 0 0 0
  Cramer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 0 0 0
Henrich rf 4 1 1 2
Lindell lf 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 4 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 1
Houk c 3 1 1 1
Shea p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Detroit 000 010 002341
New York 020 030 00x561
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  L(6-8) 5.0 5 5 3 2 2
  Gorsica   3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shea  W(8-2) 9.0 4 3 3 6 9
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
6
9

  E–Wertz (1), Lindell (2).  DP–New York 1. McQuinn-Rizzuto-McQuinn.  2B–New York DiMaggio (17).  HR–Detroit Mayo 2 (4,5th inning off Shea 0 on,9th inning off Shea 1 on), New York Henrich (5,5th inning off Newhouser 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Shea (6).  HBP–Houk (1).  Team–6.  CS–Lake (5); Rizzuto (3).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Jones, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–1:59.  A–23,615.
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