Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
September 11, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 5, New York Yankees 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 3 1 1 1
Mayo 2b 3 0 1 0
Wertz lf 4 1 2 0
Mullin rf 5 1 1 2
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 5 1 2 1
Cullenbine 1b 3 1 1 1
Wagner c 5 0 1 0
Overmire p 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Trout p 2 0 0 0
  Wakefield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 2 2 1
Rizzuto ss 5 2 2 2
Lindell lf 5 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 2 3 3
  Henrich cf 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 5 0 3 1
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Phillips 1b 4 1 1 0
Lollar c 4 2 2 1
Wensloff p 0 0 0 0
  Bevens p 3 1 0 0
Totals 39 11 16 10
Detroit 400 000 1005102
New York 004 601 00x11161
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire  L(10-5) 3.0 9 8 8 1 0
  Benton   0.2 2 2 0 0 0
  Trout   4.1 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
16
11
9
2
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wensloff   1.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Bevens  W(6-13) 8.0 6 1 1 9 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
9
5

  E–Lake (38), Benton (4), Lindell (5).  DP–Detroit 2. Mullin-Cullenbine, Mayo-Cullenbine, New York 1. Stirnweiss-Rizzuto-Phillips.  2B–New York Rizzuto (24); DiMaggio (29); Clark (5).  HR–Detroit Lake (11,1st inning off Wensloff 0 on 0 out); Mullin (15,1st inning off Wensloff 1 on); Cramer (2,1st inning off Wensloff 0 on); Cullenbine (22,7th inning off Bevens 0 on), New York DiMaggio (19,3rd inning off Overmire 2 on).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Stirnweiss (11).  HBP–B. Johnson (6).  Team–8.  U-HP–Jim Boyer, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:18.  A–22,501.
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