New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 23, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1949 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 1, Detroit Tigers 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Henrich 1b 4 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 3 1 1 0
Keller lf 3 0 1 0
  Phillips pr 0 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 0 1
Stirnweiss 2b 3 0 1 0
  Berra ph 1 0 0 0
Silvera c 2 0 0 0
Pillette p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kolloway 1b 4 0 1 0
Mullin cf 4 1 1 0
Wakefield lf 3 0 0 0
Wertz rf 1 1 1 0
Kell 3b 3 0 1 2
Robinson c 3 0 0 0
Lipon ss 3 0 1 0
Berry 2b 3 0 1 0
Houtteman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 6 2
New York 010 000 000–150
Detroit 200 000 00x–260
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  L(0-2) 8.0 6 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
2
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(8-5) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
5
  E–None.  DP–New York 3. Henrich-Rizzuto-Henrich, Bauer-Henrich, Rizzuto-Stirnweiss.  2B–New York Keller (2), Detroit Mullin (3); Kell (26); Lipon (10).  3B–Detroit Wertz (4).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  CS–Bauer (2).  U–Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry.
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