Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 2, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1949 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Detroit Tigers 10, New York Yankees 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kolloway 1b 6 0 2 1
Mullin cf 5 1 1 0
Wakefield lf 3 2 1 1
Wertz rf 5 1 2 2
Kell 3b 4 2 1 1
Robinson c 4 2 3 2
Lipon ss 4 2 2 2
Berry 2b 3 0 2 0
  Lake 2b 1 0 0 0
Newhouser p 3 0 0 1
Totals 38 10 14 10
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 0 0 0
Henrich 1b 3 1 0 0
Berra c 4 0 2 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Lindell lf 3 1 2 0
Bauer rf 4 0 2 0
Coleman 2b 4 0 3 1
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 0
  Buxton p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Detroit 100 251 00110140
New York 110 000 0002102
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  W(11-7) 9.0 10 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L(11-2) 4.2 8 8 7 5 0
  Sanford   1.1 4 1 1 1 1
  Buxton   3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
7
3

  E–DiMaggio (2), Johnson (11).  DP–Detroit 2. Lipon-Berry, Lake-Lipon-Kolloway, New York 1. Henrich-Rizzuto-Coleman.  2B–Detroit Kell (27), New York Lindell (9).  HR–Detroit Wakefield (4,6th inning off Sanford 0 on); Wertz (11,5th inning off Reynolds 1 on); Robinson (10,4th inning off Reynolds 1 on); Lipon (2,9th inning off Buxton 0 on).  HBP–Berry (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Newhouser (1).  U–Jim Honochick, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve.
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