New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 25, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1950 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 6, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 1 1 0
Mapes rf 5 1 1 0
Collins 1b 4 1 2 0
DiMaggio cf 3 2 1 1
Berra c 4 1 1 4
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 0 1 1
Coleman 2b 3 0 2 0
Byrne p 2 0 0 0
  Page p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 4 0 2 0
Priddy 2b 5 2 2 0
Kell 3b 4 1 2 2
Wertz rf 4 0 1 1
Evers lf 4 1 1 1
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson c 3 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 0 0
Houtteman p 2 0 1 0
  Kolloway ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
New York 100 140 000690
Detroit 000 001 030491
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne  W(4-1) 7.1 8 4 4 3 4
  Page  SV(5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L(5-3) 9.0 9 6 6 2 7
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
7

  E–Priddy (4).  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Coleman-Collins, Detroit 1. Wertz-Kell.  2B–New York DiMaggio (9,off Houtteman).  HR–New York Berra (5,5th inning off Houtteman 3 on 2 out), Detroit Kell (1,8th inning off Byrne 1 on 0 out); Evers (4,8th inning off Byrne 0 on 1 out).  SH–Coleman (3,off Houtteman).  HBP–Byrne (1,by Houtteman).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Coleman (1,2nd base off Houtteman/Robinson).  U-HP–Jim Boyer, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:20.  A–20,531.
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