New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 3, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1950 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 2, Detroit Tigers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Bauer rf 3 1 1 0
Mize 1b 3 1 1 2
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
Berra c 4 0 2 0
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 1 0
  Mapes ph 1 0 0 0
Lopat p 0 0 0 0
  Sanford p 2 0 0 0
  Henrich ph 1 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 3 1 1 0
Priddy 2b 3 1 0 0
Kell 3b 3 2 1 0
Wertz rf 2 1 1 2
Evers lf 4 0 0 2
Kolloway 1b 4 0 2 1
Groth cf 2 0 0 0
Swift c 2 0 0 0
Houtteman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 5 5 5
New York 000 200 000261
Detroit 400 000 01x550
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  L(13-6) 0.1 3 4 3 1 0
  Sanford   5.2 0 0 0 5 0
  Page   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
4
6
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(13-9) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5

  E–Lopat (1).  DP–New York 1. Brown-Coleman-Mize.  2B–New York Berra (24,off Houtteman), Detroit Wertz (24,off Lopat); Kell (32,off Page).  HR–New York Mize (12,4th inning off Houtteman 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Kell (9,off Lopat); Wertz (1,off Page).  Team–4.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–1:51.  A–31,713.
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