Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 23, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1950 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 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 5 0 2 0
Kolloway 1b 5 0 1 0
Kell 3b 5 1 1 0
Wertz rf 4 1 2 0
Evers lf 5 1 1 2
Groth cf 3 1 1 1
Robinson c 3 1 1 0
Berry ss 2 0 1 0
  Keller ph 0 0 0 0
  Lake ss 0 0 0 0
Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
  Borowy p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 1 0 1 2
Totals 35 5 11 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 5 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 0
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 2 2 0
Berra c 3 2 1 2
Mize 1b 3 1 1 2
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Brown 3b 3 0 1 1
  Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 0
Raschi p 4 0 1 2
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7
Detroit 000 002 0305111
New York 010 042 00x781
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L(16-10) 4.2 6 5 5 5 1
  Borowy   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Hutchinson   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
5
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W(16-8) 7.2 10 5 5 4 5
  Ferrick  SV(9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
5

  E–Kolloway (12), Coleman (14).  DP–New York 1. Brown-Coleman-Mize.  PB–Berra (6).  2B–Detroit Wertz (29,off Raschi), New York Bauer (12,off Houtteman); Mize (6,off Houtteman).  HR–Detroit Evers (20,6th inning off Raschi 1 on 1 out), New York Berra (15,6th inning off Borowy 1 on 2 out).  SH–Berry (1,off Raschi); Houtteman (7,off Raschi); Bauer (2,off Borowy).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Rizzuto (7,by Houtteman).  IBB–Berra (3,by Houtteman).  Team–8.  SB–Rizzuto (9,2nd base off Borowy/Robinson).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:35.  A–44,196.
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