New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 6, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1951 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 11, Detroit Tigers 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 5 1 3 3
Rizzuto ss 4 1 1 1
Woodling lf 5 1 1 1
Mize 1b 3 1 0 1
  Collins 1b 1 0 0 0
Berra c 3 2 1 0
Brown 3b 2 0 1 1
  McDougald 3b 2 0 1 0
Jensen cf 4 1 1 1
Coleman 2b 3 2 1 1
Shea p 1 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 1 1 1
  Morgan p 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 11 12 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 3 0 2 1
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 2 0
Kell 3b 5 1 1 0
Wertz rf 4 1 2 0
Mullin lf 5 0 1 1
Evers cf 2 1 0 0
Ginsberg c 4 1 0 1
Lipon ss 4 1 2 0
Trout p 1 1 1 0
  Souchock ph 1 0 0 1
  Borowy p 0 0 0 0
  McLeland p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Kolloway ph 1 0 0 0
  Calvert p 0 0 0 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 4
New York 000 414 02011123
Detroit 002 210 0016112
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shea   4.0 6 4 2 3 1
  Morgan  W(2-1) 5.0 5 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
8
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   4.0 4 4 4 2 3
  Borowy  L(0-1) 1.1 2 3 3 1 0
  McLeland   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Johnson   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Calvert   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
11
5
5

  E–Brown (2), Jensen (2), Shea (1), Mullin (2), Ginsberg (1).  DP–New York 1. Shea-Rizzuto-Mize, Detroit 1. Priddy-Lipon-Kryhoski.  2B–New York Morgan (1,off Johnson); McDougald (3,off Calvert), Detroit Wertz (1,off Morgan).  HR–New York Hopp (1,5th inning off Borowy 0 on 0 out).  SH–Brown (1,off Borowy); Lipon (2,off Shea).  HBP–Coleman (2,by McLeland).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Evers (1,by Morgan).  Team–12.  SB–Berra (1,2nd base off Johnson/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:43.  A–37,078.
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