New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 7, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1951 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 6, Detroit Tigers 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 4 2 2 1
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 2 3 2
Mize 1b 4 0 3 1
  Collins pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Berra c 4 1 2 2
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Jensen cf 3 1 0 0
Coleman 2b 4 0 0 0
Byrne p 2 0 0 0
  Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 3 2 1 1
Kolloway 1b 2 1 2 1
  Kryhoski pr,1b 2 1 2 2
Kell 3b 5 1 1 1
Wertz rf 5 1 2 2
Evers cf 2 1 1 2
Souchock lf 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0
Lipon ss 3 1 0 0
Rogovin p 0 0 0 0
  Bearden p 3 2 1 1
Totals 32 10 10 10
New York 111 020 0016101
Detroit 003 201 04x10101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne   4.0 5 5 4 5 3
  Sanford  L(0-1) 3.0 1 1 1 4 1
  Ferrick   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
9
9
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin   2.0 5 3 3 3 0
  Bearden  W(1-0) 7.0 5 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
4

  E–Coleman (4), Lipon (5).  DP–New York 1. Coleman-Rizzuto-Mize, Detroit 2. Priddy-Kolloway, Kryhoski-Lipon-Priddy-Kryhoski.  2B–Detroit Kell (1,off Byrne); Priddy (3,off Byrne).  HR–New York Woodling (1,3rd inning off Rogovin 0 on 0 out); Berra (3,5th inning off Bearden 1 on 2 out), Detroit Bearden (1,8th inning off Ferrick 0 on 0 out); Kryhoski (1,8th inning off Ferrick 0 on 1 out); Evers (2,8th inning off Ferrick 1 on 2 out).  SH–Rizzuto (7,off Bearden); Bearden (1,off Sanford).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Mantle (2,2nd base off Rogovin/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:18.  A–6,036.
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