New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 2, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 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 8, Detroit Tigers 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 5 0 0 0
  Jensen lf 0 0 0 0
  Mapes ph,rf 2 0 0 1
Rizzuto ss 5 0 1 0
McDougald 3b 6 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 5 2 0 0
Berra c 5 3 2 1
Mize 1b 5 0 3 1
  Martin pr 0 1 0 0
  Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrne p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
Bauer lf,rf 4 0 1 1
  Hopp 1b 1 1 1 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 0
Kramer p 1 0 1 0
  Ferrick p 1 0 1 0
  Ostrowski p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph,lf 2 1 1 2
Totals 47 8 12 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 6 0 2 1
Kryhoski 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kolloway 1b 2 0 1 1
Mullin lf,rf 7 0 0 0
Wertz rf 1 1 0 0
  Newhouser pr 0 1 0 0
  Stuart p 1 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 0 0
Kell 3b 6 0 1 0
Groth cf 6 2 2 0
Robinson c 4 0 3 1
  Berry pr 0 1 0 0
  Ginsberg c 0 1 0 0
Priddy 2b 5 0 1 1
Cain p 3 0 0 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 1
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Souchock ph,lf 0 1 0 1
Totals 45 7 10 6
New York 000 100 202 0218123
Detroit 000 002 021 0207102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer   6.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Ferrick   1.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Ostrowski   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Sanford   1.0 0 1 1 4 0
  Byrne   1.2 0 2 2 3 1
  Reynolds  W(4-4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
7
6
12
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cain   8.0 8 3 1 4 3
  White   1.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Stuart   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Gray  L(1-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
12
8
5
6
3

  E–McDougald (3), Kramer (1), Ferrick (1), Lipon 2 (13).  DP–New York 1. Coleman-Rizzuto-Mize.  2B–New York Bauer (3,off Cain); Berra (10,off Cain); Mize (2,off White), Detroit Lipon (6,off Ostrowski).  3B–New York Woodling (1,off Stuart).  HR–New York Berra (6,12th inning off Gray 0 on 2 out).  SH–Rizzuto (10,off Cain); McDougald (3,off Stuart); Coleman (2,off Stuart); Kryhoski (1,off Ferrick); Priddy (4,off Ferrick); Kell (2,off Sanford).  HBP–DiMaggio 2 (4,by Cain,by White); Coleman (4,by Cain); Rizzuto (3,by Stuart).  Team LOB–16.  Team–17.  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–4:27.  A–22,047.
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