Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
June 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1951 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 0, New York Yankees 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 4 0 1 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 1 0
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Wertz rf 3 0 0 0
Mullin lf 3 0 1 0
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
Robinson c 2 0 0 0
  Ginsberg ph,c 1 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 3 0 0 0
Gray p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 4 0 0 1
  Mapes rf 0 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0
Bauer lf 4 0 1 0
Jensen cf 4 1 2 0
Berra c 4 1 2 1
Mize 1b 3 1 1 2
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
McDougald 3b 3 1 1 0
Coleman 2b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 4
Detroit 000 000 000041
New York 020 000 03x590
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(2-7) 8.0 9 5 4 3 4
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W(6-4) 9.0 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
3

  E–Kell (2).  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Mize.  2B–New York Jensen (7,off Gray); Berra (12,off Gray).  HR–New York Mize (1,8th inning off Gray 1 on 2 out).  SH–Priddy (6,off Reynolds).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  SB–Mize (1,2nd base off Gray/Robinson); Jensen (4,2nd base off Gray/Ginsberg).  CS–Rizzuto (1,2nd base by Gray/Robinson); Berra (4,2nd base by Gray/Robinson).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–1:58.  A–44,374.
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