New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1953 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 8, Detroit Tigers 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Woodling lf 4 1 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 2 1
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
McDougald 3b,2b 4 1 1 1
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Martin 2b 3 1 2 0
  Noren ph 1 1 1 3
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Raschi p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Bollweg ph 1 0 1 1
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 0 1 0
  Blackwell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 5 1 3 1
Kuenn ss 4 1 1 1
Sullivan lf 5 0 2 2
Nieman rf 5 2 3 0
Dropo 1b 5 2 2 0
Lund cf 4 2 3 2
Batts c 4 1 2 4
Priddy 2b 3 0 1 0
Newhouser p 1 0 1 0
  Marlowe p 1 0 0 0
  Madison p 2 1 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 18 10
New York 000 102 1408110
Detroit 010 114 21x10181
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  L(1-2) 5.0 10 5 5 0 1
  Miller   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  McDonald   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Blackwell   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
10
10
1
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser   4.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Marlowe   1.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Madison  W(2-0) 2.1 6 5 1 0 1
  Houtteman  SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
4
3
3

  E–Madison (1).  DP–New York 2. Raschi-Rizzuto-Mize, Martin-Mize.  2B–New York Mantle (4,off Newhouser); Martin (2,off Madison)., Detroit Hatfield (2,off Raschi); Lund 2 (2,off Raschi,off McDonald); Sullivan (4,off Blackwell)..  3B–Detroit Nieman (1,off Raschi); Sullivan (1,off Raschi)..  HR–New York Mize (1,6th inning off Marlowe 0 on 1 out); Noren (1,8th inning off Madison 2 on 2 out)..  SH–Rizzuto (4,off Madison); Kuenn (1,off Blackwell).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  CS–Bauer (1,2nd base by Newhouser/Batts).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:43.  A–7,405.
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