Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1953 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 2, New York Yankees 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 5 0 1 0
Kuenn ss 5 0 0 0
Pesky 2b 5 0 0 0
Nieman rf 5 1 2 1
Dropo 1b 5 0 0 0
Delsing cf 4 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 4 1 1 0
Lund lf 4 0 2 0
Gray p 4 0 2 1
Totals 41 2 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 0 1 0
Martin 2b 5 0 1 1
Renna lf 3 0 0 0
Mantle cf 5 2 3 0
Bauer rf 3 1 1 2
McDougald 3b 4 0 1 1
Bollweg 1b 4 0 0 0
Silvera c 3 0 0 0
  Collins pr 0 0 0 0
  Houk c 0 0 0 0
Sain p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
Detroit 010 010 000 00282
New York 000 011 000 02481
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(0-5) 10.0 8 4 3 4 9
Totals
10.0
8
4
3
4
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(3-2) 11.0 8 2 2 0 5
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
0
5

  E–Kuenn (7), Gray (1), Bollweg (1).  DP–Detroit 1. Pesky-Kuenn-Dropo, New York 1. Rizzuto-Martin-Bollweg.  2B–Detroit Nieman (11,off Sain), New York Mantle 3 (7,off Gray 3).  HR–Detroit Nieman (4,5th inning off Sain 0 on 2 out), New York Bauer (3,11th inning off Gray 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Renna (1,off Gray).  IBB–Bauer (1,by Gray).  Team–7.  CS–McDougald (1,2nd base by Gray/Ginsberg); McDougald (1,2nd base by Gray/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:27.  A–25,990.
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