Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 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 8, New York Yankees 9

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hitchcock 3b 4 3 2 0
Kuenn ss 4 2 2 1
Lund lf 5 1 4 2
Nieman rf 4 1 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 0 0 1
Delsing cf 3 1 1 1
Priddy 2b 5 0 2 3
Bucha c 4 0 1 0
Newhouser p 2 0 0 0
  Madison p 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Martin 2b 5 1 0 0
McDougald 3b 4 1 1 2
Mantle cf 4 1 3 1
Bauer rf 4 0 1 1
Woodling lf 5 0 2 1
Silvera c 3 0 0 0
  Berra ph,c 1 1 0 0
Bollweg 1b 1 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 1 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 1 1 0
  Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Sain ph 1 0 1 0
  Schult pr 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Lopat p 1 1 1 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Mize ph 0 0 0 0
  Collins pr,1b 2 2 1 3
Totals 37 9 12 8
Detroit 200 051 0008124
New York 011 032 0119121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser   5.0 7 5 4 0 1
  Madison   2.1 4 3 3 0 2
  Wight  L(0-3) 1.0 0 1 0 0 0
  Herbert   0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.1
12
9
7
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat   4.0 10 6 5 1 0
  Scarborough   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Miller   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Gorman   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kuzava   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Reynolds  W(4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
6
1

  E–Hitchcock (2), Kuenn (8), Lund (1), Priddy (2), McDougald (4).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Priddy-Dropo, New York 2. Rizzuto-Martin-Bollweg, McDougald-Martin-Collins.  2B–Detroit Priddy (3,off Scarborough); Lund (7,off Gorman)., New York Mantle (8,off Newhouser); Renna (1,off Newhouser).  3B–Detroit Priddy (1,off Lopat), New York McDougald (1,off Newhouser).  HR–New York Collins (2,6th inning off Madison 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Delsing (2,by Scarborough); Mize (1,by Newhouser).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Rizzuto (6,off Newhouser); McDougald (2,off Wight)..  IBB–Mantle (1,by Herbert).  Team–8.  CS–Delsing (1,2nd base by Lopat/Silvera).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–3:08.  A–9,113.
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