Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
June 21, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1953 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Detroit Tigers 10, New York Yankees 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Boone ss 5 1 2 3
Pesky 2b 3 0 1 0
Mullin lf 4 0 0 0
  Souchock lf 0 1 0 0
Delsing cf 3 2 1 0
Dropo 1b 5 2 3 4
Batts c 4 2 2 0
Lund rf 4 0 1 2
Hatfield 3b 5 1 1 1
Hoeft p 1 1 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Garver p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 11 10
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin ss 5 1 2 1
Bollweg 1b 4 0 2 1
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 1
Woodling lf 4 0 1 0
McDougald 2b 4 0 1 0
Silvera c 1 0 0 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 0 0 0
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 1 2 0
Blackwell p 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Berra ph,c 3 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Detroit 000 031 30310111
New York 100 001 1003111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  W(5-4) 7.0 9 3 2 0 5
  Garver  SV(1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
0
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell   4.1 1 1 1 4 4
  Gorman  L(2-2) 0.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Kuzava   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Scarborough   2.0 6 4 4 2 1
  McDonald   2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
10
9
8
7

  E–Mullin (1), Martin (7).  DP–Detroit 1. Pesky-Dropo, New York 2. Bollweg-Martin-Bollweg, Carey-McDougald-Bollweg.  2B–Detroit Batts 2 (12,off Scarborough,off McDonald); Lund (9,off McDonald), New York McDougald (8,off Hoeft); Mantle (15,off Hoeft).  3B–Detroit Boone (3,off Gorman), New York Bollweg (2,off Hoeft).  HR–Detroit Dropo (8,7th inning off Scarborough 2 on 2 out).  SH–Pesky (1,off Scarborough).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Grover Froese.  T–3:05.  A–26,387.
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