Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 4, New York Yankees 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 1 3 1
Pesky 2b 5 1 2 0
Boone 3b 5 0 2 2
Delsing cf 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 1
Nieman lf 4 0 1 0
Batts c 4 0 1 0
  Kaline pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Lund rf 3 1 1 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Bucha c 0 0 0 0
Hoeft p 2 1 1 0
  Hatfield ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 3b 4 2 3 0
Noren lf 3 0 0 1
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodling lf 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 5 1 2 1
Berra c 4 0 1 1
Bauer rf 3 0 0 0
Triandos 1b 4 1 1 1
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Martin 2b 3 1 2 1
Rizzuto ss 3 0 1 0
McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Sain p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Detroit 003 000 1004132
New York 100 210 10x5100
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  L(7-9) 8.0 10 5 5 4 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald   2.2 6 3 3 0 0
  Sain  W(11-6) 6.1 7 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
0
4

  E–Kuenn (16), Hoeft (2).  DP–Detroit 1. Pesky-Kuenn-Dropo.  2B–Detroit Hoeft (1,off Sain), New York McDougald 2 (19,off Hoeft 2); Berra (11,off Hoeft).  3B–New York McDougald (7,off Hoeft).  HR–New York Triandos (1,4th inning off Hoeft 0 on 1 out); Martin (11,4th inning off Hoeft 0 on 1 out).  SH–Hoeft (2,off McDonald); Rizzuto (13,off Hoeft); Sain (3,off Hoeft).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Bauer (2,by Hoeft); McDougald (2,by Hoeft).  Team–10.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:25.  A–10,578.
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