New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. 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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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 3b 5 3 4 0
Woodling lf 4 0 2 0
Bauer rf 4 0 2 0
Berra c 5 0 1 2
Triandos 1b 3 0 0 0
  Collins 1b 1 0 0 0
Renna cf 2 1 1 1
  Noren ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 1 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 2 1
Sain p 3 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Raschi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 1 3 1
Pesky 2b 5 0 1 0
Boone 3b 5 1 2 0
Delsing cf 4 0 2 0
Nieman lf 3 1 1 1
  Lund lf 1 0 1 0
Souchock rf 3 0 1 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Kaline rf 1 0 0 0
Batts c 5 1 1 1
Priddy 1b 5 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 1 1
  Hatfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Dropo ph 1 0 1 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 14 4
New York 110 010 1105131
Detroit 000 200 1014141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(13-6) 6.2 10 3 3 2 0
  Gorman   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Raschi  SV(2) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
3
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(7-13) 7.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Scarborough   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Aber   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
4

  E–Rizzuto (18), Souchock (6).  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Triandos, Detroit 1. Priddy-Kuenn.  2B–New York Bauer 2 (19,off Gray 2); Woodling 2 (23,off Gray,off Aber); Martin (19,off Scarborough), Detroit Dropo (20,off Raschi).  HR–New York Renna (2,2nd inning off Gray 0 on 0 out).  SH–Woodling (2,off Gray); Raschi (5,off Scarborough); Bauer (1,off Aber).  Team LOB–9.  Team–13.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:27.  A–13,633.
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