Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
September 11, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 3, New York Yankees 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 0 1
Hatfield 2b 5 0 1 0
Boone 3b 5 0 0 0
Delsing cf 3 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 1 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 2 0
Souchock rf 4 0 1 1
Bucha c 4 0 1 1
Gray p 4 1 2 0
Totals 37 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 3b 5 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 1 2 1
Bauer rf 5 0 1 0
Berra c 5 1 3 1
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 6 2
Detroit 000 020 000 1371
New York 100 001 000 0261
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  W(9-14) 10.0 6 2 2 4 3
Totals
10.0
6
2
2
4
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L(11-7) 10.0 7 3 3 1 5
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
1
5

  E–Hatfield (5), Mantle (6).  DP–Detroit 1. Souchock-Dropo.  2B–Detroit Bucha (8,off Reynolds); Dropo (25,off Reynolds).  3B–Detroit Gray (1,off Reynolds).  HR–New York Collins (16,1st inning off Gray 0 on 1 out); Berra (26,6th inning off Gray 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Delsing (5,by Reynolds).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Souchock (4,2nd base off Reynolds/Berra); Mantle (7,2nd base off Gray/Bucha).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–2:36.  A–7,534.
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