New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 15, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1954 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 7, Detroit Tigers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 2 2 0
Bauer rf 5 2 2 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 1
Berra c 4 0 1 1
Skowron 1b 1 0 0 1
  Robinson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 1 1 2
McDougald 2b 3 0 1 1
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0
McDonald p 1 1 1 0
  Gorman p 2 0 0 0
  Ford p 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 1 0
Hatfield 2b 4 0 1 2
  Bolling ph 1 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 2 0
Delsing lf 1 0 0 0
  Lund ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Kress ph 1 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 3 1 1 1
Kaline rf 4 0 2 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
House c 2 2 2 2
  Batts ph,c 2 0 0 0
Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
  Pesky ph 0 1 0 0
  Marlowe p 1 0 1 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York 410 200 000791
Detroit 030 110 0005102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald   1.2 3 3 3 3 1
  Gorman   2.2 5 2 2 2 1
  Ford  W(1-2) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Sain  SV(7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  L(1-2) 0.2 4 4 3 1 0
  Zuverink   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Marlowe   4.0 2 2 1 2 3
  Miller   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Aber   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
4
5

  E–Carey (5), Boone (1), Dropo (2).  DP–New York 3. McDonald-McDougald-Skowron, McDougald-Skowron, Gorman-Rizzuto-Robinson, Detroit 1. Boone-Hatfield-Dropo.  2B–New York Woodling (4,off Hoeft); McDonald (1,off Zuverink)..  HR–Detroit House (2,4th inning off Gorman 0 on 1 out).  SH–Rizzuto (6,off Zuverink).  SF–Skowron (1,off Hoeft); Berra (3,off Marlowe)..  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:50.  A–27,115.
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