New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 9, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 4 0 4 4
Carey 3b 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 1
Berra c 5 1 1 0
Bauer rf 4 2 2 2
Skowron 1b 1 1 0 0
  Collins ph,1b 2 1 0 0
Noren lf 3 2 1 1
Rizzuto ss 3 0 0 0
  Miranda ss 1 0 1 1
McDonald p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Leja pr 0 0 0 0
  Ford p 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 1
Hatfield 2b 1 2 0 0
  Souchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 0 0 0
Boone 3b 3 0 2 1
Belardi 1b 2 0 0 0
  Dropo ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 1 0 0
Kaline rf 2 1 1 0
  Bolling 2b 1 0 1 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Hoeft p 2 0 1 1
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Lund ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 6 3
New York 010 024 0029102
Detroit 101 101 000460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald   4.0 3 3 2 6 0
  Ford  W(6-4) 5.0 3 1 1 4 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
10
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft   4.1 2 3 3 3 2
  Branca  L(3-3) 0.2 2 3 3 3 0
  Marlowe   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Herbert   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Miller   3.0 4 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
10
4

  E–Rizzuto 2 (10).  DP–New York 5. Skowron-Rizzuto-Skowron, Rizzuto-McDougald-Skowron, Rizzuto-McDougald-Skowron, Carey-McDougald-Collins, Carey-McDougald-Collins, Detroit 1. Kuenn-Belardi.  2B–New York McDougald 3 (15,off Hoeft,off Branca,off Marlowe), Detroit Hoeft (3,off McDonald).  HR–New York Bauer (5,2nd inning off Hoeft 0 on 0 out).  SH–Rizzuto (14,off Hoeft).  HBP–McDougald (2,by Hoeft).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  CS–Noren (3,2nd base by Miller/Wilson).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:58.  A–12,887.
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