New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 8, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1954 at Briggs Stadium. 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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New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 2 3 0
  Sain p 2 0 1 0
Noren lf,rf 4 0 2 3
Mantle cf 6 2 2 2
Berra c 5 0 2 1
McDougald 2b 2 1 1 2
Skowron 1b 3 0 1 0
  Collins ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 0 0 0
Miranda ss 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Rizzuto ss 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Coleman pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Ford p 1 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 0 1 0 0
  Stuart p 0 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph,lf 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 2 2 0
Tuttle cf 4 2 3 0
Evers lf 5 1 2 1
Boone 3b 4 2 3 4
Dropo 1b 3 0 2 2
  Belardi ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Kaline rf 5 0 2 0
Wilson c 4 2 1 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 0
  Delsing ph 1 1 1 2
Hoeft p 3 0 1 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 18 9
New York 000 230 210 08132
Detroit 202 130 000 210180
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   4.0 7 5 5 2 4
  Stuart   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Byrd   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Sain  L(5-4) 3.1 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.1
18
10
10
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft   6.0 8 7 7 4 3
  Aber   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Gromek  W(13-11) 3.1 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
13
8
8
7
5

  E–Noren (4), Collins (6).  DP–New York 2. Noren-McDougald, McDougald-Rizzuto-Skowron, Detroit 2. Kuenn-Bolling-Dropo, Wilson-Dropo.  2B–New York Bauer (15,off Hoeft); Noren (14,off Gromek)., Detroit Dropo (9,off Ford); Hoeft (4,off Ford); Evers (2,off Stuart); Wilson (6,off Byrd); Tuttle (18,off Byrd).  HR–New York McDougald (9,4th inning off Hoeft 1 on 1 out); Mantle (24,5th inning off Hoeft 1 on 1 out)., Detroit Boone (17,5th inning off Byrd 2 on 0 out); Delsing (3,10th inning off Sain 1 on 1 out).  SH–Noren (1,off Hoeft); McDougald (8,off Gromek).; Tuttle (4,off Ford).  SF–Noren (5,off Hoeft); Boone (2,off Ford).  IBB–Collins (2,by Gromek).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  CS–Bolling (6,3rd base by Ford/Berra); Bolling (6,3rd base by Ford/Berra).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:20.  A–24,431.
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