New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 8, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1955 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 1, Detroit Tigers 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 4 1 2 0
Carey 3b 2 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 0 2 1
Berra c 3 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Collins rf 4 0 2 0
Noren lf 4 0 1 0
Hunter ss 2 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
Turley p 2 0 0 0
  Byrne ph 0 0 0 0
  Carroll pr 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 2 1
Tuttle cf 4 0 2 1
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
Fain 1b 3 0 1 1
Delsing lf 3 0 0 0
Hatfield 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 2 1 0 0
Malmberg 2b 2 1 1 0
Lary p 2 1 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
New York 001 000 000180
Detroit 000 201 00x360
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L(8-4) 6.0 5 3 3 10 5
  Sturdivant   2.0 1 0 0 4 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
14
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   8.0 7 4 4 3 6
  Mossi  L(1-1) 4.0 2 1 0 1 5
Totals
12.0
17
6
5
8
17

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. McDougald-Hunter-Robinson, Detroit 4. Wilson-Kuenn, Malmberg-Kuenn-Fain, Malmberg-Fain, Malmberg-Kuenn-Fain.  PB–Berra (2).  2B–Detroit Kuenn 2 (11,off Turley 2).  HBP–Berra (3,by Lary).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Tuttle (6,off Turley); Wilson (4,off Sturdivant).  Team–16.  CS–Carey (1,2nd base by Lary/Wilson).  SB–Fain (2,2nd base off Turley/Berra).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–3:04.  A–43,139.
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