New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 9, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1955 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."

"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 7, Detroit Tigers 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 3 2 1 0
Carey 3b 5 1 1 1
Noren lf 3 2 2 2
Mantle cf 4 0 1 1
Berra c 4 1 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 3
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 4 0 0 0
Hunter ss 4 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 1 1 1
Tuttle cf 3 1 0 0
Kaline rf 3 1 2 2
Phillips J. 1b 3 0 0 0
Phillips B. lf 2 0 0 0
  Delsing ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Wilson c 2 0 0 0
Malmberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Hatfield 3b 4 0 0 0
Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Cristante p 1 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
  Fain ph 0 0 0 0
  Hoeft pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
New York 401 200 000771
Detroit 200 010 000340
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   4.1 3 3 2 5 3
  Konstanty  W(3-0) 4.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
7
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(6-3) 3.2 7 7 7 3 2
  Cristante   2.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Zuverink   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
4
4

  E–Hunter (8).  DP–New York 2. Robinson, Carey-McDougald-Robinson.  2B–New York Mantle (10,off Gromek).  3B–New York Carey (4,off Gromek).  HR–New York Robinson (10,1st inning off Gromek 2 on 2 out), Detroit Kaline (10,1st inning off Ford 1 on 1 out); Kuenn (3,5th inning off Ford 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Robinson (3,by Gromek).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  SB–Noren (2,2nd base off Gromek/Wilson).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:16.  A–10,777.
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