Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
June 15, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1955 at Yankee 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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Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 2 1
  Bertoia 3b 1 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 0 0
Fain 1b 4 2 2 1
Delsing lf 4 2 2 2
House c 5 2 2 1
Hatfield 3b,ss 4 0 2 0
Malmberg 2b 3 1 1 2
Hoeft p 4 0 0 0
  Birrer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 5 2 3 0
Carey 3b 3 1 0 0
Bauer rf 3 0 2 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 1
Howard lf 3 0 0 1
  Noren ph 1 0 1 2
Robinson 1b 5 2 3 2
Silvera c 4 0 1 0
Hunter ss 1 0 0 0
  Rizzuto ss 3 0 1 0
Kucks p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 3 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Detroit 031 400 0008110
New York 011 001 0126122
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  W(6-3) 8.0 11 6 6 3 6
  Birrer  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks  L(5-3) 2.1 7 4 4 2 0
  Sturdivant   5.2 4 4 4 2 3
  Konstanty   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
3

  E–Howard (2), Kucks (1), Howard (2), Kucks (1).  DP–Detroit 1. McDougald-Robinson, New York 1. McDougald-Robinson.  2B–New York Noren (7,off Birrer).  3B–New York Mantle (6,off Hoeft).  HR–Detroit Delsing (8,4th inning off Sturdivant 1 on 1 out); House (4,4th inning off Sturdivant 0 on 1 out)., New York Robinson 2 (13,2nd inning off Hoeft 0 on 1 out,6th inning off Hoeft 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Hatfield (4,by Kucks); Kaline (2,by Sturdivant)..  Team LOB–8.  SF–Mantle (2,off Hoeft); Howard (2,off Hoeft).  Team–9.  SB–Kaline (6,2nd base off Sturdivant/Silvera).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:03.  A–9,635.
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