New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 23, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1958 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 16, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 3b 6 3 3 1
McDougald 2b 2 2 0 2
Mantle cf 4 3 3 4
Berra rf 5 2 3 4
Siebern lf 5 2 2 2
Howard c 5 1 3 0
Throneberry 1b 3 1 1 1
Kubek ss 5 1 0 0
Ditmar p 5 1 3 2
  Kucks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 16 18 16
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn cf 4 1 1 0
Martin ss 4 1 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 3 2
Harris 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 3 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 2 2
Virgil 3b 3 0 0 0
Lary p 1 0 0 0
  Hazle ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Wehmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York 103 000 60616180
Detroit 000 000 004481
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W (6-1) 8.1 7 4 4 2 3
  Kucks  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (9-9) 6.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Aguirre   1.0 5 6 6 1 0
  Fischer   1.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Wehmeier   0.2 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
16
14
3
3

  E–Zernial (2).  DP–New York 2. McDougald-Kubek-Throneberry, Lumpe-McDougald-Throneberry, Detroit 3. Wilson-F. Bolling, F. Bolling-Martin-Harris, Virgil-F. Bolling-Harris.  PB–Wilson (4).  2B–New York Berra 2 (10,off Lary,off Aguirre).  3B–New York Lumpe (3,off Lary).  HR–New York Siebern (9,7th inning off Aguirre 1 on 2 out); Mantle (25,9th inning off Fischer 1 on 1 out); Berra (15,9th inning off Fischer 0 on 1 out).  SF–McDougald 2 (3,off Lary 2); Throneberry (1,off Wehmeier)..  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  CS–Mantle (2,2nd base by Lary/Wilson).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Frank Tabacchi.  T–2:18.  A–39,644.
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