New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1959 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 2, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Bauer rf 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 1 0 0
Howard 1b 4 1 2 2
Lopez 3b 4 0 1 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Siebern lf 3 0 0 0
Brickell ss 2 0 0 0
Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Grba p 1 0 1 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 1
Maxwell lf 4 0 0 0
Kuenn rf 3 1 1 0
  Groth pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Kaline cf 3 1 1 0
Berberet c 4 0 1 0
Harris 1b 4 1 2 2
Lepcio 2b 4 0 1 0
Bridges ss 0 0 0 0
  Veal ss 2 0 0 0
Mossi p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 3
New York 000 000 002261
Detroit 200 002 00x470
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen  L (6-6) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Grba   6.0 2 2 1 4 4
  Coates   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi  W (8-4) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6

  E–Richardson (12).  DP–Detroit 1. Veal-Lepcio-Harris.  3B–Detroit Harris (2,off Coates).  HR–New York Howard (11,9th inning off Mossi 1 on 1 out), Detroit Yost (13,1st inning off Larsen 0 on 0 out).  SH–Grba (1,off Mossi).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:34.  A–50,161.
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