Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 4, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1960 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 5 0 0 0
Chrisley lf 4 1 1 0
Colavito rf 3 1 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 1 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 2 1
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 2 0 1 0
Lary p 2 0 0 0
  Wise ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 3 2 1 0
McDougald 3b 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 1
Maris rf 4 1 3 1
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0
Berra c 1 0 0 0
  Howard c 3 1 1 2
Hunt lf 2 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 1 0
Short p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Detroit 000 100 010260
New York 101 002 00x480
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (1-2) 6.0 6 4 4 2 3
  Morgan   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (2-1) 9.0 6 2 2 6 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Wilson (1).  2B–New York Maris 2 (5,off Lary,off Morgan).  HR–New York Howard (3,6th inning off Lary 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez (2,off Short).  IBB–Fernandez (1,by Short).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  IBB–Short (1,Fernandez).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:32.  A–9,416.
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