New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1964 at Tiger 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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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Linz ss 3 1 0 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopez rf 4 1 2 2
Mantle cf 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0
Tresh lf 4 0 0 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b,cf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Meyer p 1 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wert 3b 4 1 3 2
Lumpe 2b 4 0 0 0
Demeter cf 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 1 0 0
Freehan c 4 2 2 1
Horton lf 3 1 2 2
Thomas rf 3 1 0 0
McAuliffe ss 3 1 1 0
Lolich p 4 0 0 1
Totals 31 7 8 6
New York 200 000 000231
Detroit 032 100 10x782
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Meyer  L (0-3) 4.0 4 6 5 5 3
  Daley   3.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Reniff   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
6
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (3-1) 9.0 3 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
3
5

  E–Linz (4), Lumpe (4), McAuliffe (6).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 3.  2B–Detroit Wert (7,off Meyer); Freehan (1,off Meyer); McAuliffe (6,off Reniff).  3B–Detroit Horton 2 (3,off Meyer,off Daley).  HR–New York Lopez (4,1st inning off Lolich 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  WP–Meyer (1).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:14.  A–18,688.
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