New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 17, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1966 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."

"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 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 4 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 3 1 0 0
Tresh 3b 2 1 0 0
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 0 1 1
Repoz cf 4 0 1 1
Boyer ss 3 0 0 0
Howard c 2 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Barker ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 2 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wert 3b 2 0 1 1
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 0
  Tracewski pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Kaline rf 2 0 1 0
  Northrup rf 2 1 1 0
Horton lf 4 1 1 3
Demeter cf 4 1 1 2
Freehan c 4 1 1 1
Oyler ss 3 1 2 0
McLain p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 10 7
New York 200 000 000220
Detroit 000 022 03x7100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (2-3) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Womack   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  W (6-1) 9.0 2 2 2 5 8
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
5
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Maris (5,off McLain), Detroit Kaline (6,off Peterson); Oyler (2,off Peterson); Cash (6,off Peterson).  HR–Detroit Freehan (2,5th inning off Peterson 0 on, 0 out); Demeter (2,6th inning off Peterson 1 on, 2 out); Horton (3,8th inning off Womack 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Maris (1,off McLain); Wert (1,off Peterson).  IBB–Howard (3,by McLain).  SH–McLain (2,off Peterson).  CS–Tresh (2,2nd base by McLain/Freehan); Wert (2,2nd base by Womack/Howard).  IBB–McLain (1,Howard).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:15.  A–9,935.
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