Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
April 12, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1975 at Shea 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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Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 0 0
Sutherland 2b 4 0 0 1
Horton dh 4 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 4
Freehan c 4 1 1 1
Meyer lf 3 1 2 0
James rf 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 2 1 1 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 7 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 2 2
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Blomberg dh 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Mason ss 2 1 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Detroit 000 000 700771
New York 000 000 200262
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  W (1-0) 6.2 5 2 2 3 2
  Hiller   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (0-1) 6.2 5 7 1 5 3
  Pagan   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Lyle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
7
1
5
4

  E–Colbert (1), Nettles (2), Munson (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Piniella (2,off Ruhle).  HR–Detroit Freehan (1,7th inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out); Colbert (2,7th inning off Dobson 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Sutherland (1,off Dobson).  IBB–Horton (1,by Dobson).  SB–James (1,2nd base off Dobson/Munson); Meyer (1,2nd base off Dobson/Munson).  IBB–Dobson (1,Horton).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:34.  A–12,215.
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