New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 17, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1983 at Tiger 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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New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 1 2
Griffey 1b 6 1 1 0
Winfield lf 5 3 4 3
Kemp rf 5 1 3 2
Gamble dh 2 0 1 0
  Baylor ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 2 1 0 0
Smalley ss 5 0 0 0
Cerone c 5 0 0 0
Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 10 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0
Trammell ss 5 1 1 0
Gibson dh 5 0 0 0
Parrish c 5 0 0 1
Herndon lf 4 1 1 1
Wilson rf 4 1 1 0
Lemon cf 2 1 1 0
Leach 1b 5 0 3 3
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Brookens ph,3b 2 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 7 5
New York 120 020 000 027101
Detroit 000 003 200 00571
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Howell   5.2 1 1 1 3 4
  Frazier   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  May   0.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Gossage  W (1-1) 4.2 2 0 0 3 5
Totals
11.0
7
5
5
7
10
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   5.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Bailey   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lopez  L (2-2) 4.0 3 2 2 2 3
Totals
11.0
10
7
7
5
4

  E–Griffey (2), Lopez (1).  2B–New York Griffey (5,off Morris); Gamble (1,off Morris), Detroit Leach (3,off Frazier); Herndon (8,off Gossage).  HR–New York Winfield 2 (9,1st inning off Morris 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out); Randolph (1,2nd inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out); Kemp (5,11th inning off Lopez 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mumphrey (1,off Lopez); Gibson (1,off May).  HBP–Randolph (1,by Morris); Lemon (8,by Howell).  SF–Parrish (6,off Gossage).  SB–Trammell (3,2nd base off Howell/Cerone).  HBP–Howell (1,Lemon); Morris (2,Randolph).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:38.  A–16,256.
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