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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 25, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on June 25, 1938 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roxie Lawson |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 22,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Don Ross | Third Baseman |
| Roxie Lawson | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 25, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lawson
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Lawson
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lawson
Lawson fires to first and has Crosetti trapped. There's the throw to Rogell who tags Crosetti for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lawson
Henrich hits a line drive into center field. Laabs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Laabs. Henrich moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lawson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rogell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rogell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ruffing
The ball gets by Dickey for a passed ball. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Ruffing
York strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Lawson
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Lawson
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Lawson
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lawson
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Selkirk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Lawson
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Lawson
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ruffing
Ross hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lawson
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lawson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Lawson
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Lawson
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Ruffing
Lawson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell hits a popup towards the mound. Ruffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Lawson
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Lawson
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lawson
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox bunts towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. York moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti has York trapped. There's the throw to Dickey and over to Rolfe, who tags York for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Lawson
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lawson
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lawson
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ruffing
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Ruffing
Lawson hits a popup towards the mound. Ruffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lawson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lawson
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Lawson
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Poffenberger
Boots Poffenberger now pitching.
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Poffenberger
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Poffenberger
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Selkirk moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Poffenberger
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Selkirk moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Poffenberger
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rolfe vs. Poffenberger
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Poffenberger
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Selkirk scores. Gordon moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. York moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Coffman
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Coffman
Dickey strikes out. There goes Gehrig. The throw from York to Rogell, and Gehrig is out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Coffman
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Coffman
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Coffman
Bill Knickerbocker pinch runs for Joe Gordon.
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Knickerbocker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ruffing
Bill Knickerbocker now playing second base.
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ruffing
Jo-Jo White pinch hits for Slick Coffman.
White hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rogell reaches second base with a double. Ross moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ross scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Auker
Elden Auker now pitching.
Rolfe hits a popup towards the mound. Auker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Auker
Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a popup, foul, towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Auker
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Auker covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Auker
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Auker
Ruffing hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ruffing
Ross hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Ruffing
Tony Piet pinch hits for Elden Auker.
Piet hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1938 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 4 1 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Walker D, lf 5 0 0 1
Henrich T, rf 4 2 3 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 2
DiMaggio J, cf 5 1 1 2 York R, c 4 0 2 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Fox P, rf 3 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 5 2 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 3 2 1 Laabs C, cf 4 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 3 2 Ross D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Knickerbocker, pr-2b 1 0 1 0 Lawson R, p 2 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 5 0 1 1 Poffenberger B, p 0 0 0 0
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0
White J, ph 1 0 0 0
Auker E, p 0 0 0 0
Piet T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 14 8 35 3 8 3
New York 120 005 100 -- 9
Detroit 100 100 100 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lawson R (L)* 5.0 7 6 5 2 2
Poffenberger B 0.2 2 2 0 2 1
Coffman S 1.1 3 1 1 1 2
Auker E 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Laabs C, Gehringer C, Crosetti F
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Rogell B 2, Gordon J, York R
HR -- Dickey B, Gehringer C, DiMaggio J
SH -- Fox P
PB -- Dickey B
T -- 2:23
A -- 22500
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