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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 29, 1937
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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 August 29, 1937 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 29, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,750 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 29, 1937
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bridges
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Bridges
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Bridges
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Bridges
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Bridges
Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Bridges
Heffner hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Bridges
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Bridges
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Bridges
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. York reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Ruffing
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bridges
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Bridges
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Bridges
Hoag hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bridges
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Bridges
Ruffing takes first base on ball four. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Bridges
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Birdie Tebbetts pinch hits for Tommy Bridges.
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer 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, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Wade
Jake Wade now pitching.
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wade
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wade
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Ruffing
Gelbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wade vs. Ruffing
Wade strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Wade
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Wade
Hoag hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Wade
Heffner hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Ruffing
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Wade
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Laabs throws the ball in to Gehringer who tags Ruffing trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Wade
Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Wade
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Ruffing
Gelbert hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wade
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wade
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Ruffing
Wade hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Hoag fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hoag. Wade goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Ruffing
York is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Wade
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Wade
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen juggles the ball. That's an error on Owen. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Wade
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Wade
There goes Heffner. The throw from York to Gelbert and they have Heffner trapped. The throw over to Greenberg, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Ruffing
Gelbert strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Wade
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Wade
Crosetti bunts towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Wade
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into left field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Ruffing scores. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Wade
That's a pickoff. Rolfe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wade
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Wade
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goose Goslin pinch hits for Jake Wade.
Goslin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1937 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 0 Walker G, lf 4 0 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 1 1 1 Fox P, rf 4 0 2 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 1 2 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 2 3 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 2 1
Dickey B, c 5 0 1 0 York R, c 4 1 1 0
Powell J, lf 3 1 0 0 Laabs C, cf 4 1 1 1
Hoag M, rf 4 1 2 2 Owen M, 3b 4 0 1 1
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gelbert C, ss 3 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 3 1 3 0 Bridges T, p 0 0 0 0
Tebbetts B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wade J, p 2 1 1 0
Goslin G, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 7 13 6 35 4 10 3
New York 302 000 002 -- 7
Detroit 010 200 100 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 10 4 3 4 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (L) 3.0 8 5 5 2 2
Wade J 6.0 5 2 1 0 1
E -- Hoag M, Owen M, Walker G, Gelbert C
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Gehringer C, DiMaggio J
3B -- York R
HR -- Gehrig L, Hoag M, Greenberg H, Laabs C
CS -- Heffner D
SH -- Crosetti F
T -- 2:12
A -- 40750
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