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Yankees
10
@ Tigers
8
Scores OFFON
Briggs Stadium
June 23, 1946
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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 23, 1946 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 10 to 8.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | June 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
R: 10 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 10
Hits: 9 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 7 |
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
R: 8 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 8
Hits: 17 Errors: 1 Left On Base: 14 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Johnny Murphy |
| Losing Pitcher | —Hal Newhouser |
| Save | —Spud Chandler |
| Game Winning RBI | —Tommy Henrich |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | June 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cuddles Marshall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 49,218 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lindell | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Cuddles Marshall | Pitcher |
| Bill Dickey | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
10
@ Tigers
8
Scores OFFON
Briggs Stadium
June 23, 1946
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- Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tebbetts. Gordon scores. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1946 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Rizzuto P, ss 6 1 1 0 Lake E, ss 6 2 2 1
Henrich T, rf 5 2 2 3 Outlaw J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Keller C, lf 4 0 1 0 Evers H, cf 6 1 3 2
DiMaggio J, cf 5 3 2 2 Wakefield D, lf 6 1 2 1
Johnson B, 3b 5 1 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 6 1 2 3
Lindell J, 1b 5 1 1 3 Mullin P, rf 6 1 2 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Robinson A, c 2 1 2 1 Tebbetts B, c 2 1 1 0
Niarhos G, c 0 0 0 0 Cramer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Marshall C, p 3 0 0 0 Swift B, c 2 0 0 0
Gumpert R, p 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 1 1
Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0 Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
Chandler S, p 0 0 0 0 Moore A, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorsica J, p 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, ph 1 0 0 0
Newhouser H, p 1 0 0 0
Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
Cullenbine R, ph 1 0 1 0
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40 10 9 9 50 8 17 8
New York 000 321 011 02 -- 10
Detroit 000 102 050 00 -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall C 7.2 10 5 5 5 4
Gumpert R* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Murphy J (W) 3.0 5 1 1 0 3
Chandler S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V 4.2 4 5 5 4 6
Benton A 1.1 1 1 0 2 3
Gorsica J 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Newhouser H (L)+ 2.0 3 3 3 2 3
Caster G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 11th
E -- Tebbetts B
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 14
2B -- Keller C, Tebbetts B
HR -- Lindell J, Henrich T 2, DiMaggio J 2, Robinson A, Greenberg H
SH -- Marshall C
HBP -- by Trucks V (Johnson B)
T -- 3:03
A -- 49218
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