Lineups and Summary
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Yankees
5
@ Tigers
6
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Briggs Stadium
May 8, 1951
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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 May 8, 1951 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 6 to 5.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | May 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 5
Hits: 14 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 14 |
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 12 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 11 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Ray Herbert |
| Losing Pitcher | —Allie Reynolds |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —Vic Wertz |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | May 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allie Reynolds |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Gray |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,653 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Allie Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Ted Gray | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
5
@ Tigers
6
Scores OFFON
Briggs Stadium
May 8, 1951
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1951 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mantle M, rf 4 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 6 1 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 6 0 3 2 Kryhoski D, 1b 6 1 2 0
McDougald G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 3 2
Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 5 1 3 3
Collins J, 1b 1 0 1 0 Mullin P, lf 4 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 5 0 2 0 Evers H, cf 4 0 0 0
Bauer H, lf 5 2 2 2 Ginsberg J, c 3 1 2 1
Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 5 0 1 0
Mapes C, cf 0 0 0 0 Gray T, p 2 0 0 0
Jensen J, cf 4 1 2 1 Kolloway D, ph 0 1 0 0
Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Woodling G, lf 0 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Coleman J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Herbert R, p 2 0 0 0
Reynolds A, p 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 5 14 5 41 6 12 6
New York 000 112 100 00 -- 5
Detroit 000 013 100 01 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds A (L) 10.2 12 6 6 8 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gray T 7.0 11 5 5 3 7
Trucks V 0.2 1 0 0 2 1
Johnson E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Herbert R (W) 2.2 1 0 0 2 1
DP -- New York 3, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 14, Detroit 11
3B -- Rizzuto P, Kryhoski D
HR -- Jensen J, Bauer H 2, Ginsberg J, Wertz V
SB -- Kell G
CS -- Berra Y, Jensen J
SH -- Reynolds A 2, Mantle M
WP -- Herbert R
T -- 3:20
A -- 11653
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