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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 8, 1950 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 62,264 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1950
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Byrne
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Houtteman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrne covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Houtteman
Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Byrne
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Byrne
Houtteman hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Byrne
Priddy takes first base on ball four. Kolloway moves to third. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Houtteman
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Houtteman
Byrne hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Mapes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Houtteman
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Byrne
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Byrne
Houtteman bunts towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Byrne
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Swift scores. Priddy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Houtteman
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Houtteman
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Houtteman
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Mapes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Houtteman
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Mapes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Mapes scores. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodling vs. Houtteman
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. DiMaggio scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Houtteman
Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Berra scores. Woodling scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrne vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Byrne strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Byrne
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Byrne
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. White
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. White
Mapes bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. White
Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. White
Berra hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Byrne
Priddy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Priddy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Priddy scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mapes who is chasing the ball. Groth reaches third base with a triple. Evers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. White
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. White
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. White
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. White
Byrne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Byrne reaches third base with a triple. Woodling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. White
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Byrne scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. White
Mapes hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Byrne
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Byrne
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Hal White.
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1950 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 5 0 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 2 1 1
Priddy J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Mapes C, rf 4 1 1 0
Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 2 Collins J, 1b 4 2 2 3
Wertz V, rf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 1
Evers H, lf 3 1 1 0 Berra Y, c 3 1 1 0
Groth J, cf 4 0 1 1 Woodling G, lf 4 2 2 2
Kolloway D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Brown B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Swift B, c 4 1 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 0 1 3
Houtteman A, p 1 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 4 1 1 1
White H, p 1 0 0 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 7 4 33 11 10 11
Detroit 000 020 020 -- 4
New York 000 007 22x -- 11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L) 5.2 6 7 7 2 0
White H 2.1 4 4 4 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne T (W) 9.0 7 4 3 3 3
E -- Rizzuto P
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 3
2B -- DiMaggio J, Coleman J
3B -- Priddy J, Groth J, Byrne T
HR -- Kolloway D, Collins J
SH -- Houtteman A, Mapes C
HBP -- by Houtteman A (Rizzuto P)
T -- 2:06
A -- 62264
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