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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 20, 1941
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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 20, 1941 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tiny Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Sturm | First Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Tiny Bonham | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tuck Stainback | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 20, 1941
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Bridges
Sturm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Bridges
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Bonham
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Bonham
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Bonham
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Bonham
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Bridges
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Higgins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Bonham
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Bonham
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Croucher vs. Bonham
Croucher strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Bonham
Bridges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Bridges
Bonham strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Bridges
Sturm 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Croucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Bonham
Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Bonham
There goes Stainback. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Bonham
Gehringer hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Bonham
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Bridges
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Keller out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bonham
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Bonham
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Bonham
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Bridges
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Bonham
Croucher hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bonham
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Bonham
Stainback hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Bonham
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sturm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Bridges
Bonham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Bridges
Sturm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe strikes out. There goes Sturm. The throw from Tebbetts to Croucher, and Sturm is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Bonham
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bonham
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Bridges
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on York. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Bonham
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Bonham
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Bonham
Croucher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Bonham
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Bridges
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Bridges
Bonham hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Bonham
Stainback hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Bonham
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Bonham
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Bonham
There goes Radcliff. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Bridges
Sturm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Bridges
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Bonham
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Bonham
York is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Bonham
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Croucher vs. Bonham
Croucher is walked intentionally. McCosky moves to third. York moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bridges vs. Bonham
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Bonham
Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Bonham
Gehringer bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Bonham
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Bonham
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Radcliff moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1941 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Sturm J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Stainback T, rf 5 0 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 1 1 0
Henrich T, cf 4 0 0 0 Radcliff R, lf 5 0 3 0
Keller C, lf 3 0 1 0 McCosky B, cf 5 0 2 1
Selkirk G, rf 3 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 0 0 York R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 0 0 Croucher F, ss 3 0 1 0
Bonham T, p 3 0 0 0 Bridges T, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 2 0 37 1 12 1
New York 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Detroit 000 000 000 1 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham T (L) 9.1 12 1 1 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (W) 10.0 2 0 0 3 9
E -- Rizzuto P, York R
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 3, Detroit 11
2B -- Higgins P
CS -- Stainback T, Sturm J, Radcliff R
SH -- Higgins P
A -- 0
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