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Yankees 12 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
August 20, 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 August 20, 1951 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 20, 1951 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 12 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 12
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJoe Ostrowski  
Losing PitcherFred Hutchinson  
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Game Winning RBIHank Bauer 

Game Info

DateAugust 20, 1951 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Ostrowski  
Home Starting PitcherFred Hutchinson  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance29,540 
Time of Game2 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: (none)
3B: Larry Napp

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Phil Rizzuto  Shortstop 
Gil McDougald  Second Baseman 
Bobby Brown  Third Baseman 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Gene Woodling  Left Fielder 
Joe Collins  First Baseman 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Joe Ostrowski  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Neil Berry  Shortstop 
Pat Mullin  Left Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Bud Souchock  Right Fielder 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Don Kolloway  First Baseman 
Jerry Priddy  Second Baseman 
Joe Ginsberg  Catcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Pitcher 
Red Rolfe  Manager 

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Yankees 12 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
August 20, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/20/1951, game 2 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Rizzuto P, ss         4  2  2  1   Berry N, ss           5  0  0  0   
McDougald G, 2b       4  1  1  1   Mullin P, lf          5  1  1  0   
Brown B, 3b           4  2  1  0   Kell G, 3b            3  0  0  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        3  2  1  3   Souchock B, rf        4  2  2  2   
Berra Y, c            4  2  1  3   Groth J, cf           4  1  3  0   
Woodling G, lf        3  1  3  2   Kolloway D, 1b        4  0  1  1   
Cerv B, rf            2  0  0  0   Priddy J, 2b          4  1  1  1   
Collins J, 1b         5  1  1  1   Ginsberg J, c         3  0  0  1   
Bauer H, rf-lf        4  1  0  1   Hutchinson F, p       1  0  0  0   
Ostrowski J, p        3  0  0  0   White H, p            2  0  2  0   
                                   Kryhoski D, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 12 10 12                        36  5 10  5

New York         200 800 002 -- 12
Detroit          030 000 020 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ostrowski J (W)       9.0 10  5  5  0  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (L)      3.1  8  8  8  2  0
White H               5.2  2  4  4  5  3

E -- Mullin P, Ginsberg J, Cerv B, McDougald G
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 5, Detroit 6
2B -- McDougald G, White H
3B -- Priddy J, Woodling G
HR -- Souchock B, Berra Y
SB -- Rizzuto P
SH -- Ginsberg J, Bauer H, Kell G
T -- 2:05
A -- 29540

    

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