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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1949
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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 23, 1949 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 55,591 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Campbell | First Baseman |
| Eddie Lake | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Cliff Mapes | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1949
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Byrne
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Byrne
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Byrne
There's a wild pitch. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Trucks
Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Trucks
Berra hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trucks
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway misplays the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. Brown scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Trucks
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Trucks
Byrne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers who is chasing the ball. Byrne reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
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, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Byrne
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Byrne
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers who is chasing the ball. Rizzuto reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodling vs. Trucks
Woodling 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it and throws to home to get Rizzuto. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Trucks
Berra takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Trucks
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Byrne
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Trucks
Mapes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Trucks
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Evers throws the ball in to Lipon who tags Coleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Overmire
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Byrne
Swift is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Byrne
Overmire strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Byrne
Campbell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Overmire
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Overmire
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Keller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mapes vs. Overmire
Mapes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Byrne
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Kolloway hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Overmire
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Overmire
Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Rizzuto bunts towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Overmire
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Gene Woodling.
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Johnny Lindell now playing left field.
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Byrne
Swift hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Byrne
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Mullin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Byrne
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Stuart
Billy Johnson pinch runs for Bobby Brown.
Keller takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mapes vs. Stuart
Mapes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Mapes reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Byrne vs. Stuart
Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Mapes scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Stuart
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Stuart
Stuart spins and fires to second and Kolloway drops the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. Byrne moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Stuart
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindell vs. Stuart
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Stuart
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Byrne scores. Coleman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Stuart
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stuart
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Stuart
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Byrne
Billy Johnson now playing third base.
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1949 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Campbell P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 3 3 0
Lake E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 2 0
Wertz V, rf 4 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 3 0 0 0
Evers H, lf 3 0 0 0 Lindell J, ph-lf 2 0 1 1
Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0 Henrich T, 1b 5 2 3 5
Kolloway D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 1 1 2
Lipon J, ss 3 0 1 0 Brown B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Swift B, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Trucks V, p 1 0 0 0 Keller C, rf 4 1 1 1
Overmire S, p 1 0 0 0 Mapes C, cf 4 1 2 1
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 4 1 2 2
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 0 1 0 38 12 17 12
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 210 000 27x -- 12
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 4.1 7 3 3 1 1
Overmire S 2.0 5 2 2 1 1
Grissom M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Stuart M 1.0 5 7 7 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne T (W) 9.0 1 0 0 6 5
E -- Kolloway D 2
DP -- Detroit 3, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 5, New York 7
2B -- Coleman J 2, Keller C, Mapes C
3B -- Brown B, Byrne T, Rizzuto P
HR -- Henrich T, Berra Y
WP -- Byrne T
T -- 2:30
A -- 55591
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