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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1954
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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, 1954 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1954 |
|---|---|
| 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, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,753 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1954
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lopat
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lopat
Tuttle 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lopat
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer 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. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Hoeft
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lopat
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lopat
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lopat
Kuenn hits a line drive off the glove of Carey, and into shallow left field. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Lopat
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hoeft
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Lopat
Hoeft strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lopat
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lopat
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Lopat
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Hoeft
Lopat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lopat
Dropo bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Lopat
Kaline bunts in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Lopat
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Lopat
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Hoeft
Noren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Lopat
Hoeft strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lopat
Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lopat
Tuttle hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hoeft
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lopat
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lopat
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Dropo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Lopat
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Lopat
Kuenn hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Mantle chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Berra fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Berra. Dropo scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Lopat
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoeft vs. Lopat
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Lopat
Bolling hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Hoeft
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Eddie Lopat.
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kuzava
Bob Kuzava now pitching. Bobby Brown now playing third base.
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Kuzava
Nieman hits a line drive towards third. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Kuzava
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Kuzava
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren throws the ball in to Coleman who tags Dropo, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tuttle scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Kuzava
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Kuzava
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Kuzava
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Hoeft
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra bunts towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Kuzava
Hoeft hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kuzava
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kuzava
Tuttle 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hoeft
Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Hoeft
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Hoeft
Gil McDougald pinch hits for Bob Kuzava.
McDougald hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Gorman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Hoeft
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1954 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 5 1 1 0 Noren I, lf 4 0 1 0
Nieman B, lf 5 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 3 0 0 0
Boone R, 3b 4 3 3 1 Berra Y, c 2 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 1 3 1 Bauer H, rf 3 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 3 2 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kuenn H, ss 5 1 4 4 Coleman J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Wilson R, c 5 0 1 1 Carey A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 4 0 0 0 Brown B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Lopat E, p 1 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kuzava B, p 0 0 0 0
McDougald G, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 14 7 28 0 2 0
Detroit 010 004 201 -- 8
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (L) 6.0 8 5 4 2 2
Kuzava B 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Gorman T 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Berra Y
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, New York 3
2B -- Kuenn H 2, Wilson R, Coleman J
3B -- Dropo W, Tuttle B
HR -- Boone R
SH -- Dropo W, Berra Y
T -- 2:14
A -- 21753
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