Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
  
  Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mapes vs. Newhouser
  
  Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henrich vs. Newhouser
  
  Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lake vs. Reynolds
  
  Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kell vs. Reynolds
  
  Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mullin vs. Reynolds
  
  Mullin hits a popup in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Newhouser
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lindell vs. Newhouser
  
  Lindell takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bauer vs. Newhouser
  
  Bauer hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Coleman vs. Newhouser
  
  Coleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Silvera vs. Newhouser
  
  Silvera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin. Silvera reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reynolds vs. Newhouser
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
  
  Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Reynolds
  
  Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evers vs. Reynolds
  
  Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Reynolds
  
  Robinson strikes out. There goes Evers. The throw from Silvera to Rizzuto, and Evers is out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mapes vs. Newhouser
  
  Mapes hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henrich vs. Newhouser
  
  Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Newhouser
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lindell vs. Newhouser
  
  Lindell takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bauer vs. Newhouser
  
  Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vico vs. Reynolds
  
  Vico hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Reynolds
  
  Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newhouser vs. Reynolds
  
  Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newhouser for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lake vs. Reynolds
  
  Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Berry trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coleman vs. Newhouser
  
  Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Silvera vs. Newhouser
  
  Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Newhouser
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Reynolds
  
  Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mullin vs. Reynolds
  
  Mullin takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wertz vs. Reynolds
  
  Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell scores. Mullin moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Evers vs. Reynolds
  
  Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mullin moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Robinson vs. Reynolds
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mullin scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vico vs. Reynolds
  
  Vico takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to third. Evers moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Berry vs. Reynolds
  
  Berry takes first base on ball four. Wertz scores. Evers moves to third. Vico moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Newhouser vs. Reynolds
  
  Newhouser bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Evers scores. Vico moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lake vs. Reynolds
  
  Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
  
  Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mapes vs. Newhouser
  
  Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henrich vs. Newhouser
  
  Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mapes moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Johnson vs. Newhouser
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mapes scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lindell vs. Newhouser
  
  Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Reynolds
  
  Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mullin vs. Reynolds
  
  Mullin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Pillette
  
  Duane Pillette now pitching.
  
  Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evers vs. Pillette
  
  Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Pillette
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vico vs. Pillette
  
  Vico hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Evers moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Berry vs. Pillette
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Newhouser
  
  Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Coleman vs. Newhouser
  
  Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Silvera vs. Newhouser
  
  Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newhouser vs. Pillette
  
  Newhouser strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lake vs. Pillette
  
  Lake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Pillette
  
  Kell hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mullin vs. Pillette
  
  Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Pillette
  
  Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Newhouser
  
  Bobby Brown pinch hits for Duane Pillette.
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
  
  Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mapes vs. Newhouser
  
  Mapes strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henrich vs. Newhouser
  
  Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Newhouser
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evers vs. Sanford
  
  Fred Sanford now pitching.
  
  Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Sanford
  
  Robinson hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vico vs. Sanford
  
  Vico 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 

Top 8

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lindell vs. Newhouser
  
  Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Newhouser
  
  Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Coleman vs. Newhouser
  
  Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Sanford
  
  Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newhouser vs. Sanford
  
  Newhouser strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lake vs. Sanford
  
  Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kell vs. Sanford
  
  Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lake moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mullin vs. Sanford
  
  Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Silvera vs. Newhouser
  
  Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keller vs. Newhouser
  
  Charlie Keller pinch hits for Fred Sanford.
  
  Keller is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzuto vs. Newhouser
  
  Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/23/1949 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Rizzuto P, ss         5  0  0  0   Lake E, ss            4  1  3  1   
Mapes C, cf           4  1  1  0   Kell G, 3b            4  2  2  0   
Henrich T, 1b         4  0  3  0   Mullin P, lf          3  2  1  2   
Johnson B, 3b         4  1  1  1   Wertz V, rf           4  2  2  2   
Lindell J, lf         2  1  0  0   Evers H, cf           2  1  1  0   
Bauer H, rf           4  0  2  0   Robinson A, c         3  0  0  1   
Coleman J, 2b         4  1  1  3   Vico S, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Silvera C, c          4  0  1  0   Berry N, 2b           3  0  1  1   
Reynolds A, p         2  0  0  0   Newhouser H, p        3  0  0  1   
Pillette D, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Brown B, ph           1  0  1  0                                      
Sanford F, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Keller C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4 10  4                        29  8 10  8

New York         030 010 000 --  4
Detroit          000 431 00x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reynolds A (L)*       4.0  6  6  6  6  1
Pillette D            2.0  2  2  2  3  1
Sanford F             2.0  2  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W)       9.0 10  4  4  2  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

DP -- New York 3, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Silvera C
HR -- Coleman J, Mullin P, Wertz V, Lake E
CS -- Evers H
SH -- Newhouser H
T -- 2:27
A -- 27356

    

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