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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1951
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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 May 24, 1951 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Ostrowski |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,048 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Bob Cain | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Joe Ostrowski | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1951
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Ostrowski
Priddy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Ostrowski
Kolloway hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Ostrowski
Kell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman catches it and throws to first to double up Priddy. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Cain
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Ostrowski
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Ostrowski
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Ostrowski
Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Ostrowski
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. Souchock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Ostrowski
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Souchock moves to third. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cain vs. Ostrowski
Cain hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Cain
Bauer hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Cain
Coleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Cain
Collins hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Cain
Ostrowski strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Ostrowski
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle 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. Ostrowski
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Ostrowski
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Ostrowski
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolloway scores. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Ostrowski
Evers strikes out. There goes Kell. The throw from Berra and Kell is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ginsberg. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Cain
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Ostrowski
Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Ostrowski
Ginsberg hits a popup towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Ostrowski
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Cain covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Cain
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Cain
Cain fires to first and has Bauer trapped. There's the throw to Priddy who tags Bauer for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cain
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Ostrowski
Cain hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Ostrowski
Priddy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Ostrowski
Kolloway 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Ostrowski
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Cain
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Cain covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Cain
Ostrowski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Ostrowski
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Ostrowski
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Ostrowski
Souchock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Ginsberg, who chases it to the backstop. Mantle reaches first on the wild pitch. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Cain
McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Cain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Trucks
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Trucks
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ostrowski vs. Trucks
There goes Collins. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Collins steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ostrowski vs. Trucks
Ostrowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. Coleman scores. Collins scores. Ostrowski goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Trucks
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Ostrowski
Neil Berry pinch hits for Joe Ginsberg.
Berry hits a line drive towards the mound. Ostrowski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Ostrowski
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Ostrowski
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Bearden
Aaron Robinson now catching. Gene Bearden now pitching.
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
There's a wild pitch. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
DiMaggio hits a popup in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Bearden
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Bearden
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDougald scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Bearden
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Ostrowski
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Ostrowski
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Ostrowski
Kell bunts towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Ostrowski
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Ostrowski
Evers hits a line drive towards third. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bearden
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostrowski vs. Bearden
There goes Collins. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Collins steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ostrowski vs. Bearden
Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Collins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Bearden
Bearden fires to first and picks off Ostrowski. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Bearden
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bearden
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Ostrowski
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ostrowski
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Ostrowski
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer 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 5/24/1951 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Priddy J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 3
Kolloway D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Mantle M, rf 5 1 0 0
Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 0 McDougald G, 3b 3 1 0 0
Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 3 2 1 2
Evers H, cf 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 2 2 0
Souchock B, lf 4 0 1 0 Bauer H, lf 4 0 1 1
Ginsberg J, c 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 2 2 4
Berry N, ph 1 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 4 2 2 0
Robinson A, c 1 0 0 0 Ostrowski J, p 3 1 0 0
Lipon J, ss 4 0 2 0
Cain B, p 2 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Groth J, ph 1 0 0 0
Bearden G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 10 1 32 11 9 10
Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1
New York 030 006 11x -- 11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain B (L) 5.1 5 6 4 2 6
Trucks V 0.2 3 3 0 1 2
Bearden G 2.0 1 2 1 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ostrowski J (W) 9.0 10 1 1 1 2
E -- Ginsberg J, Cain B, Lipon J
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 3
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 3
2B -- Rizzuto P
HR -- Coleman J, DiMaggio J
SB -- Collins J 2
CS -- Kell G
HBP -- by Cain B (Rizzuto P)
WP -- Trucks V, Bearden G
T -- 2:07
A -- 9048
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