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Yankees 2 @ Tigers 1
Briggs Stadium
May 16, 1942

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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 May 16, 1942 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 16, 1942 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 2 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherSpud Chandler  
Losing PitcherDizzy Trout  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Gordon 

Game Info

DateMay 16, 1942 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherSpud Chandler  
Home Starting PitcherDizzy Trout  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance6,933 
Time of Game2 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Geisel
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: Joe Rue

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Buddy Hassett  First Baseman 
Tommy Henrich  Right Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Buddy Rosar  Catcher 
Jerry Priddy  Third Baseman 
Spud Chandler  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Bloodworth  Second Baseman 
Ned Harris  Right Fielder 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Barney McCosky  Left Fielder 
Don Ross  Third Baseman 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Billy Hitchcock  Shortstop 
Dizzy Trout  Pitcher 
Del Baker  Manager 

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Yankees 2 @ Tigers 1
Briggs Stadium
May 16, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/16/1942, game 2 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        4  0  0  0   Bloodworth J, 2b      4  1  1  0   
Hassett B, 1b         4  0  0  0   Harris N, rf          4  0  2  0   
Henrich T, rf         4  1  1  0   Cramer D, cf          4  0  2  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        2  1  1  1   York R, 1b            3  0  1  1   
Keller C, lf          4  0  0  0   McCosky B, lf         3  0  0  0   
Gordon J, 2b          4  0  2  1   Ross D, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Rosar B, c            4  0  2  0   Tebbetts B, c         4  0  0  0   
Priddy J, 3b          3  0  0  0   Franklin M, pr        0  0  0  0   
Chandler S, p         3  0  0  0   Hitchcock B, ss       3  0  0  0   
                                   Radcliff R, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Trout D, p            3  0  0  0   
                                   Higgins P, ph         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  6  2                        32  1  7  1

New York         010 001 000 --  2
Detroit          100 000 000 --  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chandler S (W)        9.0  7  1  1  5  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trout D (L)           9.0  6  2  2  4  5

E -- Hassett B, Crosetti F 2
DP -- New York 4, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 11
2B -- Rosar B, Henrich T
HR -- DiMaggio J
SH -- Cramer D, Higgins P
HBP -- by Trout D (Crosetti F)
T -- 2:11
A -- 6933

    

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