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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 22, 1949
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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 July 22, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 22, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 22, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 51,076 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Hank Riebe | Catcher |
Sam Vico | First Baseman |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 22, 1949
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Trucks
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Bauer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Trucks
Berra 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
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Byrne
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Byrne
Mullin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth strikes out. There goes Kell. The throw from Berra and Kell is out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riebe vs. Byrne
Riebe hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trucks
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Trucks
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrne vs. Trucks
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrne vs. Trucks
Byrne strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Trucks
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Byrne
Vico hits a popup in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Byrne
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Byrne
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Trucks
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 -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Trucks
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Byrne
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trucks
Brown 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Trucks
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Trucks
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Riebe and he is safe. Stirnweiss steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrne vs. Trucks
Byrne hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Trucks
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss scores. Bauer moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Rizzuto scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riebe vs. Byrne
Riebe 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, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Byrne
Vico hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Byrne
There's a wild pitch. Vico moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Byrne
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grissom
Brown hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Grissom
Keller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Grissom
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Grissom
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Byrne
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Byrne
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Grissom
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Grissom
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Grissom
There goes Bauer. The throw from Riebe and he is safe. Bauer steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Grissom
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Grissom
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Grissom
Berra hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Byrne
Riebe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grissom
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Grissom
Keller hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Grissom
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Grissom
Byrne hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Grissom
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Byrne
Gus Niarhos now catching.
Vico is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Byrne
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Kolloway 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, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Byrne
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Byrne
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Rizzuto hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Mullin chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Riebe fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Riebe. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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 -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Overmire
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Overmire
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Overmire
Billy Johnson pinch hits for Bobby Brown.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Byrne
Billy Johnson now playing third base.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Byrne
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a popup in front of the plate. Riebe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Overmire
Byrne hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Byrne
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Byrne
Riebe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Byrne
Vico hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Byrne
Bob Swift pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Swift hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/22/1949 -- New York at Detroit (N) New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bauer H, rf 4 2 2 0 Berry N, 2b 2 1 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 2 2 0 Mullin P, lf 3 1 1 2 Henrich T, 1b 4 0 1 2 Kell G, 3b 3 0 2 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 3 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Niarhos G, c 0 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 2 0 0 0 Brown B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Riebe H, c 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Vico S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Keller C, lf 4 2 2 1 Trucks V, p 1 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 1 2 1 Grissom M, p 1 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 5 0 0 0 Kolloway D, ph 1 0 0 0 Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0 Swift B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 12 7 28 2 5 2 New York 120 400 010 -- 8 Detroit 200 000 000 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Byrne T (W) 9.0 5 2 2 7 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (L) 3.2 7 7 7 4 3 Grissom M 3.1 4 0 0 0 2 Overmire S 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 E -- Riebe H DP -- New York 4 LOB -- New York 10, Detroit 7 2B -- Henrich T, Kell G, Rizzuto P HR -- Mullin P, Keller C SB -- Stirnweiss S 2, Keller C, Bauer H CS -- Kell G SH -- Rizzuto P HBP -- by Grissom M (Keller C), by Byrne T (Vico S) WP -- Byrne T T -- 2:20 A -- 51076
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