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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 15, 1954
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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 15, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1954 |
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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 | May 15, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McDonald |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 27,115 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Joe Paparella |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Jim McDonald | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 15, 1954
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hoeft
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rizzuto tags and scores. Bauer tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Hoeft
Woodling hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Tuttle chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Boone fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Boone. Tuttle throws the ball in to Boone who tags Woodling trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bauer scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McDonald
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. McDonald
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. McDonald
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. McDonald
Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Zuverink
McDonald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. McDonald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Zuverink
Rizzuto bunts between the mound and first base. Zuverink scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rizzuto for the out. McDonald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Zuverink
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Zuverink
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDonald scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Zuverink
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Zuverink
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. McDonald
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDonald
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. McDonald
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. McDonald
House hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dropo scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. McDonald
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Pesky takes first base on ball four. House moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. McDonald
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. House moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House scores. Pesky scores. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Marlowe
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marlowe
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorman vs. Marlowe
Gorman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Gorman
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards second. McDougald scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marlowe
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Marlowe
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Marlowe
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo juggles the ball. That's an error on Dropo. Rizzuto scores. Bauer moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Marlowe
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bauer tags and scores. Mantle tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Marlowe
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Bill Skowron.
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodling vs. Marlowe
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Eddie Robinson now playing first base.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Gorman
House hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marlowe vs. Gorman
Marlowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Marlowe
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Marlowe
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Marlowe
Gorman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Gorman
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Gorman
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone scores. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Ford
Whitey Ford now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. Delsing moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Batts vs. Ford
Matt Batts pinch hits for Frank House.
Batts strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Marlowe
Matt Batts now catching.
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Marlowe
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Marlowe
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Reno Bertoia pinch hits for Dick Marlowe.
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ford
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Ford
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Miller
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Miller
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ford
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Ford
Don Lund pinch hits for Jim Delsing.
Lund hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ford
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Miller
Don Lund now playing left field.
Carey hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Miller
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Miller
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Ford
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Ford
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Aber
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Aber
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ford
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Sain
Frank Bolling pinch hits for Fred Hatfield. Johnny Sain now pitching.
Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sain
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Sain
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Don Lund.
Kress hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1954 -- New York at Detroit (D) New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Rizzuto P, ss 4 2 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 5 2 2 0 Hatfield F, 2b 4 0 1 2 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 1 Bolling F, ph 1 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1 Boone R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Skowron B, 1b 1 0 0 1 Delsing J, lf 1 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Lund D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 4 1 1 2 Kress C, ph 1 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 3 0 1 1 Dropo W, 1b 3 1 1 1 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 0 McDonald J, p 1 1 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 2 0 0 0 House F, c 2 2 2 2 Ford W, p 1 0 0 0 Batts M, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Sain J, p 0 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0 Pesky J, ph 0 1 0 0 Marlowe D, p 1 0 1 0 Bertoia R, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 7 9 6 35 5 10 5 New York 410 200 000 -- 7 Detroit 030 110 000 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO McDonald J 1.2 3 3 3 3 1 Gorman T 2.2 5 2 2 2 1 Ford W (W) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 Sain J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoeft B (L) 0.2 4 4 3 1 0 Zuverink G 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 Marlowe D 4.0 2 2 1 2 3 Miller B 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Aber A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Boone R, Dropo W, Carey A DP -- New York 3, Detroit 1 LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 8 2B -- Woodling G, McDonald J HR -- House F SH -- Rizzuto P SF -- Skowron B, Berra Y T -- 2:50 A -- 27115
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