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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 23, 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 August 23, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 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 | August 23, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allie Reynolds |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 27,356 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Boyer 3B: Art Passarella |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Cliff Mapes | Center Fielder |
Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
Charlie Silvera | Catcher |
Allie Reynolds | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Sam Vico | First Baseman |
Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 23, 1949
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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