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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1944
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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 August 20, 1944 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Right Fielder |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tuck Stainback | Right Fielder |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Mike Garbark | Catcher |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1944
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Borowy
York takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Borowy
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higgins scores. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Overmire
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Richards and he is out, Hoover applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Overmire
Stainback hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Overmire
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Borowy
Overmire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Overmire
Lindell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Overmire
Crosetti hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garbark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Overmire
Grimes hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Overmire
Garbark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Outlaw. Garbark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Overmire
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Borowy
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Borowy
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Borowy fires to first and has Wakefield trapped. There's the throw to Crosetti who tags Wakefield for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Overmire
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Overmire
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Overmire
Lindell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Lindell reaches third base with a triple. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Overmire
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Overmire
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garbark vs. Overmire
Garbark strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover takes first base on ball four. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Overmire vs. Borowy
Overmire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to third for the out. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Overmire
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Overmire
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Higgins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Borowy
There's a wild pitch. Higgins scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Borowy
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Borowy
Tuck Stainback now playing center field. Bud Metheny now playing right field.
Wakefield hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny. Outlaw reaches second base with a double. York moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York scores. Outlaw scores. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Overmire vs. Borowy
Overmire bunts towards first. Etten fields it and throws to home to get Richards. Hoover moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Overmire
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Overmire
Metheny hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Overmire
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Borowy
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Borowy
York hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Overmire
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Overmire
Garbark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Overmire
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Borowy
Wakefield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Borowy
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Borowy
Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Borowy
Hoover hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Overmire
Stainback takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Overmire
Martin bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stirnweiss moves to third. Stainback moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metheny vs. Overmire
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to second for the out. Stirnweiss scores. Stainback moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Etten vs. Overmire
The ball gets by Richards for a passed ball. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. Overmire
Etten strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Overmire
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hoover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Borowy
Overmire strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Borowy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Borowy
Mayo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Overmire
Grimes hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Overmire
Garbark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Savage vs. Newhouser
Mike Milosevich pinch runs for Mike Garbark. Don Savage pinch hits for Hank Borowy. Hal Newhouser now pitching.
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1944, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 5 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 1 2 0
Mayo E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stainback T, rf-cf 3 0 0 0
Higgins P, 3b 3 2 1 0 Martin H, lf 3 1 2 0
York R, 1b 3 1 1 0 Lindell J, cf 2 1 1 1
Wakefield D, lf 4 0 2 1 Metheny B, rf 2 0 0 1
Outlaw J, rf 4 1 1 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 0 1
Richards P, c 3 0 2 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 0
Hoover J, ss 3 0 1 2 Grimes O, 3b 4 0 1 0
Overmire S, p 4 0 0 0 Garbark M, c 4 0 2 0
Newhouser H, p 0 0 0 0 Milosevich M, pr 0 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 3 0 0 0
Savage D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 3 34 3 9 3
Detroit 100 003 000 -- 4
New York 000 200 010 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire S (W) 8.1 9 3 3 2 3
Newhouser H (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (L) 9.0 8 4 4 4 5
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 6
2B -- Garbark M, Outlaw J
3B -- Lindell J, Higgins P
CS -- Stirnweiss S
WP -- Borowy H
PB -- Richards P
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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