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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 29, 1948
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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 29, 1948 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: Red Jones 3B: Charlie Berry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Left Fielder |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 29, 1948
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Porterfield
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hutchinson
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hutchinson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Hutchinson
Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Hutchinson
Berra is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin 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, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Porterfield
Vico hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Hutchinson
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hutchinson
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Hutchinson
Niarhos hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Porterfield
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Porterfield
Hutchinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. Lipon reaches third base with a triple. Hutchinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayo vs. Porterfield
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it and throws to home to get Lipon. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Hutchinson
Porterfield hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hutchinson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hutchinson
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers bunts towards third. Brown fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Rizzuto covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Hutchinson
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hutchinson
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Porterfield
Vico hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Porterfield
Wagner bunts between the mound and first base. Porterfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. Vico moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutchinson vs. Porterfield
Hutchinson hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Vico scores. Hutchinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Porterfield
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Hutchinson
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchinson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hutchinson
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Hutchinson
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Porterfield
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Hutchinson
Porterfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Hutchinson
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hutchinson
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porterfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Hutchinson
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porterfield moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Porterfield scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Hutchinson
Jimmy Outlaw now playing third base.
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Hutchinson
Keller takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Hutchinson
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wertz. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Berra scores. Keller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niarhos vs. Hutchinson
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Porterfield
Vico hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Porterfield
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchinson vs. Porterfield
The umpire calls a balk on Porterfield Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutchinson vs. Porterfield
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Porterfield
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Lipon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Outlaw vs. Porterfield
Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Porterfield hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Benton
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Lipon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Porterfield
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Hiller
Frank Hiller now pitching.
Vico hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Hiller
Paul Campbell pinch runs for Sam Vico.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. Wertz scores. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Hiller
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Al Benton.
Wakefield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Hiller
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Houtteman
Paul Campbell now playing first base. Art Houtteman now pitching.
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Campbell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Hiller
Mayo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Hiller
Outlaw bunts towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Mullin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Byrne
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Byrne
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Houtteman
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Houtteman
Niarhos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Houtteman
Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Tommy Byrne.
Mapes strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1948, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 5 0 3 1 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mayo E, 2b 4 1 1 1 Brown B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Henrich T, 1b 4 2 2 1
Outlaw J, 3b 1 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 1
Mullin P, rf 4 1 1 2 Berra Y, rf 4 1 1 1
Evers H, cf 4 1 1 0 Keller C, lf 3 1 0 0
Wertz V, lf 5 1 2 1 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 1 3
Vico S, 1b 4 1 2 0 Niarhos G, c 4 0 1 0
Campbell P, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Porterfield B, p 3 1 1 0
Wagner H, c 3 1 1 1 Hiller F, p 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, p 2 1 1 0 Byrne T, p 0 0 0 0
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0 Mapes C, ph 1 0 0 0
Wakefield D, ph 1 1 1 2
Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
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36 9 14 8 35 6 8 6
Detroit 001 010 142 -- 9
New York 100 005 000 -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F 6.0 7 6 6 1 3
Benton A (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B 7.1 11 5 4 2 3
Hiller F (L) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Byrne T 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
E -- DiMaggio J 2
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 3
2B -- Rizzuto P
3B -- Lipon J
HR -- Henrich T, Wakefield D, Mullin P
SH -- Evers H, Wagner H, Outlaw J
Balk -- Porterfield B
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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