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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CLE		1
4
NYY
@DET		4
6
WSH
@SLB		9
6
STL
@BRO		10
2
PIT
@BSN		1
0
PIT
@BSN		1
2
CIN
@NYG		1
4
CHC
@PHI		3
4
CHC
@PHI		5
4		 
(10)
Thursday, September 12, 1946,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 14,013, Time of Game: 1:53
Yankees
4
79-61
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Tigers
6
79-57
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Al Benton (9-7)
L: Bill Bevens (16-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  2    4  8  0
Tigers          0  2  0   1  0  0   1  2  X    6 10  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Phil Rizzuto SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .629 3 4
Billy Johnson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .715 0 4
Tommy Henrich 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .771 9 0
Joe DiMaggio CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .880 0 0
Charlie Keller LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .952 1 0
Aaron Robinson C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .300 .907 6 1 HR
Johnny Lindell RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .252 .708 1 0
Joe Gordon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .678 4 2 2·GDP
Bill Bevens P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .086 .269 0 0 GDP
   Nick Etten 1 0 1 1 0 0 .234 .687
   Johnny Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0 1
   Bud Souchock 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 .845
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 5 1 .250 .695 24 12
HR: A Robinson (16).
TB: A Robinson 4; B Johnson 2; N Etten; J Gordon; J DiMaggio; J Lindell; T Henrich.
GIDP: J Gordon 2 (13); B Bevens (2).
RBI: A Robinson 2 (60); N Etten (48); J DiMaggio (82).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Rizzuto-T Henrich.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Lake SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .245 .693 5 1
George Kell 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .320 .797 0 4
Doc Cramer CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .674 5 0 GDP
Hank Greenberg 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .268 .926 10 1 HR,2B
Dick Wakefield LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .272 .789 2 0 CS
Roy Cullenbine RF 4 2 1 2 0 0 .307 .948 0 1 HR
Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .237 .627 2 4
Birdie Tebbetts C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .639 1 0 2B
   Pat Mullin 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 .662
   Paul Richards C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .620 0 0
Al Benton P 3 0 2 1 0 0 .209 .442 2 2 SH
   George Caster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 3 5 .303 .907 27 13
2B: H Greenberg (26); B Tebbetts (11).
HR: R Cullenbine (12); H Greenberg (34).
SH: A Benton (5).
TB: H Greenberg 6; R Cullenbine 4; A Benton 2; J Bloodworth 2; B Tebbetts 2; E Lake; D Wakefield.
GIDP: D Cramer (6).
RBI: R Cullenbine 2 (42); J Bloodworth (28); A Benton (3); G Kell (45); H Greenberg (101).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. G Kell-J Bloodworth-H Greenberg 2; J Bloodworth-E Lake-H Greenberg.
E: H Greenberg (14).
Baserunning
CS: D Wakefield (5, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Bevens, L (16-12) 6 6 3 3 2 4 2 2.28 25 50
Johnny Murphy 2 4 3 3 1 1 0 3.48 12
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 3 5 2 6.75 37 50

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Al Benton, W (9-7) 8 8 4 3 4 1 1 3.64 34 49
George Caster, S (4) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 3
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 5 1 1 3.00 37 49
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Jim Boyer, 2B - (none), 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 1:53.
Attendance: 14,013.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Phil Rizzuto SS 1 Eddie Lake SS
2 Billy Johnson 3B 2 George Kell 3B
3 Tommy Henrich 1B 3 Doc Cramer CF
4 Joe DiMaggio CF 4 Hank Greenberg 1B
5 Charlie Keller LF 5 Dick Wakefield LF
6 Aaron Robinson C 6 Roy Cullenbine RF
7 Johnny Lindell RF 7 Jimmy Bloodworth 2B
8 Joe Gordon 2B 8 Birdie Tebbetts C
9 Bill Bevens P 9 Al Benton P

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