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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		3
0
NYY
@DET		2
3
BOS
@SLB		6
5		 
(11)
STL
@BRO		6
7
PIT
@BSN		0
6
CIN
@NYG		11
6
CHC
@PHI		3
2
Tuesday, May 6, 1947,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 12,652, Time of Game: 2:14
Yankees
2
8-8
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Tigers
3
9-6
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Hal White (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  X    3 13  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Phil Rizzuto SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .227 .653 2 6
Bobby Brown 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .239 .640 2 1
George McQuinn 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .340 .866 8 1
Joe DiMaggio CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 .263 .838 2 0
Charlie Keller LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .783 2 0 GDP
Tommy Henrich RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .726 1 0
Aaron Robinson C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .759 1 1
   Ray Mack 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Ralph Houk C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .775 2 0
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .585 4 1 GDP
   Frank Colman 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Allie Reynolds P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .364 0 1
   Yogi Berra 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .471
Team Totals 32 2 7 1 6 5 .219 .561 24 11
TB: T Henrich 2; P Rizzuto 2; G McQuinn; A Robinson; J DiMaggio.
GIDP: C Keller (2); S Stirnweiss (2).
RBI: J DiMaggio (6).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: P Rizzuto (5).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Lake SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .230 .794 3 2 HR
George Kell 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 .283 .688 1 0 2B,SB
Roy Cullenbine 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .204 .855 5 4
Dick Wakefield LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .261 .833 1 0
Pat Mullin RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .409 1.333 2 1 2B
Hoot Evers CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .327 .888 4 0 2B
Eddie Mayo 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .493 3 1
Bob Swift C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .461 4 0
   Doc Cramer 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .500
   Birdie Tebbetts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 .146 1 0
   Fred Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .665
   Hank Riebe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0
Virgil Trucks P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 1 1
   Vic Wertz 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .550
   Hal White P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .667 1 0
Team Totals 37 3 13 3 3 2 .351 .914 27 9
2B: G Kell (4); P Mullin (8); H Evers (4).
HR: E Lake (3).
TB: E Lake 4; G Kell 4; D Wakefield 2; E Mayo 2; H Evers 2; P Mullin 2; B Swift; R Cullenbine; V Wertz.
RBI: P Mullin (7); D Cramer (3); E Lake (5).
Team LOB: 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Cullenbine-E Lake-R Cullenbine; E Mayo-E Lake-R Cullenbine.
E: V Trucks (1).
Baserunning
SB: G Kell (1, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Allie Reynolds, L (2-2) 8 13 3 3 3 2 1 3.10 40 43
Team Totals 8 13 3 3 3 2 1 3.38 40 43

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Virgil Trucks 6 5 2 1 5 4 0 2.84 27 55
Hal White, W (1-0) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.93 11
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 6 5 0 1.00 38 55
Balks: None.
WP: A Reynolds (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Joe Rue, 2B - (none), 3B - Joe Paparella.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 12,652.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Phil Rizzuto SS 1 Eddie Lake SS
2 Bobby Brown 3B 2 George Kell 3B
3 George McQuinn 1B 3 Roy Cullenbine 1B
4 Joe DiMaggio CF 4 Dick Wakefield LF
5 Charlie Keller LF 5 Pat Mullin RF
6 Tommy Henrich RF 6 Hoot Evers CF
7 Aaron Robinson C 7 Eddie Mayo 2B
8 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 8 Bob Swift C
9 Allie Reynolds P 9 Virgil Trucks P

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