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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		5
6
PHA
@CHW		7
4
WSH
@CLE		1
0
WSH
@CLE		1
6
NYY
@DET		1
4
NYY
@DET		11
12		 
(11)
BOS
@SLB		3
4
BOS
@SLB		6
7
STL
@BRO		3
3
PIT
@BSN		9
1
CIN
@NYG		4
1
CIN
@NYG		6
9
CHC
@PHI		4
2
CHC
@PHI		2
1
Sunday, July 20, 1947,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 58,369, Time of Game: 2:47
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Yankees
11
59-29
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
12
47-36
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Art Houtteman (1-0)
L: Allie Reynolds (11-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   3  0  7   0  0  0   0  0   11 18  1
Tigers          1  2  0   0  2  2   0  0  4   0  1   12 11  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 6 1 2 0 0 0 .236 .668 4 2
Tommy Henrich RF 5 2 1 1 1 0 .286 .875 3 0 HR
Johnny Lindell LF-CF 6 1 2 1 0 0 .275 .712 4 0 2B
Joe DiMaggio CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .339 .968 2 0
   Aaron Robinson C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .761 2 0
George McQuinn 1B 5 1 1 0 1 0 .311 .851 11 0 GDP
Billy Johnson 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .290 .771 1 4 SH
Yogi Berra C-LF 6 2 3 2 0 0 .278 .773 2 0 HR
Phil Rizzuto SS 6 2 3 2 0 0 .268 .703 2 4 2B
Joe Page P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .750 0 1
   Al Lyons 1 0 1 1 0 0 .667 1.500
   Vic Raschi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.000 0 0
   Bobby Brown 2 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .730
   Randy Gumpert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0 0
   Allie Reynolds P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .153 .376 0 0
Team Totals 48 11 18 10 5 0 .375 .976 31 11
2B: J Lindell (10); P Rizzuto (15).
HR: T Henrich (11); Y Berra (7).
SH: B Johnson (3).
TB: Y Berra 6; P Rizzuto 4; T Henrich 4; J Lindell 3; J DiMaggio 3; S Stirnweiss 2; G McQuinn; B Johnson; B Brown; A Lyons.
GIDP: G McQuinn (3).
RBI: J DiMaggio 2 (62); P Rizzuto 2 (38); Y Berra 2 (24); A Lyons (3); B Johnson (57); J Lindell (31); T Henrich (57).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: G McQuinn (4).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Lake SS 6 2 2 2 0 1 .220 .703 3 7 HR
Roy Cullenbine 1B 2 3 1 3 4 0 .249 .891 9 1 HR
Dick Wakefield LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .307 .905 3 1 2B
   Ed Mierkowicz LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .148 .327 3 0
George Kell 3B 5 0 1 1 1 0 .328 .822 1 0 2B
Jimmy Outlaw RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .219 .606 1 0
   Vic Wertz RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .264 .676 1 0
Hoot Evers CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .729 5 0 SH
Eddie Mayo 2B 5 1 1 1 1 0 .261 .698 5 3 2B
Bob Swift C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .661 1 0
   Doc Cramer 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .749
   Hal Wagner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .626 0 0
Stubby Overmire P 0 1 0 0 1 0 .095 .269 0 0
   Virgil Trucks P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .675 0 0
   Al Benton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .344 0 0
   Hal White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .580 0 0
   Pat Mullin 1 1 1 2 0 0 .282 .910 HR
   Johnny Gorsica P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .804 1 1
   John McHale 2 1 1 0 0 1 .196 .555
   Art Houtteman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0 0
Team Totals 42 12 11 12 9 3 .262 .940 33 13
2B: G Kell (15); D Wakefield (10); E Mayo (14).
HR: E Lake (9); R Cullenbine (14); P Mullin (13).
SH: H Evers (10).
TB: E Lake 5; P Mullin 4; R Cullenbine 4; D Wakefield 2; E Mayo 2; V Wertz 2; G Kell 2; J Outlaw; J McHale.
RBI: R Cullenbine 3 (40); E Lake 2 (28); P Mullin 2 (47); J Outlaw (7); D Wakefield (26); V Wertz (9); G Kell (48); E Mayo (29).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Wakefield-B Swift; E Mayo-E Lake-R Cullenbine.
E: V Wertz (3).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Joe Page 3 2 3 3 4 1 1 2.92 15 40
Vic Raschi 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 3.63 8
Randy Gumpert 3 4 4 4 0 0 2 5.24 14
Allie Reynolds, L (11-6) 2.1 3 3 2 4 2 0 3.03 15
Team Totals 10.1 11 12 11 9 3 3 9.58 52 40

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Stubby Overmire 3.2 9 4 4 1 0 2 4.40 20 26
Virgil Trucks 1.2 4 4 4 2 0 0 4.70 10
Al Benton 0.1 5 3 3 0 0 0 3.66 6
Hal White 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 1
Johnny Gorsica 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.68 9
Art Houtteman, W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.25 8
Team Totals 11 18 11 11 5 0 2 9.00 54 26
Balks: None.
WP: A Benton (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Art Passarella, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Jim Boyer.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 58,369.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 1 Eddie Lake SS
2 Tommy Henrich RF 2 Roy Cullenbine 1B
3 Johnny Lindell LF 3 Dick Wakefield LF
4 Joe DiMaggio CF 4 George Kell 3B
5 George McQuinn 1B 5 Jimmy Outlaw RF
6 Billy Johnson 3B 6 Hoot Evers CF
7 Yogi Berra C 7 Eddie Mayo 2B
8 Phil Rizzuto SS 8 Bob Swift C
9 Joe Page P 9 Stubby Overmire P

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