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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		1
2		 
(10)
WSH
@CLE		3
5
NYY
@DET		15
3
BOS
@SLB		15
8
CIN
@BSN		5
4
Tuesday, August 3, 1948,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 48,915, Time of Game: 2:37
Yankees
15
57-39
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Tigers
3
46-50
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Spec Shea (6-9)
L: Virgil Trucks (9-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  2   0  1  3   3  0  3   15 12  1
Tigers          0  1  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    3  4  3

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 5 1 2 1 1 0 .256 .722 2 2
Tommy Henrich RF 6 1 1 1 0 2 .286 .893 2 0 HR
Charlie Keller LF 3 3 2 0 3 1 .316 .886 3 0
Joe DiMaggio CF 5 2 1 1 1 0 .297 .959 3 0 GDP
Yogi Berra C 5 3 3 5 1 0 .270 .782 5 0 HR,2B,GDP
George McQuinn 1B 4 4 1 2 2 1 .270 .823 7 3 HR
Billy Johnson 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 .285 .773 4 3 HBP
Phil Rizzuto SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .242 .685 1 1 SH
Spec Shea P 3 0 1 2 2 1 .139 .419 0 0
Team Totals 37 15 12 15 12 5 .324 1.095 27 9
2B: Y Berra (11).
HR: T Henrich (13); G McQuinn (11); Y Berra (10).
SH: P Rizzuto (4).
HBP: B Johnson (4).
TB: Y Berra 7; G McQuinn 4; T Henrich 4; C Keller 2; S Stirnweiss 2; B Johnson; S Shea; J DiMaggio.
GIDP: Y Berra (5); J DiMaggio (15).
RBI: Y Berra 5 (56); B Johnson 2 (48); G McQuinn 2 (39); S Shea 2 (2); T Henrich (61); S Stirnweiss (16); J DiMaggio (90); P Rizzuto (25).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Johnson-S Stirnweiss-G McQuinn.
E: P Rizzuto (7).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Lake 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .270 .767 2 5
Sam Vico 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .725 12 1
George Kell 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .318 .806 0 1
   Jimmy Outlaw 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .727 1 0
Vic Wertz RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .284 .839 2 0 HR
Hoot Evers CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .331 .883 0 1
Dick Wakefield LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 .303 .934 2 1 2B
Johnny Lipon SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .681 2 5 GDP
Bob Swift C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .604 5 0
   Fred Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .493
Virgil Trucks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .275 1 0
   Billy Pierce P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 1
   Stubby Overmire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 0 0
   Art Houtteman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .409 0 0
   Pat Mullin 1 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .900
Team Totals 31 3 4 3 6 3 .129 .528 27 15
2B: D Wakefield (16).
HR: V Wertz (6).
TB: V Wertz 4; D Wakefield 2; B Pierce; G Kell.
GIDP: J Lipon (8).
RBI: D Wakefield (32); V Wertz (49); G Kell (37).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Lake-J Lipon-S Vico; J Lipon-E Lake-S Vico.
E: G Kell (8); E Lake 2 (5).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Spec Shea, W (6-9) 9 4 3 3 6 3 1 3.30 37 64
Team Totals 9 4 3 3 6 3 1 3.00 37 64

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Virgil Trucks, L (9-8) 2.2 5 5 4 2 1 1 4.35 16 29
Billy Pierce 2.2 0 4 4 9 2 0 4.50 17
Stubby Overmire 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 7.59 6
Art Houtteman 2.2 4 3 3 2 1 1 4.64 12
Team Totals 9 12 15 14 13 5 3 14.00 51 29
Balks: S Shea (1).
WP: None.
HBP: V Trucks (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Red Jones, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 48,915.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 1 Eddie Lake 2B
2 Tommy Henrich RF 2 Sam Vico 1B
3 Charlie Keller LF 3 George Kell 3B
4 Joe DiMaggio CF 4 Vic Wertz RF
5 Yogi Berra C 5 Hoot Evers CF
6 George McQuinn 1B 6 Dick Wakefield LF
7 Billy Johnson 3B 7 Johnny Lipon SS
8 Phil Rizzuto SS 8 Bob Swift C
9 Spec Shea P 9 Virgil Trucks P

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